Traveling with a GC

[Nathan91 0]

Hello

Hawai & Alaska domestic flights are okay with only a green card?
What about Puerto Rico is that okay to fly with a GC or a state ID with no Passport?

I saw a bunch of news article such as
http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/no-drivers-license-tsa-rule

and I can not understand what is going on

Thanks
 

[Nathan91 0]

14 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

The new requirements mean that state issued Drivers licences , if  used as ID for air travel etc, must comply with stricter requirements . Some  states have complied , some haven’t yet done so. The article you reference is 18 months old and not the latest . What remains unchanged is that a government issued passport.. either US or foreign national passport, meets the new standard for identification. This is why some       USC will need their US passport if they fly even domestically 

 

https://www.dhs.gov/real-id

Sorry for my english by Compliant means that a state ID is enough and Extension means too but up to a specific date and not Compliant means only Passport?
What if someone has political asylum or lost his passport and wants to go from a Compliant state to a non compliant?

[NikLR 13,231]

If your state complies with the newest ID regulations then all you need is a driver's license to fly domestically.  So that includes Hawaii or Alaska.  The only reason you would NEED it is if you have a layover in another country.  

 

However you can use your green card or valid foreign passport to travel domestically if you want too. 

[Nathan91 0]

7 minutes ago, NikLR said:

If your state complies with the newest ID regulations then all you need is a driver's license to fly domestically.  So that includes Hawaii or Alaska.  The only reason you would NEED it is if you have a layover in another country.  

 

However you can use your green card or valid foreign passport to travel domestically if you want too. 

You mean layover in a another state that requires a passport
So I should always check the layovers when booking a flight

Extension basically means compliant so I can fly without my passport but returning should be within the extension time since they might change the law

Did I get it right?

What about Puerto Rico is a domestic flight + compliant? virgin islands?

Edited April 23, 2018 by Nathan91

[arken 4,197]

 

21 minutes ago, Nathan91 said:

You mean layover in a another state that requires a passport
So I should always check the layovers when booking a flight

Extension basically means compliant so I can fly without my passport but returning should be within the extension time since they might change the law

Did I get it right?

What about Puerto Rico is a domestic flight + compliant? virgin islands?

Layover in another country (not a US State) would require a passport.

 

if your GC is valid you can travel without the passport anywhere within US states and territories including Puerto Rico n virgin islands.

[bakphx1 789]

Alaska, Hawaii and US Virgin Islands are considered domestic flights.  Any valid ID that proves who you are is fine.  No customs are involved. 

[NikLR 13,231]

8 hours ago, Nathan91 said:

You mean layover in a another state that requires a passport
So I should always check the layovers when booking a flight

Extension basically means compliant so I can fly without my passport but returning should be within the extension time since they might change the law

Did I get it right?

What about Puerto Rico is a domestic flight + compliant? virgin islands?

No a layover in another country.  For instance if you fly to Alaska, you may stop and change planes in Canada. 

 

Extension does not mean compliant. It means the state was granted an extension on producing the REAL ID driver's license by the federal government.  ID from those states may or may not be accepted for air travel. 

 

There is a list of states whose driver's licenses and state IDs can be used for air travel.  

 

You can ALWAYS use your green card for domestic air travel as it will always be federally accepted.