• RegalPotoo@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    You kinda want them to manage to get past the TSA so they can get arrested trying to illegally enter another country and have to decide if getting help from the state department is worth admitting they are a US citizen

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      10 months ago

      I haven’t traveled out of the US in quite a while but I don’t think you have to show TSA a passport but you do need identification to get through

      • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        A lot of the time (if not always), they require you to use your passport as your ID for international flights

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          10 months ago

          Some countries, like Australia, require you to show the airline a valid visa before you fly. If you land without one, the airline is responsible for the cost to repatriate you. Obviously to get a visa, you’d need a valid passport.

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            10 months ago

            Now I’m tempted to start an online service to issue visas to all destinations for World Passports owners…

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        10 months ago

        I don’t know about TSA (I’ve never not used my passport as ID when traveling internationally).

        But the airlines will validate your documents before giving you a boarding pass. You have to either scan it into the app or show it to an agent at check-in.