Do I need a passport if I have a star ID?

You’ll need your passport for international travel, and you can use your passport to verify your identity at the TSA checkpoint instead of a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver’s license.

Is an enhanced ID a passport card?

An EDL is a combined driver’s license and passport card, meaning it allows for international land and sea travel, but not air travel, to countries that recognize it. The card includes machine-readable RFID and barcode for automated identification of the card and its holder.

Can I use an enhanced driver’s license instead of a passport?

I understand that this more involved identity verification process provides for this form of I.D. to replace the need for a passport. Answer: An enhanced driver’s license is recognized as a WHTI-approved document and can be used for entry into and return from Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico by land or sea.

Can I use my passport instead of a Real ID?

You’ll need your passport for international travel, and you can use your passport to verify your identity at the TSA checkpoint instead of a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver’s license. If you plan to present your state driver’s license to verify your identity at the TSA checkpoint, that card must be REAL ID compliant.

Can I use my driver’s license for international travel?

This document cannot be used for international travel by air. Americans are required to possess a valid passport book for all travel abroad by air. As far as we are aware, the only states that currently issue an enhanced driver’s license are Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.

Can I travel without a passport?

But if you don’t have either type of passport, you may still be able to travel to these destinations. Some states are offering Enhanced Drivers Licenses, or EDLs, which can also be used for land and sea travel to select international destinations within the Western Hemisphere.