Originally Posted by
flyerCO
Happens all the time. Bring copy of marriage certificate.
I wouldn't bring old DL. Technically being in possession of the old DL can be a crime in some states, especially since they're for different names. Most require you hand over old when request new one, and simply give a paper temporary nowadays. This didn't used to be an issue, but concerns about verifying identity are more of a thing now. Using the old ID to travel under maiden name could in fact be more problematic with TSA than showing marriage certificate with new ID.
Oh yes, we are definitely bringing a copy of our marriage certificate. Forgot to mention that in the OP. We live in CA and as far as I can tell, there's no law against retaining your old ID. The license number stayed exactly the same between her old and new ID. The main issue, as mentioned below, is that TSA no longer just compares the ID to your boarding pass. The ID has to be inserted into the reader and compares it to existing passenger lists, so her new ID won't match.
According to this post from the TSA, you can travel with an expired ID up to 12 months past expiration as well.
Originally Posted by
ATOBTTR
Bring a copy of the marriage certificate and license. We even did this internationally though kind of the opposite. We booked a ticket under the married name but then for a lot of other reasons, never got around to having my wife change her legal name from her maiden name. Her passport was under her maiden name, while the ticket was under her married name. I called DL in advance and had them place a note in the PNR. I also brought the marriage certificate and license with us. I believe it was checked at check-in but we had no issues traveling after that. I see this being even less of a hassle for domestic travel, unless you get some over-zealous TSA agent (at which point, what you possibly do is you go book a fully refundable ticket under the name that matches the ID - on another airline - and use that to clear security, then cancel that ticket - a bit of a hassle but a work-around if needed. This trick may not work as well at a smaller airport with a single check point though haha).
It may not hurt to call DL in advance and just ask them to note this in the ticket/PNR and if the check-in agent initially questions it, ask them to reference the note in the PNR.
Originally Posted by
flyerCO
Over zealous TSA agent would be my concern. How long did you travel?
Over-zealous TSA agents are our primary concern. I'm sure DL will figure it out, especially if I call and have them make a note on the PNR. Fortunately, we are not dealing with international borders on this trip. Her new passport hasn't arrived yet anyway. I'm guessing she won't be able to use her Pre-check since she changed the name on that already. I think we'll just show up earlier than usual and be prepared to spend some time with TSA.
Originally Posted by
sydneyracquelle
TSA has recently changed the ID check where they don’t take boarding pass anymore but take your license and the trip comes up automatically. So be careful if you are double booked/doing the refundable ticket to clear security. I had a run-in last week as I had a same-day business trip on 2 separate pnrs and both trips came up which caused him confusion.
Exactly. RNO just started doing the ID scan in the past couple of months, otherwise I would probably just buy a refundable fare for her on WN or something like that.