미교통안전청(TSA)이 2026년 2월 1일부터 리얼 아이디(Real ID, 실제 신분증) 없는 승객은 미 공항(국내선)에서 대체 검색 비용으로 45달러를 내야한다고 발표했다. 

 

미 정부는 올 5월부터 공항에서 Real ID 의무화를 시작했다. 리얼 아이디는 연방 규정을 준수하는 주정부 발급 운전면허증, 학습 허가증 또는 비운전자 신분증, 여권과 영주권 카드를 포함한 다른 신분증도 Real ID를 준수하는 것으로 간주된다. 리얼 ID가 아닌 승객에 대한 확인 절차는 공항마다 다를 것이라고 TSA는 밝혔다. 

 

미국 주에서 발급하는 신분증은 일반 운전면허증 또는 신분증인 반면, REAL ID는 상업용 항공기 탑승이나 연방시설 출입 등 연방 기준을 충족하는 특별하고 보안성이 강화된 버전이다. 주 신분증은 운전 및 투표에는 여전히 사용할 수 있지만, 2025년 5월 7일 이후 연방 신분증으로는 충분하지 않다. REAL ID는 카드 상단 모서리에 있는 별표로 식별할 수 있다. 따라서 국내선 탑승에도 여권을 소지하는 것이 안전하다. 

 

 

TSA introduces new $45 fee option for travelers without REAL ID starting February 1

Agency will refer passengers to the fee-based TSA ConfirmID payment option if they do not present a valid, acceptable ID at checkpoints

 

 

 WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today 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 ConfirmID, to establish identity at security checkpoints beginning on February 1, 2026.

Travelers will be able to pay $45 to use TSA ConfirmID for a 10-day travel period. TSA urges travelers who do not have a REAL ID to schedule an appointment at their local DMV to update their ID as soon as possible.

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)

All travelers without an acceptable ID, including those who present a non-REAL ID-compliant state driver’s license or ID, will be referred to the optional TSA ConfirmID process for identity verification upon TSA check-in and prior to entering the security line. This process will differ airport to airport, and TSA is working with private industry to proactively offer online payment options prior to arrival at the airport.

The REAL ID law was signed more than 20 years ago, but previous presidential administrations failed to properly implement it. Under President Trump’s leadership, the law was finally implemented and enforced by Secretary Kristi Noem as of May 7, 2025.

Currently, more than 94% of passengers already use their REAL ID or other acceptable forms of identification. TSA expects increased wait times for passengers who do not provide an acceptable ID.

“Identity verification is essential to traveler safety, because it keeps terrorists, criminals, and illegal aliens out of the skies and other domestic transportation systems such as rail,” said Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Administrator for TSA Adam Stahl. “The vast majority of travelers present acceptable identification like REAL IDs and passports, but we must ensure everyone who flies is who they say they are. Beginning February 1, travelers who do not present an acceptable form of ID at our security checkpoints and still want to fly can pay a $45 fee and undergo the TSA ConfirmID process. This fee ensures the cost to cover verification of an insufficient ID will come from the traveler, not the taxpayer. The security of the traveling public is our top priority, so we urge all travelers to get a REAL ID or other acceptable form of ID as soon as possible to avoid delays and potentially miss flights.”

TSA urges all travelers who do not have a REAL ID to pay the fee online before traveling. For passengers who arrive at the airport without paying the fee, information about how to pay for the TSA ConfirmID option will be available at marked locations at or near the checkpoint in most airports. Travelers who undergo TSA ConfirmID processing at an airport should expect delays.   

TSA’s list of acceptable forms of ID can be found at TSA.gov/travel/security-screening/identification.

For more information on REAL ID, please visit TSA.gov/real-id or text 275-872 (“AskTSA”) or @AskTSA with questions. 

 

 

 

About REAL ID

The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the Federal Government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses and identification cards.”  The Act and implementing regulations establish minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibit federal agencies from accepting for certain official purposes noncompliant driver’s licenses and identification cards, both physical and digital (also known as Mobile Driver’s Licenses, or “mDLs”).

https://www.tsa.gov/real-id

 

 

NYTimes: Traveling Without a Real ID? That’ll Cost You $45

As of February, passengers without the government-approved identity card will be required to pay for alternative screening at U.S. airports.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/travel/real-id-fee-tsa.html