If you don’t have a Real ID at the airport next time you travel you might be charged. The TSA has proposed a new rule that would charge travelers a fee if they do not have a Real ID present with them while going through security checkpoints. The proposed fee is expected to be $18. CBS News reported more on the new rule by the TSA: If you don’t have a Real ID the next time you fly, it could cost you. The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a rule that would charge travelers who lack a Real ID an $18 fee at security checkpoints, according to a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register. “This notice serves as a next step in the process in REAL ID compliance, which was signed into law more than 20 years ago and finally implemented by Secretary Noem as of May 2025,” a TSA spokesperson told CBS News, noting that the agency would soon provide additional guidance. “TSA is working with stakeholders and partners to ensure both security and efficiency at our checkpoints.” The TSA is launching a biometric identity verification program at its checkpoints to screen individuals who don’t have a Real ID or other suitable alternative form of identification, such as a passport. Alternative ID verification methods are “time and resource intensive,” the TSA said in proposing the fee. “To address the government-incurred costs, individuals who choose to use TSA’s modernized alternative identity verification program will be required to pay an $18 fee,” the agency’s proposed rule states. The TSA plans to charge $18 for travelers without a passport or Real ID to use a new biometric kiosk for identity verification, allowing checkpoint access for 10 days. pic.twitter.com/lbF0xthfDl — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 20, 2025 Here’s the announcement from the Federal Register: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is launching a modernized alternative identity verification program for individuals who present at the TSA checkpoint without the required acceptable form of identification (AFOID), such as a REAL ID or passport. This modernized program provides an alternative that may allow these individuals to gain access to the sterile area of an airport if TSA is able to establish their identity. To address the government-incurred costs, individuals who choose to use TSA’s modernized alternative identity verification program will be required to pay an $18 fee. Participation in the modernized alternative identity verification program is optional and does not guarantee an individual will be granted access to the sterile area of an airport. This notice is effective November 20, 2025.