Overview
- Travelers without a REAL ID or other accepted ID can request TSA identity verification for $45 through the new ConfirmID process at security checkpoints.
- Payment must be made in advance at pay.gov, which accepts ACH, debit or credit cards, PayPal, and Venmo, and immediately issues a receipt that must be shown at the checkpoint.
- Each purchase is tied to a stated travel start date and remains valid for 10 days, after which a new payment is required for subsequent trips.
- TSA warns the verification attempt is not guaranteed to succeed and may add up to about 30 minutes due to additional screening and identity checks.
- Adults must apply individually, fraudulent use can trigger federal penalties, and passengers who refuse ConfirmID without acceptable ID may be denied security access and miss their flights.