Do Michigan Kids Need a Real ID to Fly? Here’s the Answer

We’vebeenhearingformonths(years,honestly)thateveryoneinthecountrywhoplanstoflyneedsaRealID. AsofMay7,2025,thatpolicyisinplaceinMichiganandacrossthecountry.ButIsawapostonFacebookyesterdaythatmademewonder… DoKidsinMichiganNeedaRealIDtoFly?Mostkidsdon’thaveIDs,butmanyteenagersdo!Sixteen-andseventeen-year-oldsoftenhavedriver’slicenses.Thatbeingsaid,thosekidshavegottentheirlicensewithinthelastyearortwo,duringatimewhentheSecretaryofStatewasurgingpeopletogettheirRealID.Thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheywentthroughtheprocesstogetaRealID. READMORE:DidYouKnowThatPrettyMuchAnyoneCanOfficiateaWeddinginMichigan?  Isitnecessaryforthemtohaveone?No.Ifachildistravelingwithanadult(oradults),theadultsinthegroupwillneedtohaveaRealID.But,accordingtotheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity,aRealIDisonlyrequiredfortravellers18yearsofageorolder. Itisimportanttonotethatifachildisflyinginternationally,theywillstillberequiredtohavea