Originally Posted by
Dubai Stu
A Nexus ID is not particularly impressive as ID cards go. Wile it has a nice hologram, the photo is low res black/white, and it doesn't even state the issuing authority on the card.
It states "issuing country" on the bottom line.
Actually, the "issuing country" line actually gives me one of the better TSA stories to tell.
On a recent trip out of LAX, where I've had my share of awful TDC experiences with my NEXUS card, I got up to the podium and was set for another long wait when the guy said "what's this, I've never seen this before?" I said "its a NEXUS card" and he said "hmm, well, it says here: issuing country - USA, so it must be valid" and let me go. I then was nice and noted to him "look for identical cards that say SENTRI and FAST in the corner, as they are also trusted traveler IDs."