TSA PreCheck Application Name Questions
Jul 16, 2016, 4:54 am
#17
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Just in case anyone else is looking for this information, I was able to successfully change my passport to First initial, full middle name, last name. (ie: F. Murray Abraham). Just needed to fill out a DS-11 form and send it in with a copy of my drivers license which is also in that format.
Now to get Global Entry!
Now to get Global Entry!
Updating my post Hmm. On dept. of state site DS-11 is the new passport app form. DS5504 is for name change or correction of data.
Last edited by travelpye; Jul 16, 2016 at 5:00 am
Jul 16, 2016, 11:13 am
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For many people with passports, any easy solution is to get a passport card and use that as official photo ID for domestic travel. You could also use the GE card, but IME many travel document checkers don't know it.
Jul 16, 2016, 11:24 am
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Thank you for sharing this. I am looking to get TSA or GE (no GE center nearby and no current plan to travel abroad for awhile). My passport has my full name, including middle and maiden name in the middle name position. My DL, which I use flying domestically, has middle initial and does not include maiden name. Changing my passport to just use middle name sounds easier to me than changing all my FF accounts and remembering to bring passport when flying domestically.
Updating my post Hmm. On dept. of state site DS-11 is the new passport app form. DS5504 is for name change or correction of data.
Updating my post Hmm. On dept. of state site DS-11 is the new passport app form. DS5504 is for name change or correction of data.
After I wrote this post the passport agency asked for 3 additional documents with my preferred name and the documents had to be at least 5 years old. Wasn't a problem for me, but I could see where that may be challenging if you don't keep stuff.
But passport changed and GE approval. So totally worth it.
Sep 29, 2017, 12:12 pm
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Misspelled name on PreCheck application
UGGGGG... I realized after I'd submitted my app that I got an extra letter in my last name. Can I have this fixed at my interview? Should I just reapply with correct spelling? Anyone know the best course? TY
Sep 30, 2017, 11:25 am
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I actually have a similar problem. The Department of State misspelled my last name on my passport, adding a space after the Mac where a space doesn’t go (there’s not even any additional capitalization). DHS wouldn’t accept my driver’s license and I didn’t have my birth certificate on hand, so now if I want my Pre benefits I have to book all my flights with that space inserted in my last name.
Whats the best way to rectify this? Have the State Department my passport, then have TSA update my Pre record?
Whats the best way to rectify this? Have the State Department my passport, then have TSA update my Pre record?
Sep 30, 2017, 3:08 pm
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Interesting. I'm a Mc, too, with no space and then a capital letter. My US passport has always had a space, but not my driver's license or Nexus card. I've never had problems of any kind at the border or with TSA. I suppose there could be a difference in their handling of Mc and Mac.
Sep 30, 2017, 4:05 pm
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Folks,
The OP's question concerns a typo on their TSA PreCheck application. Specifically, whether they can have this mistake fixed at their interview or whether they need reapply with their surname spelled correctly.
Discussions of name matching between airline tickets or boarding passes and known traveler profiles or identification documents belong in the following thread:
Thank you for understanding,
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The OP's question concerns a typo on their TSA PreCheck application. Specifically, whether they can have this mistake fixed at their interview or whether they need reapply with their surname spelled correctly.
Discussions of name matching between airline tickets or boarding passes and known traveler profiles or identification documents belong in the following thread:
Thank you for understanding,
TWA884
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It was absolutely no big deal.
Jan 7, 2018, 6:56 pm
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Question regarding middle name for TSA Precheck application
I am going to apply for TSA precheck. Should I include my full middle name as listed on my passport or just the middle name initial as listed on my driver's license?
When it applying it says:
Angelo
When it applying it says:
- Legal Name must match exactly on all identification documents brought to enrollment.
Angelo
Last edited by atomarchio; Jan 7, 2018 at 7:03 pm
Jan 7, 2018, 8:07 pm
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I am going to apply for TSA precheck. Should I include my full middle name as listed on my passport or just the middle name initial as listed on my driver's license?
When it applying it says:
Angelo
When it applying it says:
- Legal Name must match exactly on all identification documents brought to enrollment.
Angelo
Jan 12, 2018, 9:40 am
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