Originally Posted by
goback
I am not sure if anyone knows whether I can use my Australian licence to pass through the TSA check point or not.
The reason is that my passport is deteriorating from being over handled (both by immigration officials and by TSA) and also I don't like the way the id checkers like to flick through the passport to see where you have been - for me it is always a problem because some of the visas invariably mean I get a secondary.
I'd be grateful for any insight or experiences.
I've had law enforcement officers at a checkpoint demand to see my driving licence in addition to the passport I presented -- my licence is from the UK, and under UK law it is illegal to use a driving licence for identification purposes, or indeed any purpose other demonstrating that you have driving privileges. I always refuse to show it on those grounds, and they grudgingly accept my refusal. I do always cheerfully offer to show my current ACLU membership card if that would be helpful for them, however.