Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
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What you'll learn
You enroll with TSA, providing documents, fingerprints and a photo, to get a five year card for unescorted access to secure areas of regulated maritime facilities and vessels, as required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act.
- Application and enrollment appointment
- Fingerprints and facial photo
- Unescorted maritime facility access
- Five year validity and renewal
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.
- Why it's worth it
- Real skills you can put to work right away. Use them on the job, show the results, and you have a story that beats a stack of certificates.
What you will pay$125.25Upfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- Application processing varies.
- Before you start
- US citizen, lawful permanent resident, naturalized citizen, or nonimmigrant alien, asylee or refugee in lawful status; security threat assessment. Online renewal limited to US citizens, US nationals and lawful permanent residents.
- How you are tested
- Online pre enrollment plus in person identity and fingerprint enrollment; online renewal for eligible holders.
- Renewal
- Valid five years; renew up to one year before or after expiration, otherwise reapply as new. Reduced rate cards expire with the supporting HME or FAST card.
- Full cost details
- $125.25 new applicant; $93.00 reduced rate with a valid HME or FAST card; renewal $125.25 in person or $117.25 online; replacement card $60.00. All non refundable.
- Where it applies
- United States maritime facilities and vessels
Counts toward a license or requirement?Depends on your state or employerA TWIC is a security credential for unescorted access to secure port and vessel areas, not a part of getting a CDL. Ask your employer whether your routes need one before you apply. Source ↗
Checked at the source Oct 12, 2026
Sources and what we verified
TSA TWIC page: fees, validity, eligibility ↗What we verified: Corrected standard fee from $127 to $125.25 and added online renewal ($117.25) and replacement ($60) per tsa.gov today. officialUrl moved from the enrollment vendor portal (could not be loaded today) to tsa.gov.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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