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TSA PreCheck - Eligibility Determination

Posted on 6/18/18 at 12:22 pm
Posted by meaux5
New York, NY
Member since Sep 2010
11010 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 12:22 pm
For those of you with TSA Precheck, how long did it take for to find out if you were approved or not?

Went and did my interview / fingerprints Saturday. Checked the status of my application today online and all it says is that eligibility was determined and TSA mailed a letter that I should receive within 10 days. Is this a good sign? A KTN is nowhere to be found on the website.

UPDATE: Received it today.
This post was edited on 6/20/18 at 3:58 pm
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
5693 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 12:40 pm to
I did my interview/fingerprints on a Thursday and had an email the following Monday morning with my KTN.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
63958 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 12:52 pm to
I was once randomly given TSA Precheck on my ticket, went through that line, and you still have to go through all the same body scanners and disrobing etc. The line was a little shorter, but the hassle wasn't really much less for me.

Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 12:54 pm to
quote:

I was once randomly given TSA Precheck on my ticket, went through that line, and you still have to go through all the same body scanners and disrobing etc. The line was a little shorter, but the hassle wasn't really much less for me.



This is definitely NOT true at all airports. At many, TSA Precheck security lines do not require taking off shoes, removing liquids from your bag, or taking off anything other than a bulky coat.
Posted by LSU
Houston
Member since Oct 2003
8830 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 1:30 pm to
quote:

For those of you with TSA Precheck, how long did it take for to find out if you were approved or not?


My notification was within 3 business days last year.
Posted by lion
Member since Aug 2016
765 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 1:50 pm to
quote:

This is definitely NOT true at all airports. At many, TSA Precheck security lines do not require taking off shoes, removing liquids from your bag, or taking off anything other than a bulky coat.
Exactly. It probably saved me an hour at the airport last week. On the flip side you have places like MSY that like to put all people in the same line sometimes, precheck or not.
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
12746 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 2:53 pm to
i applied on a thursday afternoon and had my KTN emailed to me 5am the next Monday morning.

Posted by RedFoxx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Jan 2009
6000 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:00 pm to
I did Global Entry, which includes Pre Check, and was given my known traveler number before I left the office.

The Global Entry card came about a week later.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35523 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:01 pm to
When I got Global Entry I had my KTN before I left the interview.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69071 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 7:25 pm to
You leave your shoes on.
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
35540 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 9:09 am to
quote:

I did Global Entry, which includes Pre Check, and was given my known traveler number before I left the office.

The Global Entry card came about a week later.
This was my experience as well.

As an aside, how awesome is Global Entry? Scan passport at kiosk and skip the entire line at customs. So worth it!
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 9:38 am to
It’s a great thing at a busy, larger airport.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65628 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 9:48 am to
quote:

I did Global Entry, which includes Pre Check, and was given my known traveler number before I left the office.

The Global Entry card came about a week later.
This
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3917 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 11:29 am to
Not to hijack, but how long did it take y'all to get conditional approval for Global Entry? Now that it's free with the Chase United Card & I can interview at GPT, I finally applied. I applied on 6/1 and it still says "Pending Review".
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65628 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 2:59 pm to
I got my card within three or four days after interviewing.

My whole profile for the Feds is really vanilla (triggered?) but also positive so I probably was an easy adjudication.

I got mine about a year ago, maybe with the new crunch of freebees via Credit Card offers to pay for them the system has gotten backed up and is delayed.

Or you could have an issue.....???
Posted by Redfish2010
Member since Jul 2007
15169 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 3:18 pm to
Girlfriend did hers Friday. Got her ktn today
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3917 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 3:32 pm to
quote:

Or you could have an issue.....???


Maybe so. I realized that I forgot a country, the day after the application, but hope that wouldn't be a big deal.

I see a lot of people get it finalized quick after the interview, but this is just the initial online app.
Posted by Tigris
Mexican Home
Member since Jul 2005
12356 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 7:03 pm to
I applied for Global Entry at the US embassy in London; and used it when I flew back to the States 3 days later. TSA PreCheck included. Both are great to have.
Posted by hoopsgalore
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2013
8638 posts
Posted on 6/19/18 at 11:24 pm to
Took a couple weeks for me to receive my KTN. I went to get my fingerprints in downtown Chicago, which might account for some of that time?
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
17155 posts
Posted on 6/20/18 at 6:02 am to
Did the precheck at DFW Saturday at an appointment and Monday on the flight out I had it.
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