Due to federal requirements, New Jersey will now offer two types of identification: REAL ID and standard ID. After Oct. 1,  any traveler without a valid passport or other federally approved form of identification will be required to have a valid REAL ID compliant driver’s license/ID card in order to fly within the U.S.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, “The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from…