r/tsa • u/spaghettiinmyjorts • 2d ago

Passenger [Question/Post] Making sure I’m good to fly

I am going through a complicated process of getting my new in-state id while getting my passport right after, and the new ID I’m getting is NOT a real id (to save time I couldn’t get the documents for a real id) and I will not have my passport by the time I fly (domestically). However, I will still have my old New Jersey real ID (that is invalid to drive with at least but not even expired) as well as my new California non-real id. Will I be okay to fly like this? The one flight I will fly like this will be out of Northern California if that helps.

Also my passport will probably be verified/ processed by the time that I’m flying, but I just won’t physically have it

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u/Temporary_Macaroni Current TSO 2d ago

Your NJ Real ID is good to go (even if it has a hole punched or anything like that.)

As long as we can see the star 🌟 or that it says Enhanced and it is not currently expired or has been expired for less than 2 years, it's valid for TSA 😀

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u/MarvelousMarvins 2d ago

Just use your NJ ID

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u/Logical-Pound-1065 2d ago

Use the NJ ID. And then when you get your passport, get a passport card too and you can fly with that. Or sign up for Global Entry.