On June 12, 2015, the Transportation Security Administration posted the following notice at http://www.tsa.gov/stakeholders/transportation-worker-identification-credential-twic:
1) UPDATED! TWIC Processing Delays: The previously announced delay
in processing some TWIC applications has been resolved. Most applicants
will receive a TWIC within a month of enrolling, and often in about two
weeks. However, despite progress in reducing processing delays for the
small number of applicants whose criminal or immigration records indicate that
they may not be eligible for a TWIC, those applicants may still experience a
two-and-a-half month wait before receiving a TWIC or notification from TSA.
To ensure all eligible applicants receive a new or renewal TWIC
before it is needed for work we continue to strongly encourage all applicants to apply for their TWIC at least
10 to 12 weeks prior to when the card will be required to avoid inconvenience
or interruption in access to maritime facilities.
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Takeaways from this notice: applicants
with anything in their background that might result in a application refusal on
criminal history or immigration grounds may still experience a lengthy
delay. It remains to be seen if persons
with clean backgrounds continue to experience lengthy delays. Employers would be well-served to take TSA’s
advice and assume that the application process will take 10 – 12 weeks.
The only way to find out if
anything new has been posted on the TSA TWIC website is to check it daily. At the bottom of the site is a revision
date. If this date has changed, new
material has been added. Do not rely on
the NEW! verbiage on notices because TSA does not
remove this on a timely basis.
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