Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or other acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States.
REAL ID is the outgrowth of legislation passed in 2005 that establishes minimum security standards for state-issued driver's licenses and ID cards, and prohibits federal agencies from accepting licenses and cards that don’t meet the standards.
Individuals who are unable to verify their identity will not be permitted to enter the TSA checkpoint and will not be allowed
to fly.
REAL ID-compliant cards are marked with a star at the top of the card. If you’re not sure, contact your state driver’s license agency on how to obtain a REAL ID compliant card.
Acceptable forms of ID, such as state-issued-enhanced driver's license, valid passport, or U.S. military ID will be mandatory for air travel.
Current INFO as of 10-29-21
The routine processing to obtain a U.S. passport is (8) to (11) weeks.
Expedited processing is available
(for an additional $60) and takes
(5) to (7) weeks.
The processing times begin the date your application is received at a passport agency or center, not the day you mail your application or apply for a passport at a local acceptance facility.
Check online for your passport STATUS. Customer service representatives
cannot provide status updates by phone.
Apply Early!
Apply at least 4-6 months
before planned travel.
Use Trackable Mail
If you applied over (11) weeks ago for routine service or (7) weeks for expedited service and have not yet received your passport, more information is required and a letter would have been sent to you.
Your application cannot be processed until you respond to the letter requesting the additional information.
Appointments are Limited
Appointments Must Be Scheduled by Phone: Call 1-877-487-2778
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday.
Renew By Mail
Adults with 10-year passports can
renew them by mail instead of
appearing in person.
Use Self-Service Tools Online
Get your questions answered immediately by using one of the self-service tools available on our website.
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US passport holders from the United States (and six other countries; Australia, Canada. Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea) can now use the automated “ePassort Gates” (where available) when arriving in the UK.
These passengers can now avoid potential wait times at immigration by inserting their passport into the machines, having their photograph taken and then entering the country automatically without any human interaction. Best of all, there’s no registration required, though-travelers. Passengers under age 12 years are not permitted to use the ePassport gates.
The UK has also done away with paper landing cards. Regardless if you have access to ePassport gates, you’ll no longer have to complete personal details by hand each time you enter the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom Departure Tax - AA Non-Rev Travelers
March 15, 2019 - Effective immediately, if you are accommodated in a premium cabin, you will pay the same, lower tax rate as you would in Main Cabin. This update does not affect the cost of parent (D2P) or guest (D3) travel. The change is effective now, however, the Travel Planner does not yet reflect it yet (so you won't see it reflected in your estimated charges) as of now.
The EU and EEA
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 28 countries. It operates an internal (or single) market which allows free movement of goods, capital, services and people between member states.
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(EU) EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
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(EEA)
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COUNTRIES
The EEA includes EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It allows them to be part of the EU’s single market.
Switzerland is neither an EU nor EEA member but is part of the single market - this means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals.