For TSA PreCheck®, the following documentation is required to meet identity and citizenship requirements - see below:
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 Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Card - designates U.S. Citizenship if indicated on the FAST card
- Unexpired U.S. Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) or Unexpired Enhanced Identification Card (EID) - designates U.S. Citizenship if indicated on the EDL or EIC
- Permanent Resident Card (I-551) often referred to as a “Green Card” - demonstrates Lawful Permanent Resident (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
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).
List B – At least two documents are required if you do not have a document from List A to present. The name on both documents must match. The documents must include 1.) A valid photo ID, and 2.) A document that meets citizenship requirements (i.e., one document from each column below). Please note, the name on both required documents must match.
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**
*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.
**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.
If you are also enrolling in CLEAR Plus, a valid, unexpired government-issued ID is required. Examples include:
- U.S. Driver's License
- U.S. Passport Book or Card
- U.S. Issued Permanent Resident Card
- State Issued ID
- U.S. Military ID
