TSA PreCheck Application Name Questions
Jun 10, 2018, 8:42 pm
#31
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I am thinking of applying for TSA PreCheck. I have a question about the middle name. I have one middle name on my passport (baptism) and an entirely different middle on my Driver's License (confirmation). What should I do for the application?
Also, I will usually book using the middle name on my passport but not always. Sometimes I book without any middle name. What should I do for future bookings?
Also, I will usually book using the middle name on my passport but not always. Sometimes I book without any middle name. What should I do for future bookings?
Jun 11, 2018, 12:26 am
#32
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HI @ChinaShrek,
I moved your question to the relevant thread.
You may also want to check the following thread:
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
I moved your question to the relevant thread.
You may also want to check the following thread:
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
Aug 2, 2018, 9:14 am
#33
Join Date: Aug 2018
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TSA Precheck ID question
Hi folks.....I'm new here.
My stupid driver's license had a typo in the name......my first name had a transposition that I didn't notice. I guess it depends on where you are from whether Michael is spelled MichEAL or Michael. No one ever seemed to notice, so I figured I would correct it at the next renewal. Well that was until I decided to get the TSA precheck for an upcoming trip and my first name's spelling on my SSN card and Birth Certificate doesn't match my driver's license. Unfortunately, the trip will be on Labor Day so I don't have time to wait on the driver's license to arrive in the mail.
So I need to go ahead and do the application for TSA pre-check Monday morning and hope that they get the traveler number by the date of my trip.
My question: Will the TSA accept a temporary driver's license (in conjunction with my birth certificate and SSN) for proof of identity? My state issues the temporary ID with the picture and all information exactly as the plastic driver's license will have--except it's on a plastic paper instead of typical hard plastic.
Thank you!
My stupid driver's license had a typo in the name......my first name had a transposition that I didn't notice. I guess it depends on where you are from whether Michael is spelled MichEAL or Michael. No one ever seemed to notice, so I figured I would correct it at the next renewal. Well that was until I decided to get the TSA precheck for an upcoming trip and my first name's spelling on my SSN card and Birth Certificate doesn't match my driver's license. Unfortunately, the trip will be on Labor Day so I don't have time to wait on the driver's license to arrive in the mail.
So I need to go ahead and do the application for TSA pre-check Monday morning and hope that they get the traveler number by the date of my trip.
My question: Will the TSA accept a temporary driver's license (in conjunction with my birth certificate and SSN) for proof of identity? My state issues the temporary ID with the picture and all information exactly as the plastic driver's license will have--except it's on a plastic paper instead of typical hard plastic.
Thank you!
Aug 2, 2018, 9:34 am
#34
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Hello @newarcher,
Welcome to FlyerTalk!
I merged your question into the thread in discussing TSA applications name issues.
For what it is worth, based upon very recent family experience, the permanent driver license arrived within a week of getting the temporary one in both CA and IL.
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
Welcome to FlyerTalk!
I merged your question into the thread in discussing TSA applications name issues.
For what it is worth, based upon very recent family experience, the permanent driver license arrived within a week of getting the temporary one in both CA and IL.
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator