TSA REAL ID fee begins Sun.
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TSA introduces $45 ConfirmID option for passengers without REAL ID
Travelers without a REAL ID or passport will soon have a new option to verify their identity at TSA checkpoints, though it comes at a price.
Airline passengers flying out of Hawai‘i airports who do not have a REAL ID by Feb. 1 will soon have an option already available on the mainland. Travelers can pay a $45 fee to go through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint using TSA ConfirmID,
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Do I need a REAL ID to fly? And what's Confirm.ID?
Beginning Feb. 1, airport travelers without a REAL ID or passport are to pay a $45 fee to pass through TSA security.
The federal REAL ID requirement, first passed in 2005, officially took effect in May 2025 after years of delays. That means state-issued driver's licenses and IDs that aren't REAL ID–compliant are no longer valid at airport security. Travelers can still ...
People who don't have these documents and refuse to pay the fee may be barred from entering the security checkpoint.