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Transportation Security Administration
Springfield, VA 20598-6051
For TSA PreCheckTM information, please visit: https://www.tsa.gov/precheck. visit tsa.gov Qualifying Transportation Worker
Identification Credential (TWIC®)
holders are now eligible for TSA
PreCheckTM at no cost and no extra
enrollment. The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has identified
efficiencies across vetting programs,
eliminating redundancies, and reducing
the administrative and cost burdens to
applicants for vetting and credentialing.
The TWIC® Program is a regulated
vetting program that requires TSA to
conduct a Security Threat Assessment
(STA) to determine if an individual
requiring specific transportation-related
access poses a threat to national or
transportation security. Given the
similarity to the threat assessment
performed on TSA PreCheck members,
many TWIC® applicants meet the
criteria for the TSA PreCheck
Application Program and may be
eligible for expedited security screening.
In addition to having a valid STA, the
credential holder must meet citizenship
and residency requirements, and the
credential must have been approved
without a waiver. TWIC® cardholders
must use an active TWIC® Credential
Identification Number (CIN) that has not
been canceled. The CIN is printed on
the back of each TWIC® card on the left
side under the 1D barcode.
TSA will notify eligible TWIC® holders
via the TSA public website; stakeholder
events; TWIC® mailing documents;
customer service representatives; and
Federal, State, and local partners. TSA
developed the following FAQs to initiate
outreach to eligible transportation
workers.
Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC®) Program
Q: Does my TWIC® enrollment include access to
TSA PreCheckTM?
A: If you have an active (unexpired) TWIC® card and meet the eligibility requirements for the TSA PreCheck Application Program, you are eligible for expedited security screening using your TWIC® card’s CIN in the appropriate known traveler number (KTN) field of your airline reservations and airline profiles.
Q: Are all TWIC® cardholders eligible for TSA
PreCheckTM?
A: No. Only active TWIC® cardholders who meet the
TSA PreCheck Application Program’s eligibility
requirements may obtain TSA PreCheck.
Eligibility for TSA PreCheck Application Program
membership is only open to U.S. Citizens, U.S.
nationals, and lawful permanent residents.
Active TWIC® cardholders who obtained a TWIC® via a waiver from TSA are not eligible for TSA PreCheck. Q: Do I need to apply for TSA PreCheckTM separate
from my TWIC® enrollment?
A: No. Active TWIC® cardholders who meet the TSA
PreCheck Application Program’s eligibility
requirements will be eligible for TSA PreCheck without a separate enrollment in the TSA PreCheck Application Program.
Q: How much does it cost to add TSA PreCheckTM
eligibility to my TWIC® enrollment?
A: There is no additional cost to eligible TWIC®
cardholders for TSA PreCheck. Where eligible, TSA
PreCheck expedited screening is included with the
TWIC® enrollment.
Q: Will I receive a known traveler number (KTN)? A: No. The TWIC® CIN will serve as the KTN. Active
TWIC® cardholders will not receive a separate KTN
from TSA. TWIC® cardholders eligible for TSA
PreCheck must include the CIN printed on their TWIC® card in the Known Traveler Number (KTN) field of each reservation made with a participating airline or in airline profiles.
TSA PreCheck™ for TWIC® FAQs
For TSA PreCheckTM information, please visit: https://www.tsa.gov/precheck. visit tsa.gov You should also add the TWIC® CIN as your KTN when booking reservations online via a participating airline website, by phone with an airline reservation agent, or with the travel management company making
reservations. Your CIN serves as your KTN, so save your TWIC® CIN to any frequent flyer profiles, employer booking systems, or online travel websites that you use. Ensure that your name and date of birth on your flight reservation and airline profiles matches your name and date of birth provided when you applied for your TWIC®.
Q: Where can I find the Credential Identification
Number (CIN) on my TWIC®?
A: The CIN is printed on the back of each TWIC® card on the left side under the 1D barcode.(See images
below with CIN location circled.) The CIN is also
printed on the lower left-hand corner of the card mailing that you received with your TWIC® card.
Images of TWIC® Card Back
Q: Can I look up my TWIC® CIN online?
A: No. The CIN is printed on back of the TWIC® card on the left side under the 1D barcode.
Q: How will I know that I have TSA PreCheckTM? A:
Participating airlines print a TSA PreCheck indicator directly on your boarding pass if you are eligible for TSA PreCheck on that flight based on your submitted CIN as your KTN. If you do not have a valid boarding pass with the TSA PreCheck indicator printed on your boarding pass, you may not access the TSA PreCheck lane.
Q: Can I use my TWIC® card to enter the TSA
PreCheckTM lane at the airport?
A: To enter the TSA PreCheck lane, you must present a valid boarding pass with a TSA PreCheck indicator
printed on the boarding pass. If you do not have a valid boarding pass with the TSA PreCheck indicator printed on your boarding pass, you may not access the TSA
PreCheck lane. Your TWIC® can continue to serve as valid checkpoint identification.
Q: Will a TSA PreCheckTM indicator be printed on
my TWIC® card?
A: No. A TSA PreCheck indicator will be printed on your boarding pass if you are eligible for TSA PreCheck on your flight.
Q: Does the name and date of birth on my airline
reservation have to match the name on my TWIC®
card?
A: Yes. The name and date of birth submitted on your airline reservation must be an exact match to the name and date of birth printed on your TWIC® card. If you use a frequent flyer account or online travel profile, ensure that your name is properly saved.
Q: I am both a TSA PreCheckTM Application
Program member and active TWIC® cardholder.
Should I use my KTN or TWIC® CIN for my airline
reservation?
A: Both your KTN and TWIC® CIN are valid to obtain TSA PreCheck eligibility. You may enter either the TSA PreCheck KTN or CIN into your airline reservation. Q: Where can I find more information on TSA
PreCheckTM?
A: Please visit https://www.tsa.gov/precheck for more information on TSA PreCheck.
TSA PreCheck™ Eligibility for TWIC® FAQ
Updated: July 26, 2024.
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