No REAL ID? That'll be $45.

[hardcorestitch]

It’s going up to $45 on February 1.

TSA announces $45 fee for travelers with no REAL ID

Wow they really want you to get it now.

 

[Genie+]

I have 2+ years until my NJ driver’s license needs to be renewed. It is not Real ID compliant. From what I’ve read it will not be mandatory to upgrade. My passport was used to fly domestically this year.

Will I upgrade during my license renewal in 2027? Maybe, maybe not

 

[Debbie Jean]

Just for kicks I went into the NJ DMV REAL ID appointment website and there are now lots of slots open… most are after February 11th but hey, I guess we’re making progress! LOL

Even with the appointment though it doesn’t solve the misery of a 3 hour wait and having documents rejected. I did finally get mine, but I had no problem with flying on my passport.

 

[China Expat]

If you wish to get cleared at the airport and you are a woman with a different last name from your birth certificate, you must bering your birth certificate and marriage license. Men get a pass, I guess.

 

[sam_gordon]

If you wish to get cleared at the airport and you are a woman with a different last name from your birth certificate, you must bering your birth certificate and marriage license. Men get a pass, I guess.

No. If a man shows up at the airport and you have a different last name from your BC and you don't have a Real ID, you need to have your BC and whatever form showing the name change. Or at least I assume. How often does that happen?

 

[Mommb]

If you wish to get cleared at the airport and you are a woman with a different last name from your birth certificate, you must bering your birth certificate and marriage license. Men get a pass, I guess.

Anyone whose travel documents don't match their identify documents would need to show evidence of a name change. It's just that women are more likely than men to have a different name.

I have 2+ years until my NJ driver’s license needs to be renewed. It is not Real ID compliant. From what I’ve read it will not be mandatory to upgrade. My passport was used to fly domestically this year.

Will I upgrade during my license renewal in 2027? Maybe, maybe not

If you show a valid passport, you don't need a Real ID to fly -- that is still the case. The new fee will apply only to people who do not have any of the "approved" US travel documents. If you're willing to carry your passport every time you fly or visit government facilities, then you can get by without a Real ID.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

If you wish to get cleared at the airport and you are a woman with a different last name from your birth certificate, you must bering your birth certificate and marriage license. Men get a pass, I guess.

Name changes due to adoption, legal name change, marriage or divorce count. Yes more women are likely impacted due to more norms to change their last name due to marriage which is a common reason for having different names BUT it's not a pass for men. It affects anyone whose name doesn't match here.

 

[tvguy]

Name changes due to adoption, legal name change, marriage or divorce count. Yes more women are likely impacted due to more norms to change their last name due to marriage which is a common reason for having different names BUT it's not a pass for men. It affects anyone whose name doesn't match here.

My wife didn't even take her Birth Certificate. She just used her Passport. Not sure what she had to do to get her married name on her Passport, but that was 43 years ago.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

My wife didn't even take her Birth Certificate. She just used her Passport. Not sure what she had to do to get her married name on her Passport, but that was 43 years ago.

I didn't need my birth certificate to get my REAL ID but that was because I showed my passport with my married name and my DL with my married name. To get my passport in my married name I needed to provide my old passport that was in my maiden name and a certified copy of my marriage license. To get my passport in my maiden name I needed my birth certificate. So you can see the prior steps were already made down the line.

The point was with the prior conversation is whatever reason you have differing names for means you have to show the chain for that change. It can still catch individuals who long ago went to a different name and have some necessary documents but not all as they are looking for why that name change occurred (and then you'd provide the appropriate documents that correspond with that).

It's all about matching documents. What document you provide may have needed other proof such as me mentioning having a passport in my maiden name and then getting a passport in my married name I had to show appropriate documentation when sending off my passport to get the new one that showed why I was needing a different name on the passport.

 

[leebee]

I just checked. The soonest I can get a RealID in Bangor, ME, is February 9th. I'm going to wait until I have to renew my license next summer. Until then, I'll carry my passport when I travel.

 

[tvguy]

I didn't need my birth certificate to get my REAL ID but that was because I showed my passport with my married name and my DL with my married name. To get my passport in my married name I needed to provide my old passport that was in my maiden name and a certified copy of my marriage license. To get my passport in my maiden name I needed my birth certificate. So you can see the prior steps were already made down the line.

The point was with the prior conversation is whatever reason you have differing names for means you have to show the chain for that change. It can still catch individuals who long ago went to a different name and have some necessary documents but not all as they are looking for why that name change occurred (and then you'd provide the appropriate documents that correspond with that).

It's all about matching documents. What document you provide may have needed other proof such as me mentioning having a passport in my maiden name and then getting a passport in my married name I had to show appropriate documentation when sending off my passport to get the new one that showed why I was needing a different name on the passport.

Correct. There is an extra step for anyone with a name change. And if the person does not have the documents on hand needed for that step, they are the type of documents that are easy to get copies of. Birth certificates, marriage and divorce paperwork, all publicly recorded.

 

[china mom]

Correct. There is an extra step for anyone with a name change. And if the person does not have the documents on hand needed for that step, they are the type of documents that are easy to get copies of. Birth certificates, marriage and divorce paperwork, all publicly recorded.

Assuming you got married or were born in the US. The rest of us just have to be responsible for keeping our documents - which has not been a problem for me over the past 30 years .

But, yes, for most people, its not a big deal.

*although there is no requirement to file any documents in the US for DD, we did take the step of registering her foreign birth with our state in case anything were to ever happen to her original documents. Her state issued "registration of foreign birth" carries the same weight as a birth certificate and can be easily replaced if needed. Her originals...not so much.

 

[mjkacmom]

Anyone whose travel documents don't match their identify documents would need to show evidence of a name change. It's just that women are more likely than men to have a different name.


If you show a valid passport, you don't need a Real ID to fly -- that is still the case. The new fee will apply only to people who do not have any of the "approved" US travel documents. If you're willing to carry your passport every time you fly or visit government facilities, then you can get by without a Real ID.

A passport IS real ID.