Diplomatico

Applied on 8 August

Eligibility determined on 9 August

KTN assigned on 11 August

Reimbursed on my CSR as soon as the charge posted. ^

8404VET

Appointment- 8/11/2017

Received Update Notification- Conducting Threat Assessment- 8/11/2017

Received Update- TSA Needs additional information, Please respond within 60 Days of receiving letter in mail - 8/15/2017

Note: I had a misdemeanor in 2011 but charges were dismissed in 2015.

Received letter in mail showing my record. I dug around for my court documents to prove that the charges were dismissed. I faxed and certified mailed the response documents same day- 8/30/2017

Received Update- TSA has received documents. Still under review
8/31/2017

Latest Update-
ELIGIBILITY DETERMINED


TSA mailed you a letter with information regarding your eligibility determination. If you do not receive this letter within 10 days of receiving this status, please contact the UES Call Center at 1-855-DHS-UES1.

Status as of 9/8/2017.

NO KTN Yet

Hoping I get accepted... but I was wondering if anyone ever received this Eligibility Determined notification and was rejected in the mail?

8404VET

Update: 11 SEPT 2017
Spoke with a TSA Pre-Check Rep- She confirmed that once you receive the "Eligibility Determined Notice" it means that your application has been approved- It will also take up to 48-72 Hours for your KTN to be updated. I also asked her what would the system say if the application was denied- Rep stated that it would not say "Eligibility Determined" it would still say "Processing" or Something other than "Eligibility Determined" I will update you guys once I receive my KTN!

Often1

This points to the importance of keeping attested or certified copies of the final judgment, dismissal or other documentation relating to the disposition of even minor matters.

I have no idea what the misdemeanor was and it is not important. What is important is that the systems in place do a horrible job of accurately reporting anything other than Guilty and Not Guilty. Even with those, there are jurisdictions which do a sloppy job and therefore final dispositions are not properly matched up.

This stuff is not just important for Pre-Check, but for any number of jobs requiring security clearances, financial clearances, and the like.

It is far better to spend the extra few dollars at the end of a case to obtain the documents, put them in a file and keep them with your other important documents. Forever.

It is possible that one can reconstruct an old dismissal or the like, but that can take a lot of time, effort & money.

8404VET

UPDATE: 9/11/2017- KTN Number Received and got this email-

Dear :
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reviewed your submission to the TSA Pre✓® Application program and determined you are eligible for the Program. As a result, TSA will issue you a Known Traveler Number (KTN) for you to use when making flight reservations. To look up your KTN, please visit the TSA website at universalenroll.dhs.gov and select the “Check Status” link. Once you retrieve your KTN, provide it in the KTN field when making flight reservations, either online in your travel profile or by phone with a ticketing agent.


I agree the system is broken... Our Government and its entities is fractured to a point that No 2 systems talk. I did not understand how the individual who was responsible for reviewing my record didn't see the "DISMISSAL" label. I waited for my DOJ background check to verify that it was dismissed in the system but I guess the agent must have had a long day and decided to make me walk down the long path of tracking everything down. At the end of the day I received my KTN number today (9/11) and also received this email notification.

Dear :
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reviewed your submission to the TSA Pre✓® Application program and determined you are eligible for the Program. As a result, TSA will issue you a Known Traveler Number (KTN) for you to use when making flight reservations. To look up your KTN, please visit the TSA website at universalenroll.dhs.gov and select the “Check Status” link. Once you retrieve your KTN, provide it in the KTN field when making flight reservations, either online in your travel profile or by phone with a ticketing agent.

ironmanjt

Similar boat, however:

late-August 2017: NEXUS renewal approved, then immediately revoked

So, went for PreCheck, since that's even more important to me than Global Entry/NEXUS now that we have Mobile Passport.

Applied/Interviewed/Fingerprinted: September 22
Eligibility Determined (but no KTN): September 24

Let's hope that despite revoking NEXUS, this is a good sign...

yosemite1

I'm a Canadian Nexus Card Holder,


How do I go about getting TSA Pre Check? And if I fly tomorrow, is it too late?

TWA884

PreCheck in included with NEXUS for U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents and Canadian citizens (Trusted Traveler Programs Comparison Chart). Make sure that your Pass ID number is in your PNR (probably only the first nine digits - in the KTN or Known Traveler Number field).

<with my moderator's hat on>

Please continue this discussion in the Nexus and TSA PreCheck thread.

<moderator's hat off>

lileor

10/25/17 - Applied online
10/26/17 - Appointment
10/31/17 - Eligibility determined status
11/3/17 - KTN assigned (w/email notification)

mike929

11/2/17 - went in and got finger printed and paid
11/6/17 - ELIGIBILITY DETERMINED
KTN - unassigned

TSA mailed you a letter with information regarding your eligibility determination. If you do not receive this letter within 10 days of receiving this status, please contact the UES Call Center at 1-855-DHS-UES1.

Dextor143

I had an interview couple of weeks ago and during the interview the officer told me I am granted the access but only later told me to sit down and asked me again if I was ever arrested, I told him "NO" I have never been arrested, then he told me what happened in 2008. I explained in 2008, I used to work for a gas station and accidentally sold a beer to a minor without checking his/her ID. I was given a ticket and later Judge gave me a probation for 6 months and after that it was dismissed. I even brought the letter from the court as I had all my documents with me. I told him to make a copy of the paper if he needs to. He told me he doesn't have a copy machine and cannot take the document either. He told me, I should be getting an email later sometime about the decision. This morning I found out I have been denied.

I have never been arrested and the crime I did only resulted in getting a ticket. What can I do? I feel so helpless right now as I have never done anything wrong.

Please provide some help if possible.

Thanks

TWA884

Hi @Dextor143

I moved your question to a thread specifically discussing TSA PreCheck as opposed to Global Entry issues.

Looking at the TSA PreCheck disqualifying offenses page, they appear to be concerned about criminal offenses, not just arrests. I am not sure how the question is worded on the application, but I suspect that it is similar to the wording on the Global Entry application, which asks about arrests and convictions.

In your case, because you were placed on probation, even though your were only cited and not arrested, it would appear that you were convicted of a misdemeanor*. Perhaps the interviewing officer thought that you lied on your application.

I recommend that you wait for the formal rejection notice and then follow the appeal procedure.

* I don't know in what state you were cited for selling alcohol to a minor, in California, where I am licensed to practice law, it is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a fine.

kilarney

That's the problem with the question, "have you ever been arrested?" He should have asked if you were "charged." In my jurisdiction, many people are charged without being arrested. They are given a citation to appear in court at a later date. So the truthful answer to, "have you ever been arrested?" is "no."

BigFlyer

I think when you get a citation you are technically temporarily arrested - then released on your own recognizance when you sign the promise to appear on the citation.

kilarney

Thats definitely not the case in my state.