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The I-551 is your green card, and yes, it should be enough.
The suggestion of going through security in the domestic terminal with a domestic ticket and your GC/state ID is because no TSA agent will ask you for a passport on a domestic flight. You can then cancel your domestic ticket, and walk to the gate for your international flight without passing security again. |
Originally Posted by gylf
(Post 24670066)
That's not TSA policy.
Even so, a badly trained agent might insist on a passport while clearing in the international terminal. That's why we suggested clearing security in the domestic terminal with your CA id, or I-551, and then just walk to the international terminal airside. And in some situations, TSA employees consistently following all relevant TSA polices for the circumstances run into situations where it is not possible to be consistent. An example of this in practice includes the way the TSA deals with some foreign citizens with expired government-issued photo ID, with uncommon international travel docs, or with no "ideal" government-issued photo ID to present to the TSA for TDC. Another example of this in practice would involve haraSSSSment screening of single parent traveling alone with multiple pre-school-aged children without a stroller or other child restraining device at the screening checkpoint. |
Originally Posted by gylf
(Post 24670836)
The I-551 is your green card, and yes, it should be enough.
The suggestion of going through security in the domestic terminal with a domestic ticket and your GC/state ID is because no TSA agent will ask you for a passport on a domestic flight. You can then cancel your domestic ticket, and walk to the gate for your international flight without passing security again. |
I thought you were in the bay area?
The walk between the two terminals is less than 5 minutes, and connected behind security. |
Originally Posted by gylf
(Post 24671080)
I thought you were in the bay area?
The walk between the two terminals is less than 5 minutes, and connected behind security. |
Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 24670839)
The TSA employees don't consistently follow TSA policy.
And in some situations, TSA employees consistently following all relevant TSA polices for the circumstances run into situations where it is not possible to be consistent. An example of this in practice includes the way the TSA deals with some foreign citizens with expired government-issued photo ID, with uncommon international travel docs, or with no "ideal" government-issued photo ID to present to the TSA for TDC. Another example of this in practice would involve haraSSSSment screening of single parent traveling alone with multiple pre-school-aged children without a stroller or other child restraining device at the screening checkpoint. |
Originally Posted by gylf
(Post 24671104)
Which is why going through security in the domestic terminal was suggested. The OP has several TSA accepted ID:s, so with a domestic BP in the domestic terminal she will be fine.
flying international they have so far alwyas asked for passports and boarding pass. At least in CA. |
Originally Posted by gylf
(Post 24671104)
Which is why going through security in the domestic terminal was suggested. The OP has several TSA accepted ID:s, so with a domestic BP in the domestic terminal she will be fine.
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[QUOTE=GUWonder;24671139]The OP should be fine if going that way, but with the TSA (or contract screeners at SFO) who knows. If they find the OP to have multiple boarding passes to depart a given airport on the same day, maybe they will call the police (as has happened before). Whatever route the OP takes, padding time into the schedule makes sense.[/
THANK YOU . I dont want problems. But I do knowt they exist. If I would get in trouble as tough as I am I will get very angry and so on. Who knows would happen. I really dont want to spend bad things going on. The older I get the more I dont do good at all. |
Last time I flow to Sweden with a real passport TSA stopped me . reason they did not like my picture in the passport. Told them to take that up with swedish gov. Not my problem that became my problem.
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 24671139)
The OP should be fine if going that way, but with the TSA (or contract screeners at SFO) who knows. If they find the OP to have multiple boarding passes to depart a given airport on the same day, maybe they will call the police (as has happened before). Whatever route the OP takes, padding time into the schedule makes sense.
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Originally Posted by gylf
(Post 24671293)
well, she doesn't even have to take her international boarding pass through security, she can get a new one at the gate.
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Originally Posted by tanja
(Post 24670638)
What is I-551 ? Plus I have moved so the adrress is not acurate at all. my GC should be enough and the emergency passport.and in LA it was passports for everbody travelling.
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Originally Posted by chgoeditor
(Post 24671744)
I'm confused. I thought you said you didn't want to use your California ID card to clear security because you didn't want TSA to see your address. Not withstanding the fact that TSA certainly has access to plenty of databases with your address, why are you worried if your ID card doesn't even have your accurate address? Buy a ticket, check in with SAS using your temporary passport, go through security with your California ID card and then go Sweden where you can get your temporary passport. Seriously, you're making a much bigger deal of this than it has to be. Based on your posting history, I suspect you WANT there to be a confrontation or hassle when flying back to Sweden. If you want it, you will certainly get it. But it can be easily avoided, you just don't seem to accept the suggestions that will allow you to avoid it.
You dont seem to know a lot about emergency passports at all.They are not liked at all.I know people that have been stopped and had a lot of problems. It is better to be prepared that this can go either way than not. |
Originally Posted by tanja
(Post 24673577)
You are confused ? So am I by your comments. Why should I get a new emergency passport in Sweden ? I could not fly back to USA with that anyway. The question I mainly had was about emergency passports.
You dont seem to know a lot about emergency passports at all.They are not liked at all.I know people that have been stopped and had a lot of problems. It is better to be prepared that this can go either way than not. Like I said, you're clearly looking for there to be a problem, but have shot down everyone's suggestions on how to avoid a problem. So what's the point of this thread? |
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