
TSA ConfirmID Now Sells Checkpoint Identity Verification for $45
The agency's paid fallback for travelers who arrive without acceptable ID launched February 1, 2026 — but a REAL ID or passport still costs less and moves faster.
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The agency's paid fallback for travelers who arrive without acceptable ID launched February 1, 2026 — but a REAL ID or passport still costs less and moves faster.

Three months into the phased rollout of the Entry/Exit System, fingerprinting and facial captures are live at major European gateways — and passport stamping is running on borrowed time.