Types

• The TSA requires all adults to present a state or federally-issued form of photo identification at the security checkpoint that includes a traveler's name, birth date and gender, and is equipped with a tamper-resistant feature and expiration date. Acceptable documents include a passport, military ID, driver's license, permanent resident card or Native American Tribal Identification, among others, notes the TSA website.
  
  

Considerations

• Children ages 17 and under are not required to carry identification documents when traveling within the United States. In addition, passports are not required for non-American citizens who have documentation, such as a permanent resident card, issued by the U.S. government. According to the TSA, persons who do not have identification documents issued by the American government must carry a passport when traveling by air within the United States.
  
  

Warning

• Persons who are unable to present acceptable documentation at a TSA checkpoint must provide identity verification information to a TSA officer before passing through the checkpoint. Persons without documentation are often subjected to additional screening procedures, notes the TSA website.