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TWIC is Here (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
What is TWIC?
TWIC is a common identification credential for all personnel requiring unescorted access to
secure areas of MTSA-regulated facilities and vessels, and all mariners holding Coast Guardissued
credentials. TSA will issue workers a tamper-resistant “Smart Card” containing the
worker’s biometric (fingerprint template) to allow for a positive link between the card itself
and the individual.
What will pre-enrollment entail?
Pre-enrollment allows applicants to provide the necessary biographic information required for
enrollment, to select an Enrollment Center where they will complete enrollment, and to
schedule an appointment for enrollment.
What information will I disclose during pre-enrollment?
- Name, Date of Birth, Address, Contact information
- Employment information
- Current Mailing Addresses
- Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
- City, State, Country of Birth
- Alien Registration Number (If Applicable)
- CDL and State of Application of any HME held
- Passport Number (Optional)
- Social Security Number (Optional but encouraged to reduce turnaround
on Security Threat Assessment)
When and where will I be able to pre-enroll?
To save time during enrollment, you can pre-enroll online at www.tsa.gov/twic or call 1-866-
347-8942 (TWIC). After pre-enrollment, an applicant must visit an Enrollment Center to complete the enrollment process and pay the enrollment fee.
Who needs a TWIC?
Merchant mariners and individuals who need unescorted access to secure areas of ports,
facilities, or vessels regulated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act ( MTSA) will
need to obtain a TWIC.
Why should I pre-enroll?
Pre-enrollment enables you to provide biographic information required for enrollment and
review of documentation. Additionally, pre-enrollment guarantees you an appointment during which you may complete the enrollment process and receive your TWIC.
How do I pre-enroll?
What documentation is required for enrollment?
Applicants must provide the appropriate documents in order to verify their identity. They must
provide one document from list A or two from list B:
List A (Any 1 of list below)
- Unexpired U.S. Passport
- Unexpired Permanent Resident Card or Unexpired Alien
Registration Receipt Card with photograph
- Unexpired Foreign Passport with one of the following:
- I-551 Stamp;
- Attached INS Form I-94 indicating unexpired
employment authorization;
- Unexpired Employment Authorization Document
(I-766);
- OR with one of the following Unexpired Visas: E-
1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1, TN, M-1, C-
1/D
- FAST (Free and Secure Trade) Card
- Merchant Mariner Document (MMD)
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List B (need two and one must be a government-issued photo ID)
- U.S. Certificate of Citizenship (N-560, 561)
- U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or 570)
- Driver’s license or ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of
the United States
- Original or certified copy of birth certificate issued by a State, county,
municipal authority, or outlying possession of the United States
bearing an official seal
- Voter’s Registration Card
- U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad
- U.S. Military ID or U.S. Retired Military ID
- Military Dependent’s Card
- Expired U.S. Passport
- Native American Tribal Document
- U.S. Social Security Card
- U.S. Citizen Card I-197
- U.S. Military Discharge Papers DD-214
- Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Card
- Civil Marriage Certificate
- MML (Merchant Mariner License) bearing an official raised seal, or a
certified copy
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Here are the three closest TWIC enrollment centers. Each center is open Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 6 PM.
Howland Hook Marine Terminal
241 Western Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10303
Whitehall Ferry Terminal
Room 210
4 South Street
NY, NY 10004
88 Luening Street
Suite G
South Hackensack, NJ 07606
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