How do I use my Apple ID at the airport?

Use your iPhone or Apple Watch to present your license or ID at select Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints. You can also share your identity information in participating apps.



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Use your ID in Wallet to travel. Present your ID in Wallet at select TSA checkpoints by tapping your iPhone or Apple Watch. It's that easy. You'll never have to show or hand over your device. The states listed below currently support IDs in Wallet, with more on the way.

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Once your ID is added to Wallet, you can wave your iPhone to validate your identity at select TSA checkpoints at these airports, according to Apple:
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)


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Digital Identification Download a TSA approved digital ID app to your mobile device. Scan in your state-issued driver's license or state ID. At select TSA PreCheck® checkpoints, scan the app issued QR code. Your photo will be taken by the TSA reader at security to proceed to screening.

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Here are some alternative documents to try if you lost your driver's license:
  • U.S. passport.
  • U.S. passport card.
  • DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
  • U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents.
  • Permanent resident card.
  • Border crossing card.


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A passport is an acceptable form of identification and may be used in lieu of a REAL ID Drivers License or ID to board domestic flights and visit federal facilities.

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Ryanair on X: @lauramcintosh7 Hi Laura, yes you can use Apple Wallet for your online boarding pass. Thanks MC / X.

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You can remove any paper currency and put that currency in your pocket or hold it in your hand; then, put your wallet through the x-ray. If you have no items going through the x-ray, just hold your wallet in your hand.

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Can you carry your wallet through airport security? While you can bring your wallet with you, you must remove all items from your pockets, including wallets, keys, belts, coins, and phones. You must place this in the provided bins to be screened.

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Depending on the requirements of airport authorities, you will need to present a mobile boarding pass, a paper boarding pass printed out by you or a paper boarding pass picked up from the check-in desk.

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