TSA PreCheck Expiration Date Questions
May 1, 2018, 2:57 pm
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TSA PreCheck Expiration Date Questions
Hi,
I have a TSA-Pre, Known Traveler Number, but I don't have the original paperwork. I believe it expires 5 years after issuance, but I can't recall if mine was 4 or 5 years ago.
Is there an easy way to verify the expiration?
Also, I want to purchase Global Entry next time, and I think TSA-Pre is included? So can I buy Global Entry and that will add an extra 5 years onto my TSA-Pre?
thanks.
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I have a TSA-Pre, Known Traveler Number, but I don't have the original paperwork. I believe it expires 5 years after issuance, but I can't recall if mine was 4 or 5 years ago.
Is there an easy way to verify the expiration?
Also, I want to purchase Global Entry next time, and I think TSA-Pre is included? So can I buy Global Entry and that will add an extra 5 years onto my TSA-Pre?
thanks.
.
May 1, 2018, 4:49 pm
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Hi,
I have a TSA-Pre, Known Traveler Number, but I don't have the original paperwork. I believe it expires 5 years after issuance, but I can't recall if mine was 4 or 5 years ago.
Is there an easy way to verify the expiration?
Also, I want to purchase Global Entry next time, and I think TSA-Pre is included? So can I buy Global Entry and that will add an extra 5 years onto my TSA-Pre?
thanks.
.
I have a TSA-Pre, Known Traveler Number, but I don't have the original paperwork. I believe it expires 5 years after issuance, but I can't recall if mine was 4 or 5 years ago.
Is there an easy way to verify the expiration?
Also, I want to purchase Global Entry next time, and I think TSA-Pre is included? So can I buy Global Entry and that will add an extra 5 years onto my TSA-Pre?
thanks.
.
When you apply and get approved for Global Entry, you will receive a new KTN and your GE expiration date will be five years from your next birthday following the approval date. It will have nothing to do with the current expiration date of your TSA PreCheck.
I suggest checking the DHS Universal Enrollment portal to find out how to check the expiration date of your PreCheck status.
May 1, 2018, 5:23 pm
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So then, let's say I purchase Global Entry, and then I take a domestic flight. Will my boarding pass still have the same familiar little TSA-Pre CheckMark logo that the security agents look for?
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May 1, 2018, 6:04 pm
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Take a look at this thread:
May 1, 2018, 6:15 pm
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You may have more than one KTN although there is no value in doing so. As you approach the end of your Pre-Check period, you should start the GE process. I would suggest 90 days out.
If your GE is approved sooner, you've wasted maybe a dollar. But, if Pre-Check lapses and your GE approval is held up or you can't find a convenient time, it's a real nuisance to go back to the bad old days of taking of your shoes and standing in line.
If your GE is approved sooner, you've wasted maybe a dollar. But, if Pre-Check lapses and your GE approval is held up or you can't find a convenient time, it's a real nuisance to go back to the bad old days of taking of your shoes and standing in line.
May 2, 2018, 11:34 am
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You may have more than one KTN although there is no value in doing so. As you approach the end of your Pre-Check period, you should start the GE process. I would suggest 90 days out.
If your GE is approved sooner, you've wasted maybe a dollar. But, if Pre-Check lapses and your GE approval is held up or you can't find a convenient time, it's a real nuisance to go back to the bad old days of taking of your shoes and standing in line.
If your GE is approved sooner, you've wasted maybe a dollar. But, if Pre-Check lapses and your GE approval is held up or you can't find a convenient time, it's a real nuisance to go back to the bad old days of taking of your shoes and standing in line.
May 3, 2018, 12:04 pm
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Thanks to you all. I discovered the expiration of my KTN via TSA-Pre is still two years away. But we have two international trips coming up in November 2018 and March 2019. So I was thinking of purchasing Global Entry this summer so I'll have it in hand for my upcoming foreign trips. I would then change my online reservations/profiles to use the new KTN from the new GE.
We have credit cards that reimburse us for GE purchase, so I'm not too concerned about cost. I was more concerned about having two separate KTNs, but you've all helped alleviate that concern as it seems fairly common.
We have credit cards that reimburse us for GE purchase, so I'm not too concerned about cost. I was more concerned about having two separate KTNs, but you've all helped alleviate that concern as it seems fairly common.
May 3, 2018, 12:13 pm
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Thanks to you all. I discovered the expiration of my KTN via TSA-Pre is still two years away. But we have two international trips coming up in November 2018 and March 2019. So I was thinking of purchasing Global Entry this summer so I'll have it in hand for my upcoming foreign trips. I would then change my online reservations/profiles to use the new KTN from the new GE.
We have credit cards that reimburse us for GE purchase, so I'm not too concerned about cost. I was more concerned about having two separate KTNs, but you've all helped alleviate that concern as it seems fairly common.
We have credit cards that reimburse us for GE purchase, so I'm not too concerned about cost. I was more concerned about having two separate KTNs, but you've all helped alleviate that concern as it seems fairly common.
May 4, 2018, 9:01 am
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