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TSA Urges People To Stop Trying To Use A Costco Card As A Sufficient REAL ID
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(Gray News) – The TSA is expressing frustra- tions with travelers who are not pro- viding a proper REAL ID to fly.
In a Facebook post Wednesday, the TSA made it known that a Costco member- ship card is not an acceptable identi- fication.
“We love hotdogs & rotisserie chick- ens as much as the next person, but please stop telling people their Costco card counts as a REAL ID because it absolutely does not,” the TSA
wrote in the post.
Starting May 7, most adults catch- ing a flight in the U.S. are now required to pres- ent either a pass- port or an upgrad- ed identification card that meets federal REAL ID standards.
According to the Associated Press, the requirement
is 20 years in the making.
A REAL ID is a driver’s license or other state-issued ID that meets security require- ments mandated in a 2005 law passed in the
aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In most cases, REAL IDs are designated with a white star in a yel- low circle.
REAL IDs have been available for years from the DMV. People who didn’t get one by May 7 can still apply.
The Department of Homeland Security website links to informa- tion in each state on scheduling appointments and lists the docu- ments needed.
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