Google Wallet can now hold your US passport

Now you have one less thing to fish out of your pocket or purse at the airport. Starting today, Google Wallet can carry a digital copy of your US passport and use it at Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) checkpoints.

If you want to go to Google’s virtual wallet, you will first need to download the Google Wallet app and sign in to your account or create one. Check the command “create an ID pass with your US passport” and follow the instructions. The app will ask you to take a selfie to verify your identity and scan the security chip in your passport. It should only take a few minutes for Google to verify your identity.

Your digital passport will not be valid at all airports. Currently, there are 27 states (plus Puerto Rico) that have at least one airport that accepts digital forms of identification. can show you which states and airports accept digital IDs.

use and storage of digital passports in Google Wallet for a certain period of time. Several states have started accepting digital IDs in the past few months. the newest state of accepting digital IDs including driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.