New Employee Badging Process
Your DEN employee badge is a TSA required identification credential that carries personal responsibility and is used to access your work area at DEN. Below are resources to obtain a badge.
Each time you visit the Airport Badging Office you must provide Form I-9 Acceptable Documents which show your identity and authorization to work in the United States, none of which can be digital or photocopies.
Names on the documents must match the name on the fingerprinting and badging application. If names do not match, all legal documents containing name changes are required.
Step 1: Fingerprinting
- Your company Authorized Signatory must submit a new badge request electronically via the authorized signatory portal.
- Your Authorized Signatory will review your Acceptable Form I-9 Documents you plan to present to the Airport Security Office at your Fingerprinting Appointment.
- After your company has created your new badge request, you may schedule an appointment for Fingerprinting.
- You must bring Acceptable Form I-9 Documents, none of which can be digital or photocopies. Visit uscis.gov for valid forms of ID.
- You will not test or receive your Airport ID Badge at your Fingerprinting Appointment.
- You should plan at least one hour for this appointment.
Step 2: Training and Testing
- After your background checks are completed, your company Authorized Signatory will notify you, usually within a week, but may be longer.
- Once notified, you may schedule an appointment for training and testing.
- You must bring Acceptable Form I-9 Documents, none of which can be digital or photocopies. Visit uscis.gov for valid forms of ID.
New employees who have authorized access to the Sterile Area may schedule an appointment at the Main Badging Office (i.e., airline gate pass, flying into DEN (day of) for new hire processing, etc.). Airport Security will not initiate, nor provide, temporary access through a security checkpoint for any badging needs.