Credential planning
TWIC renewal checklist
Use this checklist to prepare for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential renewal. TSA sets the current eligibility, identity, appointment, and renewal rules.
Review your card and renewal path
- Check your card’s expiration date, your legal name, and the contact details associated with your enrollment.
- Use TSA’s current TWIC guidance to determine whether renewal, replacement, or another action is appropriate.
- Start only through the official TSA enrollment and renewal process.
- Review any TSA instructions about identity documents, photographs, appointments, and payment before beginning.
Complete the official renewal
- Follow TSA’s current online or in-person renewal instructions for your situation.
- Provide the information and documentation TSA requests; do not send sensitive identity records through ordinary email.
- Pay the applicable TSA fee through the official process when required.
- Keep your confirmation and follow TSA’s instructions for any follow-up or pickup step.
Keep your records current
- Keep your existing TWIC available until TSA instructs you otherwise.
- When the renewed card is issued, update the expiration date and document images in Vessel Masters.
- Review company or union requirements separately; they may require current credential information before work is assigned.
Important
Vessel Masters does not issue, renew, or determine eligibility for a TWIC. TSA’s current guidance controls. Use this page as an organizing aid, then complete renewal directly through TSA.
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