TSA is "looking into" the issues surrounding their draconian restrictions on flight instruction. The "policies", and I use the term loosely, cause nobody can understand the gobldy gook the TSA put out originally, have lately been "interpreted" to mean that the only flight instruction where an instructor must verify citizenship is instruction for a rating or license. In other words, as it stands right now, if you are doing a flight review or just an hour of training, aircraft checkout, etc, you don't have to verify citizenship.
If you are giving someone dual toward a certificate or rating in an aircraft under 12,500 pounds, you do have to verify citizenship OF EVERYONE, even US citizens. Foreigners are prohibited from taking flight training without going through a lengthy application and screening process.
It was noted that the documentation of citizenship must be recorded in the PILOT's logbook AND the Flight Instructor's logbook, including the number of the documentation (ie: passport number, etc.). A driver's license is NOT good enough, nor is a pilot's certificate. Apparently, near as I can tell, a US Passport or a Certified copy of a birth certificate are the only acceptable documents to verify citizenship.
Again, this is a very dynamic situation. The alphabet groups are wrestling with TSA right now on this issue, and making some headway.
Admiral Stone, head of TSA, was at the AOPA Convention, and got thumped pretty hard by the participants, so hopefully, they are doing some homework.
MTV