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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) The Transportation Security Administration announced yesterday in Washington D.C. that it will refer all passengers who do not present an acceptable form of ID and still want to fly an option to pay a $45 fee to use a modernized alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID, to establish their identity at security checkpoints beginning on February 1st, 2026. Travelers will be able to pay $45 to use TSA Confirm.ID for a travel period of 10 days. TSA wants travelers who do not have a REAL ID to know that they need to schedule an appointment at their local DMV so they can update their ID as soon as possible. According to a release from TSA, 

acceptable forms of ID include:

• REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)

  • If you are not sure if your ID complies with REAL ID, check with your state Department of Motor Vehicles.

  • A temporary driver’s license is not an acceptable form of identification.

• State-issued Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) or Enhanced ID (EID)

• U.S. passport

• U.S. passport card

• DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)

• U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents

• Permanent resident card

• Border crossing card

• An acceptable photo ID issued by a federally recognized Tribal Nation/Indian Tribe, including Enhanced Tribal Cards (ETCs)

• HSPD-12 PIV card

• Foreign government-issued passport

• Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card

• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)

• U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential

• Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)