Citizens from states including Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire and New York will need passports to board planes when provisions of the Real ID Act go into effect in October.Exclusion to the law end that month – the change began in 2013, when the Department of Homeland Security created an enforcement plan using the REAL ID Act.These states will no longer meet a federal requirement, as set by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The mandate is a result of the 2005 "Real ID Act". The act requires enhanced identification in order to board planes.However, full implementation of the Real ID Act, including requiring a federally approved ID to board a plane, is expected to happen no sooner than 2016.For passengers from one of these states, "acceptable" IDs include passports and passport cards, as well as permanent resident cards, US military ID, and DHS trusted traveler cards such a Global Entry and NEXUS.
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