Smoother journeys start with TSA PreCheck®. The TSA PreCheck® Application Program allows eligible travelers the opportunity to receive expedited screening at more than 200 participating U.S. airports while traveling on more than 81 participating airlines.
Why join?
- Travel with confidence and enjoy a more predictable experience.
- It’s a convenient, more efficient security screening process.
No need to remove
- Shoes
- Belts
- 3-1-1 compliant bag
- Light jacket/outerwear
- Laptop from bag
How to Apply
- Visit tsa.gov/precheck to learn more about the TSA PreCheck® Application Program. You can pre- enroll and make an appointment online or walk-in at an enrollment center.
- To apply for TSA PreCheck®, travelers must go in-person to an enrollment center to provide documentation and fingerprints.
- Applicants pay a non-refundable $85 fee to cover the cost of background checks.
- If approved, most applicants receive their Known Traveler Number (KTN) in 3-5 days, though some applications can take up to 60 days. You will receive an email or phone notification with instructions on retrieving your KTN online. You may also check your application status online.
- Add the KTN to each participating airline profile or provide it when making air travel reservations. The name used when applying for TSA PreCheck® must match the name used when booking travel.
How It Works
A TSA PreCheck® indicator may be on the boarding pass when a traveler is eligible for expedited screening on a particular trip.
Application Center
There are over 400 TSA PreCheck® application centers nationwide, including the following airport locations:
Arizona | Illinois | North Carolina |
There are over 350 off airport locations. To find the location nearest you, visit here.
Required Identification Documentation
U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, or Lawful Permanent Residents
You must provide an original or certified copy* of identity/citizenship status documentation during the application process and the names on all documents must match exactly with the name provided on the application. If you have legally changed your name, you must provide an original or certified name change document (such as marriage certificates and divorce decrees) in addition to the required documentation.
Please bring one of the documents in List A to an application center.
If you do not have a document from List A, please see List B documents.
List A
- Unexpired U.S. Passport (book or card)
- Unexpired Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC)
- Unexpired Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Card
- Unexpired U.S. Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) or Unexpired Enhanced Identification Card (EID)
- Permanent Resident Card (I-551) often referred to as a “Green Card”
- Unexpired Foreign Passport AND immigrant visa with I-551 annotation of “Upon Endorsem*nt Serves as Temporary I-551 Evidencing Permanent Residence of 1 Year”
- Unexpired Re-entry Permit (I-327)
*An original or certified copy of a document must be issued by a Federal, State, Tribal, county, municipal authority, or outlying possession bearing an official seal.Short form or abstract birth certificates and notarized copies of documents are not acceptable.
List B
At least two documents are required if you do not have a document from List A. The documents must include:
- a valid photo ID, and
- a document that meets citizenship requirements. (e.g. one document from each column below)
Valid Photo ID
- Unexpired driver’s license issued by a State or outlying possession of the U.S.
- Unexpired temporary driver’s license plus expired driver’s license (constitutes one document)
- Unexpired photo ID card issued by the federal government or by a State or outlying possession of the U.S. This must include a federal agency, State or State agency seal or logo (such as a State university ID). Permits are not considered valid identity documents (such as gun permits).
- Unexpired U.S. military ID card
- Unexpired U.S. retired military ID card
- Unexpired U.S. military dependent’s card
- Native American tribal document with photo
- Unexpired Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Unexpired Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)
Valid Proof of Citizenship
- U.S. Birth Certificate
- U.S. Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561)
- U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570)
- U.S. Citizen Identification Card (I-179 or I-197)
- Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240)
- Certification of Report of Birth Abroad (DS-1350 or FS-545)
- Expired U.S. passport within 12 months of expiration
**A passport cannot be used as a List A document if it is expired. If it has expired within the past 12 months, it can be used, but only as a proof of citizenship (List B). Additionally, an expired U.S. passport may not be presented by itself. It must be presented with at least one other List B document.
Last Updated onSeptember 28, 2021
