April 11, 2025
No more extensions. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirms on X that May 7 remains the deadline.
Starting May 7, you will need a Real ID to travel by air or to visit federal buildings in the United States. These IDs keep our country safe because they help prevent fraud and they enhance security. Please do your part to protect our country. Go today, and don’t delay.
May 6, 2025
Noem tells members of the House Appropriations Committee that travelers who have not obtained a Real ID will still be able to fly after the May 7 deadline. However, they will be subject to additional security screenings.
Noem says, “If [a traveler’s ID is] not compliant, they may be diverted to a different line, have an extra step, but people will be allowed to fly.”
She does not indicate how long this arrangement will last.
I am unable to get a real id because when I was a kid I started to use my middle name (due to bullying), my dad had my birth certificate changed to show my first name as an initial. When I graduated high school I went back to using my first name. My current id has my birth name, my social security card has my initialed first name, but social security does not use middle names, so I am A Lastname.
How does that prevent you from using using your legal name in an ID?
Because I have 3 different legal names.
Then if you’ve been living just fine with 3 legal names, I don’t see how that would become a problem now. It’s the government’s responsibility to keep track of that, no? At lest that’s how it works in my country.
Because I need all of my forms of ID to match to get a real id, I do not have that and have had no luck getting them to all match.
Can you get a passport?
Hopefully, that is my goal next week.
Passport is based on birth certificate, and is a realid