Renew
TSA PreCheck renewal: when, how much, and where safely
Enter your expiration date: the planner gives the renewal dates and a calendar file made in your browser.
Renewal dates and a reminder for your calendar
TSA PreCheck: online renewal opens
April 28, 2027
| TSA PreCheck: renew by this date | August 29, 2027 |
| TSA PreCheck membership expires | October 28, 2027 |
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TSA: online renewal is possible up to 6 months before expiry, and the new five years start when the current ones end. Renew only on a site ending in .gov (IDEMIA, Telos or CLEAR).
TSA PreCheck renews online from 6 months before the expiration date, and the new five years start when the current ones end, so renewing early costs nothing. TSA recommends finishing at least 60 days before expiry, because some renewals take up to 60 days, and you must renew before expiry to keep the indicator on your boarding pass. The price depends on the provider and the channel, from $58.75 to $84.95: IDEMIA is cheapest online, Telos in person. You can renew with any of the three providers, whichever one you enrolled with, and your Known Traveler Number stays the same. Providers send reminders six months, three months, one month, two weeks before expiry to the email or phone number on file. In person is needed mainly after a name change, unless you update the name with the provider first, which can take up to 45 days. Only sites ending in .gov are official; TSA does not refund fees paid to fake renewal sites.
Is this renewal site official?
Verdict
Not an official TSA PreCheck site
| Official renewal prices | $58.75 to $84.95 |
| Official sites: tsaenrollmentbyidemia.tsa.dhs.gov, tsaprecheckbytelos.tsa.dhs.gov, tsaprecheckbyclear.tsa.dhs.gov | |
TSA: a site to register for PreCheck that does not end in .gov is not official. Fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov and your card issuer.
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Renewal prices by provider
| Provider | Online | In person | Official site |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEMIA | $58.75 | $66.75 | tsaenrollmentbyidemia.tsa.dhs.gov |
| Telos | $69.95 | $58.75 | tsaprecheckbytelos.tsa.dhs.gov |
| CLEAR | $72.95 | $84.95 | tsaprecheckbyclear.tsa.dhs.gov |
The three prices differ by up to fourteen dollars for the same five years. TSA's page also notes an offer from CLEAR: after an online renewal through CLEAR, a one-time code lowers the first year of CLEAR+ to $146. That only matters if you want CLEAR+ anyway; the CLEAR vs PreCheck page weighs it.
Fake renewal sites
Search results and ads regularly show sites that look official and charge a renewal "service fee" on top of, or instead of, the real price. TSA's rule is simple: a site to register for PreCheck that does not end in .gov is not an official site. The three official addresses are in the table above. The tool below checks an address and a price against them.
Is this renewal site official?
Verdict
Not an official TSA PreCheck site
| Official renewal prices | $58.75 to $84.95 |
| Official sites: tsaenrollmentbyidemia.tsa.dhs.gov, tsaprecheckbytelos.tsa.dhs.gov, tsaprecheckbyclear.tsa.dhs.gov | |
TSA: a site to register for PreCheck that does not end in .gov is not official. Fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov and your card issuer.
Renewing step by step
- Find your expiration date and KTN: in the provider's reminder email, in your account on its site, or with TSA's KTN lookup tool.
- Pick the provider and channel. Online takes minutes; in person needs a visit to a center.
- If your name changed, update it with the provider first, or renew in person with the document that proves the change.
- Pay with the card that carries a fee credit, if you have one.
- Wait for the confirmation, then check that the indicator still appears on your next boarding pass.
Calendar reminders
The planner at the top builds a calendar file with three dates: the day online renewal opens, the date 60 days before expiry that TSA recommends as a deadline, and the expiration date itself, each with an alert a week before. The file is generated in your browser; nothing is sent. If you hold Global Entry rather than PreCheck, the rules are different: see the Global Entry renewal page.
Renew PreCheck, or move to Global Entry?
Renewal time is the natural moment to ask whether PreCheck alone still fits. If you now fly abroad once a year or more and hold a passport, Global Entry costs $120 for five years against $58.75 for the cheapest PreCheck renewal, and it includes PreCheck. TSA sets one condition worth knowing: a PreCheck member who applies for Global Entry gives the PreCheck KTN on the application and must complete the Global Entry process before the PreCheck membership expires, or loses PreCheck screening until Global Entry is approved. Since CBP approves 80% of applications within 2 weeks but some take a year or longer, start early, or renew PreCheck anyway for the security of the lane. The PreCheck vs Global Entry page works out the difference for your own trips.
Each adult renews separately
A membership belongs to one person, so a couple renews twice, each with their own expiration date, which may be months apart if you enrolled on different days. Children 17 and under still need no membership to follow you through the lane. If both adults have a card with a fee credit, each charge goes on the card of the person renewing; a single credit usually covers only one fee in four years. The planner above handles one date at a time: run it for each adult and keep both calendar files.
What does not change at renewal
Your Known Traveler Number stays the same, whichever provider you choose, so airline profiles keep working. The background check runs again: TSA reviews records as it does for a first application, and the same violations of security rules that disqualify a new applicant can stop a renewal. If you were disqualified for a period, wait for it to end before paying, since the fee is not refunded once the process is complete.