Who can apply for Clear? Americans and travelers from these countries

A program that lets Americans save time in airport security lines is opening to foreign travelers from 4 countries.

Clear, a NYSE-listed identity company, announced Friday that travelers from the UK, Canada, Australia and Latest Zealand can apply for Clear+ memberships.

More countries will likely be announced later this 12 months, the corporate said.

Clear+ members have their identities verified in via separate lanes at 59 U.S. airports. Verifications are performed using eye, finger or facial biometrics, relatively than manual evaluation.

Candy Buchanan, a Clear+ member based in California, said the lanes are shorter and her identity is verified “inside seconds.”

Travelers can enroll themselves online, or in person at an airport that uses this system, the corporate said.

Individual memberships are $209 per 12 months. Members of the family under 18 years old can accompany adult members in Clear+ lanes.

Buchanan uses her membership with one other U.S. program, TSA PreCheck, which collectively allow her to clear airport security inside minutes, she said.

TSA PreCheck cuts security line times by letting passengers wear their shoes, belts and jackets, and keep liquids and electronics of their carry-on luggage in the course of the security check process. Nevertheless, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced in July it was ending a roughly 20-year old policy requiring travelers to remove their shoes during airport security screenings.

The TSA Precheck program is just open to U.S. residents, U.S. nationals and lawful everlasting residents. 

Global Entry allows expedited entry through U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities. It is accessible to U.S. residents, Mexican nationals and residents of 19 countries and territories, including Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, Germany and the UK.

Other “trusted traveler programs” include Nexus — which is open to American, Canadian residents and Mexican nationals — and Sentri, which expedites entry at U.S. airports and land borders.