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If you’re planning on catching any flights next year, you’re going to want to make sure you’re not doing so without this required document. The Transportation Security Administration announced on Monday, December 1st, that travelers going through airport security checkpoints without a REAL ID or passport will face a $45 fee beginning February 1, 2026.

The fee is part of TSA’s next phase of the federal REAL ID requirements.

While more than 94% of passengers already have a compliant form of identification, TSA says too many travelers still arrive with a standard license, leading to longer lines and time-consuming manual screening.

Passengers who don’t have a compliant form of identification–either a REAL ID , an Enhanced Driver’s License, or a passport–will now have to verif

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