Documents
What documents do I need for TSA PreCheck?
For most applicants, an unexpired passport may be the best choice of identification to bring to a TSA PreCheck appointment. That's because it serves as photo ID and proof of citizenship. There are several other acceptable documents, but it's always important to provide original or certified copies. In addition, the name on the documentation you provide at this time must match the name you put on your TSA PreCheck application.
Below are several documents from the TSA webpage for required documentation, Opens overlay that are accepted at PreCheck appointments. As of May 2023, either one document from List A or two documents from List B are required:
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 an immigrant visa with I-551 annotation of “Upon Endorsement Serves as Temporary I-551 Evidencing Permanent Residence of 1 Year"
- Unexpired Re-entry Permit (I-327)
List B
If you cannot provide a document from List A, you'll need a valid photo ID and a document that meets citizenship requirements:
Photo ID
- Unexpired driver's license or photo ID that was issued by the federal government, a state or an outlying possession of the U.S (must include a federal agency, or state agency seal or logo)
- A valid temporary driver's license and expired driver's license (constitutes one document)
- U.S. military ID card (unexpired)
- U.S. retired military ID card (unexpired)
- U.S. military dependent's card (unexpired)
- Native American tribal document with photo
- Unexpired Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Unexpired Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)
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 (only within 12 months of expiration)
