[justpassnthru]

Go figure! Social Security doesn't charge for an appointment, Department of Motor Vehicles doesn't either:
TSA can! Of course, for a business traveler (cough cough), this might be the way to go!

https://www.mainstreet.com/article/li...=msearthlinkcf

How to Skip the TSA Airport Security Line

By Hal M. Bundrick
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — As you walk pass the chumps taking off their belts and shoes in the TSA airport security line, past the harried travelers opening their laptops and waiting for the scans of their carry-ons to be completed, it's probably best if you just smile casually and skim your fingers across the brim of your fedora in a polite salute. You're headed for the express line.
The line lurkers will wonder: Is he a diplomat? Special forces? Government agent? Who could possibly qualify to skip the security checkpoint and stroll to their gate with such savoir-faire?

The truth is, you filled out an online application, scheduled an appointment at a TSA application center, paid $85 and are living life in the fast lane with TSA Precheck, a program that offers low-risk travelers access to an expedited airport entry. Once enrolled, you present your boarding pass and government-issued ID and head to the TSA Precheck short line. Your compliant carry-on and even children under 12 can go with you. Keep your shoes and belt on and your laptop in its case.
The express security service is available at 115 airports nationwide for travelers flying on major airlines such as American, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest, United and others.
"TSA Precheck helps strengthen security by identifying low-risk individuals through pre-screening," TSA says on its website. "This allows TSA to focus resources on travelers about whom we know less, while providing the most effective security in the most efficient way."
To find an enrollment center near you, click here. You can pre-enroll online and make an appointment. Once there, you'll be fingerprinted and required to provide valid ID and citizenship/immigration documentation.
Successful applicants will receive a Known Traveler Number (KTN) in the mail within two to three weeks. That KTN is valid for five years and is used when booking travel reservations on any of the nine participating airlines.
You may feel like you're traveling the white-gloved service of TWA in the Sixties – but there's still no smoking on board.

--Written by Hal M. Bundrick for MainStreet

There will probably be a surge of Denver bound patients signing up for this 'pass.' jpt

[unregistered190]

I only travel maybe once a year for vacation.....but if I were to travel on a regular basis this would definately be worth the $

[sodalitas]

+1,000!

[Coconutz]

Has anyone been denied a pass due to security concerns?
Is the only criteria that your check doesnt bounce?
Are muslims allowed to sign up?

[justpassnthru]

Originally Posted by Coconutz

Has anyone been denied a pass due to security concerns?
Is the only criteria that your check doesnt bounce?
Are muslims allowed to sign up?

To find an enrollment center near you, click here. You can pre-enroll online and make an appointment. Once there, you'll be fingerprinted and required to provide valid ID and citizenship/immigration documentation.

Required Documentation for the TSA Pre✓™ Application Program

United States (U.S.) Citizens, U.S. Nationals and Lawful Permanent Residents




You must provide identity and citizenship status documentation during enrollment to include one document from List A or two documents from List B. The document(s) provided must include a valid photo ID and valid proof of citizenship/immigration status. The names on your documents must match exactly with the name you use on your application and when traveling.
If you have legally changed your name, you must provide a court-ordered name change document in addition to the required documentation from List A or List B. For example, if you present a U.S. birth certificate with your maiden name and a driver’s license with your married name, you must also provide a marriage certificate that shows the link between the names on the birth certificate and the driver’s license.
If you have any of the documents from List A below, please provide one of these documents during enrollment. If you do not have a document from List A, please see below for List B documents.
List A

One document is acceptable from the following forms of identification:

• Unexpired U.S. Passport (book or card) – demonstrates U.S. Citizenship
• Unexpired Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC) – demonstrates U.S. Citizenship
• Unexpired Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) – designates U.S. Citizenship
• Unexpired Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Card – designates U.S. Citizenship
• Unexpired U.S. Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) – designates U.S. Citizenship
• Permanent Resident Card (I-551) often referred to as a “Green Card” – demonstrates LPR status
• Unexpired Foreign Passport AND immigrant visa with I-551 annotation of “Upon Endorsement Serves as Temporary I-551 Evidencing Permanent Residence of 1 Year” – demonstrates LPR status
• Unexpired Re-entry Permit (I-327) – demonstrates LPR status

At least two List B documents are required if you do not have a document from List A. The documents must include 1) a valid photo ID, and 2) a document that meets citizenship requirements. For example, the combination of a driver’s license and a U.S. Social Security card contains a photo ID but does not demonstrate citizenship status and is not a valid combination. However, the combination of a valid driver’s license and U.S. birth certificate would meet the document requirements for enrollment.
List B

You must have at least one document from each section below for a total of two documents
The names on all documents must match, unless you provide a valid proof of name change*
Photo ID + Proof of U.S. Citizenship + Name Change Document (if needed) = Valid Combination
Section 1 - Valid Photo ID

• Unexpired driver’s license issued by a State or outlying possession of the U.S.
• Unexpired photo ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of the U.S. This must include a State or State agency seal or logo (such as a State university ID)
• U.S. military ID card or U.S. retired military ID
• U.S. military dependent’s card
• Native American tribal document with photo
• Unexpired Merchant Mariner License (MML) bearing an official raised seal, or a certified copy
• Unexpired Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
• Unexpired Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)
• Expired U.S. passport within 12 months of expiration**

Section 2 - Valid Proof of Citizenship

• Original or certified copy of birth certificate issued by a State, county, municipal authority, or outlying possession of the U.S. bearing an official seal
• U.S. Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or 561)
• U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or 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**

* Valid Proof of Name Change (If Needed)
Original or Certified Copy of a Court Ordered Name Change Document (to include marriage certificates and divorce decrees) if the names on your photo ID and citizenship status document do not exactly match
**An expired U.S. passport may not be presented by itself. It must be presented with at least one other List B document (and a name change document if needed). You may provide a second List B document listed above, or one of the following: Voter’s Registration card, U.S. Social Security card, U.S. military discharge papers (DD-214), or a Department of Transportation (DOT) medical card.



Latest revision: 06 December 2013

[Coconutz]

Isnt all of that required before they tug on your balls at the airport anyway?
Whats the difference besides the fee and racial profiling at the air port?
I dont understand what the difference is, besides the fee

[stoned-trout]

great a weakness that will be infiltrated.....I very rarely fly anymore I would rather drive...even crosscountry...but airports suck I would pay the 85 each time even lol...85 is great if ya travel a lot.....

[Space Toker]

finger printed? do they do that now for passports as well? never had a passport or to my knowledge been fingerprinted, and hope to keep it that way!

[MJPassion]

Pretty damn cool...

Maybe?...

I haven't read the fine print.

[GrowerGoneWild]

Im thinking of doing it.. I frequently fly.( prolly 200+ flights in the last few years.) and with tourist season around the corner I think this may be something of value to me. To me its so fukking annoying to go to the security line and stall out behind some idiot because he/she forgot about keys, or a belt buckle. etc.. makes me wanna slap some sense into them.. ! strip your shit off and get into a line be quick about it please...

With all the crap that people carry on because of baggage fees dont make the lines any quicker either..