Costco cards good for 'hot dogs & rotisserie chickens,' not airports, TSA says The deadline for travelers to obtain a Real ID for domestic flights and accessing federal facilities was May 7.

New Orleans is rolling out a new form of ID this summer to allow residents to access city services and confirm who they are ...

Idemia has been providing Personal Identity Verification (PIV) system-based smart cards certified under FIPS 201 to the U.S.

New Orleans residents will soon be able submit birth certificates, student identification cards with photos, letters from ...

What To Know The REAL ID Act was signed into law in 2005, establishing uniform security standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards and it came into effect as of May 7, 2025.

TSA warns that Costco cards are not acceptable forms of ID Travelers who are headed to airports and hoping to use their Costco membership cards in place of Real IDs are out of luck. Travelers need ...

Costco membership cards may help T.S.A. agents confirm your identity if you have no other form of identification but they are not a replacement for a government-issued form of identification.

If you don't have a Real ID-compliant license, don't try to use your Costco card or other membership ID — it won't work. Here's what will.

The TSA has debunked the rumor that Costco membership cards are an acceptable form of ID. Only a REAL ID, valid passport, or other federally issued photo ID can be used for boarding domestic ...