Overview
- The new Digital ID lets U.S. passport holders import credentials into Apple Wallet for presentation at participating TSA lanes during domestic travel.
- The Wallet-based passport meets REAL ID requirements but is not valid for international border crossings, so physical documents remain necessary.
- Enrollment involves scanning the passport page and embedded chip plus a selfie and short liveness videos, with Apple saying data stays encrypted on device and is not visible to the company.
- Driver’s licenses in Wallet are available in 13 states plus Puerto Rico, and seven additional states—Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah, Arkansas, and Virginia—have signed on without disclosed launch dates.
- Use beyond airports is limited because many businesses lack compatible readers, as Apple and Google position digital IDs for future online identity and age verification.