The Dreaded “SSSS”: What You Need to Know

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Crap. I’ve booked a one-way to Turkey via BOS for the spring. I hope it doesn’t trigger an SSSS. I’ve a NEXUS card and a comfortable connection time. Thanks to your detailed review T.J. I know what to expect and to carefully check my boarding pass.

Nothing special other than the body scanner when i had SSSS. They didn’t even search my carry on. Asian mid 20s. Ymmv

I used to get the SSSS every time I travelled to/via the US after turning 18. It was my passport number that triggered the system according to a TSA agent. When I got my Canadian passport and applied for Nexus, I informed them I didn’t have my old passport anymore and I was only a citizen of Canada and I no longer get SSSS when I travel to/through the US.

Actually my family of three got the SSSS when we changed our seats online within a few hours of takeoff to the US. At least that’s was the TSA agent told us.

You can also get marked as SSSS when you’re flying to the US. I had this at Heathrow once. It’s a slightly different experience:

• The same caveats apply to the boarding pass, you can only get this issued at the airport.
• The regular security screening applied.
• At the gate, when boarding, is where the more thorough checks happen. You’ll be taken aside to a dedicated area, asked a few more questions about your trip, and have your luggage examined and swabbed.

Having read about SSSS going to the US previously, I was aware of how the process worked, and if you’re early enough, it’s worth going up to the gate staff before boarding has started, saying you’ve got SSSS, and ask them if you can go through and get the screening done before boarding starts. Most seem happy to oblige as it’ll let them complete the boarding process sooner. When I did it, they were happy to let me through, and they completed my screening fairly efficiently, and I was allowed to board at the same time as the pre-boarding call for families and people who need extra assistance.