No Real ID? Getting through T.F. Green security will soon cost $45 without one

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 635

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Planning to fly out of Rhode Island T.F. Green without a Real ID next month? It’s going to cost you.

Starting Feb. 1, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will require travelers without compliant forms of identification to verify their identity through a biometric or biographic system before they are allowed to pass through a TSA checkpoint.

Travelers can do so ahead of time online through the TSA’s new ConfirmID program, which comes with a …

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