REAL ID delays leave NJ flyers facing TSA penalty as appointment crunch worsens Dan Alexander Published: December 10, 2025 TSA checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal A, sample NJ REAL ID license (Port Authority of NY/NJ, NJ MVC(

✈️ TSA will charge a $45 for travelers without REAL ID or other acceptable ID

✈️ Getting a REAL ID in New Jersey remains difficult but is not impossible

✈️ The MVC says strict federal document rules are slowing REAL ID processing

If you've been holding off on getting a REAL ID, the TSA has given you an incentive to get one. While it remains difficult to get one quickly in New Jersey, it is not impossible.

Beginning Feb. 1, 2026, travelers who do not present an acceptable form of ID at security checkpoints and still want to fly can

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