TSA Pre-Check Mobile Unit Visits Connecticut This Week

STORRS, CT — Want to cut you wait time at the airport down to a fraction of what it could be? Well, the federal Transportation Security Administration is giving area residents a chance this week by bringing the TSA Pre-Check RV to the University of Connecticut.

In recent months, travelers across the country have had a new way to enroll in the popular TSA Pre-Check program through a mobile enrollment center installed in the back of a big green recreational vehicle, officials said. The Pre-Check RV has been on a successful tour of New England, the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast and it has made its way back to Connecticut to make it even easy to get enrolled, officials said.

The RV program is run by IdentoGO by MorphoTrust, officials said.

The Mobile Unit is at UConn this week and will be parked at 3 Discovery Drive, in the Fairfield Way Circle across from Gampel Pavilion. The hours are:

• Monday from noon to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m.

Check out identogo.com/rv for details.

Walk-ins are welcome. Appointments take priority and are highly encouraged by TSA officials. To schedule an appointment, click here.

TSA Pre-Check is a risk-based security program that provides a more convenient and faster way to travel. Once issued a Known Traveler Number, TSA Pre-Check enrollees are no longer required to remove shoes, belts or light jackets, and laptops and liquids can stay in carry-on bags during airport security screening.

To enroll, attendees must bring a government-issued photo ID with proof of U.S. Citizenship (i.e. a passport or birth certificate) and complete a short fingerprinting process that takes a few minutes. For a full list of acceptable documentation for enrollment click here.

Once approved, individuals will receive a Known Traveler Number and have access to TSA Pre-Check expedited airport security lines for five years at a cost of $85 ($17 per year).

Photo Credit: IdentoGO/MorphoTrust