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minus-squarebluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up109arrow-down1·2 days agoTitle leaves out “or passport.” In a push to get you to think you must have a Real ID, I’ve noticed the media constantly leaves out or minimizes the fact that a passport is sufficient to get you through an airport or any other place a Real ID is required. So no extra fee of you have a passport.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day agoI’ve always just considered a passport to be a Real ID™. From the U.S. Department of State website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/passports/passports-realid.html The U.S. passport book and passport card are both REAL ID compliant.
minus-squareSomeSphinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoOkay good, I used my passport last time I had flown so I was worried I’d have to cough up an extra fee the next time.
minus-squareWaistGunnerPug@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·2 days agoYou know some dumb shit TSA is gonna not understand that part.
minus-squareZoteTheMighty@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoBoth Real IDs and passports are the premium options, you pay extra to have them.
Title leaves out “or passport.”
In a push to get you to think you must have a Real ID, I’ve noticed the media constantly leaves out or minimizes the fact that a passport is sufficient to get you through an airport or any other place a Real ID is required.
So no extra fee of you have a passport.
I’ve always just considered a passport to be a Real ID™.
From the U.S. Department of State website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/passports/passports-realid.html
Okay good, I used my passport last time I had flown so I was worried I’d have to cough up an extra fee the next time.
You know some dumb shit TSA is gonna not understand that part.
Both Real IDs and passports are the premium options, you pay extra to have them.