Does it matter what ID you show TSA when flying internationally from the US?
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I agree with the other answers, but here's a potential caveat for TSA PreCheck:
I flew through AUS a few days ago. My original flight was canceled, so I went through the TSA PreCheck line twice. The first time I was asked only for my ID, which I gave my state ID, they scanned and let through (they didn't check my boarding pass). The 2nd time, my boarding pass had PreCheck, but I couldn't pull it up on my phone while in line. I panicked a bit and decided to just try to show my state ID, again, which is all they asked for and scanned, but I had no supporting evidence that I had TSA PreCheck now. The TSA agent asked what flight # I was on, which I was able to quickly tell him and was on my way.
Had I only been able to show my US passport, I would have likely been let through too. Had I tried to use a foreign passport and had no other form of ID, I think I would have been linked to my Global Entry and I would have been moved to the normal TSA line and missed my flight, as I was cutting it too close.
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A standard ID (e.g driver's license) different from a passport is sufficient. The TSA's responsibilities are different than that of customs (which in the case of the United States, outbound customs do not exist as screening and potential interception planning is done electronically upon airfare purchase). The TSA only cares that you are the person getting on the flight from the perspective of airport security.
The airline and the destination country's "homeland security" will care about the flight. Verifying your passport will have been done by the airline at checkin. In fact, unlike domestic flights where you can proceed directly to security, international flights often force you to check in the airline prior to receiving tickets so that the airline representative can check your passport.
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I have shown a driver's license to TSA for an international flight and been told that it is not acceptable and that they need to see a passport. (JFK terminal 1, March 2023.) Procedures may vary at different airports and terminals.
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TSA is for stopping guns and bombs, and has no role in immigration. Any passport will suffice, or any other ID on their approved list.
For instance if you are a dual citizen bearing dual passports, you can use your foreign passport at TSA, even though you are supposed to exit the US on your US passport (a bit silly since the US doesn't have exit immigration, nominally).
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