Acceptable forms of ID

[29palms]

I know when I get a hotel room as in Sal at Intercontinental, they run a copy of your AIRLINE BADGE for your discount. Airline badge for discounts, Airport badge for security and employee line. At the KIOSK machine, they actually want your driver's license (Conus) or passport document for overseas travel. For identification purposes on travel itself, they could care less about your airport/employee badge.

[ColoAvs19]

Exactly. The carrier is responsible to verify you have any required documents for entry into any country they fly you to. Passport, visa, etc. The airline is responsible and they get the fine if they fly anybody that doesn't have their required documents. Of course in addition to that, an airline can request whatever they want to at check in. As for going to the gate, even if it's an Intl flight, the nice folks checking your ID should not be looking for any of that.........strictly satisfying the requirement of a government issued photo ID........

[sfgiants13]

I've never tried to show my ID anywhere outside of an airport. I've used it a bunch with no problems except once at a small airport where the TSA agent said my airline ID wasn't valid because it had no expiration date on it. I then tried my airport badge with an expiration because I was curious and she still said no she needs a drivers license. That's the only problem I've ever had.

Straight from the TSA website: Acceptable IDs | Transportation Security Administration

Both airline and airport ID badges are acceptable

[ColoAvs19]

I've never tried to show my ID anywhere outside of an airport. I've used it a bunch with no problems except once at a small airport where the TSA agent said my airline ID wasn't valid because it had no expiration date on it. I then tried my airport badge with an expiration because I was curious and she still said no she needs a drivers license. That's the only problem I've ever had.

Straight from the TSA website: Acceptable IDs | Transportation Security Administration

Both airline and airport ID badges are acceptable

I've had plenty of issues with the fine TSA folks in your corner of the country at SeaTac. Some agents are under the impression that there are local variations to the federal rules. Gotta love it.

Only agency worse than that to work with consistently in many locations is USCBP! My pals!!

[29palms]

I don't think for instance that an airport ID badge would be accepted in a voting booth. Maybe along with a driver's license they would. Perhaps as secondary, only because it has a photo on it. Maybe could get by with secondary ID badge of an airline employee badge. But try taking it alone to vote with. I doubt you would have much luck.

[29palms]

This site shows approved identificaton for voting in TEXAS. In summary, passport, drivers license, military id cards, including retired DOD civilian cards, concealed handgun license, Veteran affairs ID card, passport card, immigration and naturalization form. Airport badge, employee ID from airline not even in the conversation.

[29palms]

http://www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/16891

[29palms]

I like this argument. Why in the you know what must we hold a government ID card in higher standard than an ID card from a fortune 500 company? Is a TSA homeland security id badge more important than my airline badge? Kiss my.............

[29palms]

Thanks for showing me that. I was not aware that airport badges and airline badges were TSA acceptable forms of ID. I always showed my airport ID when traveling, but just took it that it was par for the course for working in the airport anyway. Didn't know it was on record for being acceptable form of ID.

I also noticed that a weapon permit is not an acceptable form of ID for TSA. It's ok in the state of Texas to vote with a concealed handgun license, but not good enough for travel according to TSA.

[29palms]

So here is the question. Do we need to go with a NATIONAL ID system as other countries do? Like carry around another license that identifies you as an American citizen? Our NATIONAL ID is really our driver's license. Most countries have a national ID card along with a driver's license. Another words, just bring a national ID card for proof of identity? Nothing else need be accepted.