Come February 1, you can still fly with out a REAL ID. But it is going to cost you.
Literally, it will cost you $45 to use TSA Confirm ID according to TSA spokesperson Jessica Mayle.
"Check your ID before you come to the airport," she says. "You might be in compliance and just forgot that you took care of this a while ago. So if you have that gold star or if you have an enhanced driver's license, those are acceptable. If you don't, if you have a passport, that also works."
And the process is simple.
"Go to TSA.gov, it'll link you to pay.gov, it will ask you a few questions," says Mayle. "It costs $45 but then that generates a receipt, and then you'll have that receipt either in your email or you can print it out as a hard copy. But the receipt is what they want to see at the checkpoint.
That's because once you get to a security checkpoint, there is no way for TSA agents to accept any form of payment. And that could be a problem for travelers.
"You cannot pay in cash or card at the checkpoint. We have no way of processing payment here, so it's really important that passengers, if they need to use this option, take care of it before they arrive," Mayle adds. "That will save them time because then they can just move through with the receipt."
Since last May, passengers at MSP Airport and airports nationwide have been given some grace, and were still able to fly even without having a REAL ID as those restrictions initially went into effect.
Once the receipt is verified by the TSA officer, they'll move through the identity validation process and then screened as normal.
Learn more about it here.