Travelers without REAL ID You’ll soon have a new option to verify your identity at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, but it comes with a price.

The launch comes less than a year after the May 7, 2025 REAL ID deadline, which mandated the use of REAL ID-compatible licenses or other acceptable forms of identification at airport security checkpoints.

As of February 1, the TSA is rolling out its new modernized TSA ConfirmIDgiving travelers without REAL ID or other acceptable forms of identification a new option for air travel. Passengers who pay a non-refundable fee of $45 will be able to use the alternative ID verification system.

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TSA agents check passenger IDs at a security checkpoint at Reagan National Airport on the first day of the U.S. government shutdown in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 1, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)

“TSA ConfirmID will be an option for travelers who do not bring a REAL ID or other acceptable form of identification to the TSA checkpoint and still they want to flyAdam Stahl, a senior TSA acting deputy administrator, said in a statement. “Affected travelers will have the option to pay $45 and use TSA’s ConfirmID process. This fee ensures that ineligible travelers, not taxpayers, cover the cost of processing travelers without acceptable identification.”

TSA agents verify the identity of passengers at a checkpoint at Miami International Airport as the TSA announced the imminent rollout of its REAL ID enforcement measures nationwide, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Pedro Portal/The Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Travelers who wish to use TSA ConfirmID will receive a payment receipt via email after completing the online form. The TSA recommends that passengers complete the process before any air travel on or after February 1. Once at the airportpassengers who have paid the $45 fee will need to show their receipt to a TSA officer and then be instructed on the next steps.

The agency warns on its website that travelers who choose to use TSA ConfirmID “will be subject to additional ID verification, screening measures and possible delays.” Additionally, the agency said those who appear at a TSA checkpoint without an acceptable form of identification and have not yet paid for TSA ConfirmID “will be subject to additional delays that may result in a missed flight.”

Travelers go through a TSA security checkpoint at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters/Reuters)

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“It is important for airline travelers to plan ahead to ensure they have an acceptable form of identification to avoid these additional delays, as the process can take up to 30 minutes,” the TSA says on its website.

Those without a REAL ID do not necessarily need to use TSA ConfirmID, as the agency accepts multiple forms of identification. The TSA lists of websites various acceptable forms of identification, including US and foreign passports, enhanced state driver’s licenses or identification cards (except temporary licenses), and permanent resident, border crossing, and employment authorization cards, among others.

The TSA did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.