Federal agency issues public reminder in response to REAL ID confusion

Security administration transport said this week Membership in Costco The card is not sufficient to present to the safety of the airport.

“We love the Hot-Dogs and roasting chickens as much as the next person, but please stop telling people that their Costco card has as a real identity card because it is absolutely not,” wrote the TS on Facebook on Wednesday.

The recall comes less than a month after the United States began to demand a Real id Driving license when flying at the national level on May 7.

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The Security Administration Transportation said this week that Costco membership card is not sufficient to present at the security airport. (Images Tim Boyle / Getty)

Aside from the real IDs, which have improved federal standards, Domestic leaflets Can also use their passports or another form of identification approved by the federal government as the identifiers issued by the Ministry of Defense (but not a Costco card).

“Identifiers of the Ministry of Defense for active and retirement soldiers continue to be an acceptable form of identification at the TSA control points after the implementation of Real ID last month,” the TSA on Facebook wrote on Thursday.

A sample of a real identifier. (DHS)

Real identifiers were available for years before the entry into force of the requirement after a 2005 law adopted on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission report on September 11.

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The crowds line up at the security checkpoint at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport after the deadline for identification requirements. (Robin Rayne for Fox News Digital)

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With a lot of procrastination until a short time before the deadline, the DMV centers were flooded long lines in April and early May, and there was confusion as to the forms of identification, such as a passport, a birth certificate or a social security card, was acceptable in a DMV to guarantee a real identity document.