Originally Posted by
1KChinito
When you print out the document, it prints out only your flight information without any seat assignment. It is not the same as the ones you get for a pure domestic itinerary. It does not have seat assignment, bar code, etc. Someone at UA has to physically scan your passport.
Hmm, this hasn't been my experience.
On a recent SFO-NRT flight (early December, paid C upgraded to NF with SWU), I checked in via .bomb and printed a boarding pass complete with seat assignments. I just showed up at the airport with my carry-on, presented my passport to the TSA folks, and my boarding pass at the gate. Strolled right on board with no problems.
Perhaps the "docs required" online boarding passes print out for destinations where UA has to make sure you have a valid visa (US citizens going to Vietnam, for example) for the itinerary?