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REAL ID security standards

Federal REAL ID security standards and their implementation

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Jan 31, 2026
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Are there state-issued enhanced IDs that prove citizenship for federal immigration purposes?

or enhanced identification cards (EDL/EID) exist and are explicitly designed to show proof of citizenship and meet federal security standards in certain jurisdictions; those EDL/EIDs are accepted by f...

Feb 5, 2026

Which documents does TSA accept as proof of U.S. citizenship at airport security?

accepts a range of federal, state and tribal identity documents as evidence of citizenship at airport security, with passports (book or card), certain birth and naturalization certificates, and some e...