What You Need to Know About the New ID Law and Travel

A Hilton Passport Project booth at O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Credit Dan Boczarski/Getty Images

By SHIVANI VORA
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In the past several months, there has been plenty of conversation about the Real ID Act and how it will affect air travelers. Passed by Congress in 2005, the act is intended to prevent identity fraud, and starting on Jan. 22, 2018, fliers who reside in some states, even if they’re flying domestically, will need identification other than a driver’s license to pass through Transportation Security Administration security checkpoints at airports.

Who exactly is affected and what additional identification will the T.S.A. require? Here, answers to questions about what the Real ID Act means for travelers and why having a passport now may be more important than ever.

Read more at New York Times.