If I am TSA PreCheck® eligible, am I guaranteed expedited screening?
No, TSA uses unpredictable security measures, both seen and unseen, throughout the airport. All travelers will be screened, and no individual is guaranteed expedited screening

Can I access the TSA PreCheck® lane by showing my Global Entry, NEXUS, or SENTRI card or TSA PreCheck® approval notification?

No. To receive TSA PreCheck®, you must include your Known Traveler Number (your CBP PASSID for Global Entry, NEXUS, or SENTRI members) in the appropriate field of your airline reservation, and the TSA PreCheck® indicator must be displayed on the boarding pass to access the lanes.

I am no longer receiving TSA PreCheck® on my boarding pass. How can I access TSA PreCheck®?

If you consistently do not receive TSA PreCheck®, please call the TSA Contact Center at (866) 289-9673, submit an online form, or contact us at @AskTSA on Twitter and Facebook Messenger.

Please be aware that if you have violated certain federal security regulations, including TSA security regulations, your access to TSA PreCheck® screening will be suspended. The duration of suspension from participation in TSA PreCheck® is related to the seriousness of the violation and/or a repeated history of regulatory violations.

To be eligible for expedited screening in a TSA Pre✓® lane, the passenger will need to provide his or her KTN to the airline when making flight reservations. When the airline sends the passenger’s Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) that includes a KTN to the Secure Flight passenger prescreening system, TSA will compare that information against the TSA Pre✓® Application Program list (as well as watch lists) in Secure Flight before issuing an appropriate boarding pass printing instruction. If the passenger’s identifying information matches the entry on the TSA Pre✓® Application Program list, the passenger may be eligible for expedited screening, except that watch list matches will receive screening appropriate for their watch list status.

Enrollment into the TSA Pre✓® Application Program, and use of the associated KTN, does not guarantee that an individual always will receive expedited screening at airport security checkpoints. The program retains a component of randomness to maintain the element of unpredictability for security purposes. Accordingly, persons who have been enrolled in the TSA Pre✓® Application Program may be randomly selected for standard physical screening on occasion. In addition, although the number of TSA Pre✓® lanes at U.S. airports is increasing, TSA Pre✓® expedited screening is not yet available for all airports, all times, all airlines, or all flights.