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title: "What is Trusted traveller programme? | Benefit Systems"
description: "A trusted traveller programme vets passengers in advance and gives them an expedited lane at security or border control in return."
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# What is Trusted traveller programme?

A trusted traveller programme vets passengers in advance and gives them an expedited lane at security or border control in return.

Also called: Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, Known Traveler Number, KTN.

## How it works #

Vetting happens once, with an application, a fee, an interview and fingerprints; eligibility then rides on a membership number entered into the booking. If the number is missing from the ticket, the membership does nothing at the airport. The schemes are national and not transferable, a European registration opens no US lane and vice versa.

## Not to be confused with #

A trusted traveller programme is not the same as priority boarding: it speeds up government checks rather than boarding, and no airline grants it.

## In German #

The German term is Vorabkontrolle. [German version of this term](/de/glossar/vorabkontrolle)

## Related terms #

- [Document check](/en/glossary/document-check): A document check is the airline’s verification of passport, visa and travel authorisation before departure, based on an immigration requirements database.
- [Secondary security screening](/en/glossary/secondary-security-screening): Secondary security screening is an enhanced additional check, flagged on the boarding pass, that takes extra time at the airport.
- [Priority boarding](/en/glossary/priority-boarding): Priority boarding is the right to board ahead of other passengers, granted through status, fare, a card or an extra payment.

## Articles that use this term #

- [How much passport validity do you need?](/en/knowledge/passport-validity)
- [What can you take in your carry-on?](/en/knowledge/carry-on-rules)
- [What are the rules for power banks on planes?](/en/knowledge/power-bank-rules)
- [Is Global Entry worth it, and who qualifies?](/en/knowledge/global-entry)