The DHS Has Reviewed My "SSSS" Case...

I've had the dreaded tag on my boarding pass once in the last 15 years or so. What a pain in the aSSSS! Glad you got that cleared up.

Who knows? It might have gone away by itself in that time. I flew EBL-MSY in December, and flying on a one-way ticket from Iraq pretty much guarantees an SSSS, which appeared at my connection at DOH and again at PHL. It was still there when I flew to CUN later in the month, then reappeared when I flew to BOS in January. Since then, it's been gone for my next three flights, and I think it's gone for good.

Glad to hear it. I started getting SSSS after flying to Costa Rica of all places, even though I have PreCheck like yourself. Followed me from airline to airline, so it wasn't a one-off. 🙁 I've just begun the redress process too, so we'll see how it goes.

Wait. I thought you used to enjoy your free TSA mini-massages? 🙂 glad everything worked out.

Were you still getting SSSS after you got and used the redress number?

@ dmodemd -- I haven't gotten a Redress number yet. Apparently they sent me a letter, but I haven't received it yet. So it may be in there.

Had an unusual routing through a Muslim country the other day (Sweden), got SSSS. Was much nicer in Arlanda than when it happened back home.

Not sure if it was 'problematic country' or the 2 stopover routing that caused it. Flew business class.

@William I've never heard of Sweden referred to as a Muslim country before.

I've had the dreaded SSSS on every flight back into the US for at least 3-4 years now. Never once had it on a domestic flight or going out of the US or any other flight. After I saw your original post I too have applied for a redress, hopefully I'll soon be cleared also. Glad to hear the system works.

I think actually adding your redress number to your itinerary probably won't matter in your case. The redress number is generally used to avoid misidentification when you have a very similar name to someone on their watch list. In your case, I think you actually were on their watch list due to your travel patterns, but have been removed as a result of the redress process.

I think the control number that you used to check your status is your redress number.

@William: Sweden is not a "Muslim country". In fact, Sweden had an official state church, the lutheran-affiliated Church of Sweden (until it was officially disestablished in 2000). That said, a majority of Swedes don't really practice religion and only about 18% say they believe in god.

Sweden has a minority Muslim population (about 4-5%), a mix of people with Balkan, Turkish, and Arab ancestry. But, like "christian" Swedes, the majority of them don't actively practice religion either.

Sweden is not a hotbed of terrorism or a "problematic" country, but the fact you think it is says a lot about you.

William was clearly being sarcastic in his post.

@Ko, it was either xenophobia wrapped in sarcasm, or it was xenophobia wrapped in ignorance from reading too much Breitbart fear-mongering.

Wondering what Lucky did to piss off TSA. I'm betting big that this was retribution from some low level civil servant who didn't like your attitude or maybe something you wrote in the blog. Any guesses? Or perhaps you'd rather not risk stirring up the pot again.

PS Yes it's disgusting that our government operates this way.

@Reed I think it was a joking reference to Trump's xenophobia and the fact that he basically made up terrorist attacks in Sweden.

Some terrible related news:

U.S. Airport Pat-Downs Are About to Get More Invasive
https://bloom.bg/2mn35xm

If I may ask, how do you handle your mail?

Well ... Lucky you ... it took me almost a year to get my redress nr ... but I am not a US-national so that might explain?
Well done

"It shows What you think about Sweden"

"Breitbart fear mongering"

Yeah tell that the Jewish communities in Sweden, especially malmo lol.... or to the women that have been raped.. or to free speech advocates that are banned from saying anything for fear of prosecution for being racist.

I love hearing liberal views on accepting immigrants who oh by the way believe in FAR more right wing views than Breitbart... views like: homosexuals should be stoned.. women must be covered.

@ Reed
I was in Gothenburg and Stockholm last summer and you are plainly ignorant of what is going on there. Suggest you research the travel warnings regarding the behaviour of many of the immigrants to gain a little insight of how disruptive of local culture they have become.

HI Lucky
Very helpful.
How long did it take for DHS to acknowledge your documents? I sent via email a week ago and still the status says they are waiting for the documents.
Thanks