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Redress Number
Definition
Redress Number: A redress number is a case number from the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program, issued to travelers who repeatedly face screening problems, often from name similarities with watch lists.
If you regularly can’t check in online, are sent to the counter every time you fly, or are routinely pulled aside for extra screening, the cause may be a name resembling one on a government watch list. The Department of Homeland Security’s Traveler Redress Inquiry Program, DHS TRIP, lets you file an inquiry online, after which you receive a redress control number.
Add that number to every airline reservation and loyalty profile, with your name and date of birth exactly as on your ID, so the government’s Secure Flight system can tell you apart from someone else. A redress number does not grant expedited screening or replace a Known Traveler Number; it helps resolve misidentification and cannot guarantee the problem disappears.
File through DHS TRIP. For corporate travelers, the redress number belongs in the traveler profile so it attaches to every booking and spares them a repeat of the same airport delay.
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