Man left baffled by strange sticker in his passport – here is what it means

A MAN was left baffled after spotting a sticker in his passport while he was passing through security.

He took to Reddit to ask what it meant – and thankfully was a good thing to have according to other travellers.

He wrote on the forum: "Waiting at gate ready to board flight to LA when a random security guard stuck this in my passport. What is this and what’s it for?"

His image showed a page of his passport with a sticker that read Security Do Not Remove, with the date of February 7, 2022.

Thankfully it is nothing to be worried about, and is actually a good thing to have in a passport when travelling through the airport.

Many experts and airline staff chimed in, explaining what it means.

One person wrote: "I work for an airline and can confirm it's to show you've answered the pre-travel security questions you would have been asked before checking in."

Pre-travel security questions can include where you are travelling to and why you are travelling.

Another person agreed, writing:"It means you’ve passed the initial security screening for entering US and you’ll be questioned as normal at LAX. I’ve flown into US twice in last 4 months and that’s standard procedure."

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Someone else said: "It's for security. Do not remove it."

Of course, it is okay to remove once through security and out of the airport.

There is also something you never want to see on your boarding pass while travelling – if you see SSSS on it, you could even end up being late for your flight.

The code stands for "Secondary Security Screening Selection" which means that the passenger has been selected for additional screening by security.

Anyone with this code is advised to turn up an extra half hour early for the airport, because getting through security will take considerably longer than usual.

And if you see GTE on your boarding pass, it might mean you don't have a seat on a plane.

One thing you should never do is put a novelty stamp in your passport, as it could get you banned from travelling.

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