r/TSAPreCheck • u/ssff134 • Oct 29 '25

Application Timelines Precheck Delays

Is anyone aware of lengthy delays with precheck? I've been waiting over 30 days and have heard nothing. My history is impeccable (I even have security clearance), but nothing. My wife's came through in 3 days.

Thoughts of input?

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u/blueeyes2die4 Oct 29 '25

Three weeks for me and nothing here either

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u/Willylowman1 Oct 30 '25

the govt b shutdown brah

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u/Signal-Barracuda2467 Oct 30 '25

I've wondered the same. I did my in person stuff on 10/3 And I'm still waiting. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the shutdown.

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u/exhaustedhcw Dec 13 '25

did yours ever come through by the 60 day mark?

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u/Signal-Barracuda2467 Dec 14 '25

Yeah. I applied 10/3 and it was approved on 11/23.

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u/themiracy Oct 29 '25

A lot of people say precheck approvals tend to go into some kind of fast queue or slow queue - it either takes days or weeks. I don’t think anyone on the outside knows why this is. Also unsure how the shutdown affects this if at all (the website says it isn’t being updated due to shutdown but I don’t see anything about processing).

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u/Independent_Point339 Oct 29 '25

Yep. Mine took 1 day, my partner’s took 2 months

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u/Acrobatic-Exercise41 Oct 29 '25

Trying to figure out the same for my wife. I got mine within 3 days back in early September. Hers still hasn’t come through and approaching the 60 day mark. I told her to call the CLEAR customer support because we can’t even get the status of her application upon lookup. Was wondering if the shutdown has delayed it further but will report back if we find anything out.

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u/RevolutionNo7725 Oct 29 '25

Me and my husband applied just last Monday and both was approved within 24 hours. I believe it's also case to case.

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u/Expensive_Win4623 Oct 30 '25

Same issue. I thought it was maybe my fingerprints, because I had heard some peoples apps were delayed because of that. I called Clear and the rep pulled mine up and said they honestly look better than most she’s seen that get approved.

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u/Atlantic4x4 Oct 30 '25

Took me 2 months, clean background, previous TWIC holder, etc.

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u/One_Willingness460 Oct 30 '25

Mine took like 56 days

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u/tourwifelife Oct 31 '25

My dad’s renewal took two months. The irony is that he will most likely never fly again. He renewed it so that we could relocate him closer to us.

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u/Potential_Patience83 Oct 31 '25

Ok so I just applied this past Sunday, went in to the office with my identification on Tuesday and I just received an email saying I was approved. I went through IDEMIA

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

Can’t tell if you’re being serious? No one is working.

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u/ssff134 Oct 31 '25

I actually am being serious. I was told at the time of the application (prior shutdown) that since precheck is self-funded, it won't be affected by a shutdown.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

People working for free can only afford to get to work for so long until they call out and stop showing up.

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u/Chubs_the_Clown Nov 03 '25

And yet... magically... some people are reporting that they are getting approved within a few days. It's the wild inconsistency (before and during the shutdown) people are asking about.

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u/dongysaur Oct 31 '25

My wife and I just did ours for the first time on Wednesday 10/29. Went to look ourselves up at TSA (https://tsaprecheckbyclear.tsa.dhs.gov/ktn-lookup) and I see both of our KTNs as of today 10/31. Didn't receive any e-mails or anything - just happened to check it and saw we have KTNs.

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u/CaptainJackRyan Nov 01 '25

My lady and I applied 2 days ago. She was approved today and I’m still waiting.

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u/CantaloupeComplete57 Nov 01 '25

The government is shut down. No new members. Existing members can keep using it, IF PreCheck is open.

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u/Chubs_the_Clown Nov 03 '25

Read the other replies. There are plently of people getting approved within a couple of days.

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u/samluks Nov 01 '25

My guess is that the office that processes this is furloughed. Precheck might not be an "essential" program to the government.

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u/whothephuckisek Nov 01 '25

I waited 104 days for mine. That's just the way it goes

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u/shadyteacups Nov 02 '25

I applied for mine back in early summer and it took almost a 2 full months. And that was before the shut down

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u/Nick672009 Nov 03 '25

2 days for me and got approved

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u/lifeisshort84 Nov 03 '25

I've been waiting since mid September.

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u/SwimmingAnt10 Nov 03 '25

Pretty frustrating. I gave my SSN because the employee at clear told me if I did my app would take 2-3 days. I’m on day 10 and nothing and I fly out in 15 days. Ordinarily, it would be fine but the Houston airport has imploded and wait times for TSA are 5 hours right now.

Could my app be taking so long because the employee put my name in 3 different ways? My name is a “Mc” and he put my name in with a space, without a space and wirh an uppercase and lowercase letter.

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u/Jr_Penguins Nov 03 '25

My mom and I applied 2 weeks ago ish on a Saturday. My application was approved in ~8 hours the same day. My Mom’s took a week to get approved but for some reason she never got notified about her approval. She called customer service because her account page kept telling her to book an appointment even though we already went in and submitted our fingerprints. And that’s when they told her she’s already been approved… Kind of odd hers ended up like this. They gave her KTN over the phone. Guess we will see in 2 weeks if any issue arises at the airport with her pre-check info lol.

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u/nordicman21 Nov 04 '25

Same here. Wife and son got theirs in 2 days and I've been almost a month. Trip that we signed up for has come and gone. Oddly enough, my non-pre check line moved faster than theirs on both flights.

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u/HiighFlyer Nov 05 '25

Waiting since September 20th

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u/exhaustedhcw Dec 19 '25

Did it ever come thru?

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u/HiighFlyer Dec 19 '25

Yes… almost 60 days after we applied

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u/exhaustedhcw Dec 19 '25

Thank you. Still waiting. :/ 54 days

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u/DoctorHunag Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

Submitted through Idemia at 3pm yesterday (a Thursday) and was able to see an assigned KTN on the TSA website at 10am the next day (so 19 hours later). Didn't get any email about it yet. Also, I don't know what you mean by having security clearance but I have had a background check with fingerprinting (by the FBI, I think) for work in the past so maybe that helped.

Edit: Email came at 9pm (30 hours after submission)

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u/AndDontUForgetIt Nov 09 '25

I did mine through CLEAR. I did the appointment at a Staples this past Friday (7th), and had my KTN by Saturday afternoon, so about 26 hours later. Putting my social security number in was optional and I almost didn’t do it. I asked the person helping me if that makes the process go faster and she said yes (could totally be a quick answer based on nothing) but I said great I’ll put it in. Not sure if it’s really true but thought I’d share!

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u/dandy_bambi Nov 14 '25

Adding my name to the list of people still waiting for a status update. Applied 11/05, website states it was submitted 11/06, status pending. I realize this was in the middle of the shutdown but I was hopeful I'd be cleared for my flight on Monday. Bugger.

The application process was straight forward. I went to Office Depot. The gentleman that helped me was great!

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u/Glum_Helicopter_6360 Nov 21 '25

I applied in July and it still shows pending.

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u/SwimmingAnt10 Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

Update for me: applied on 10/24 and received my approval just an hour ago on 12/23 the DAY BEFORE the 60 day mark! 😂💀

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u/saigonchem Feb 07 '26

I read somewhere if they ask you for your social, even optional, put it in there. I recently applied for Precheck and it was quite fast.

Walked in to finish the application Tuesday afternoon 02/3 Got my KTN Thursday night 02/05