Clear?
It is a service at the airport that lets you go through a separate line through security. It advertises that you can be through security in 5 minutes. The cost is $179 a year but they are offering 2 months free so wondering if it is worth it for a December trip.
Honestly with that price I would get the TSA precheck. It's 85 bucks for 5 years and it's available at pretty much any airport vs the smaller number Clear is at. Might not always get you through in 5 minutes (it depends on the line) but it does seem like the better option.
Yes, you can register and pay for precheck ($85), or you can pay for Global Entry ($100). Both require an interview, background check, and fingerprints and are valid for five years. Some credit cards will rebate the fee.I thought TSA precheck was just random? you can sign up for something
I thought TSA precheck was just random? you can sign up for something
I have Clear and love it. The Atlanta TSA pre-check line can be long at times. With Clear, I cut straight to the front!
Use it at MCO every time too, but the pre-check line is never all that long there in my travels, so not that much of a time saver.
I travel extensively for work so Clear makes sense for me, especially since it’s at my home airport.
I think you get the precheck benefit with Nexus as well. I’m not sure if the cost or process.
Honestly with that price I would get the TSA precheck. It's 85 bucks for 5 years and it's available at pretty much any airport vs the smaller number Clear is at. Might not always get you through in 5 minutes (it depends on the line) but it does seem like the better option.
I would not pay $179 a year for it.It is a service at the airport that lets you go through a separate line through security. It advertises that you can be through security in 5 minutes. The cost is $179 a year but they are offering 2 months free so wondering if it is worth it for a December trip.
Yes it does. It also includes Global Entry and is only something like $50. But the catch is you have to be near Canada as I believe all the interview locations are located in CDN or near the CDN boarder. I think Seattle has one but that might the the furthest one located from CDN.
I have Clear and love it. The Atlanta TSA pre-check line can be long at times. With Clear, I cut straight to the front!
Use it at MCO every time too, but the pre-check line is never all that long there in my travels, so not that much of a time saver.
I travel extensively for work so Clear makes sense for me, especially since it’s at my home airport.
All of these services (TSA-Pre, Global Entry, Nexus, Clear) require ALL of your personal info, a full background check (criminal record, abuse registry etc.) fingerprints/iris scan etc. The info is checked and registered with government and law enforcement agencies so I would imagine that it's going to stay attached to your file for life since all these background checks have been performed against your identity and tied together with the bio-metric (fingerprints and/or iris scans).We did the Clear 2 month free trial. Got it as part of a Universal package last November. We did it only to help at MCO for our trip home. It was awesome. Had a special line that took us right to the front of security. We decided not to re-new after the free trial for 2 reasons. 1) home airport doesn't have Clear. 2) fly only couple times a year. It was easy to cancel but our concern was how much personal info they have. Never confirmed if they deleted out data.