diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx
index 7dccc7bdf..b29a4b102 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx
@@ -685,6 +685,19 @@ function PassengersForm() {
   const { user, isAuthenticated, updateUser } = useAuthStore();
   const isInitialized = useAuthStore((s) => s.isInitialized);
   const [faydaEnabled, setFaydaEnabled] = useState(true);
+  // "Skip for now" (bypasses Fayda verification) is only offered on local dev and the
+  // staging/test domain — never on an unrecognized host, which would include production.
+  // Starts false (matches SSR, where window isn't available) and is only ever flipped to
+  // true client-side after mount, so there's no server/client hydration mismatch.
+  const [allowSkipFaydaVerification, setAllowSkipFaydaVerification] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const hostname = window.location.hostname;
+    setAllowSkipFaydaVerification(
+      hostname === "localhost" ||
+        hostname === "127.0.0.1" ||
+        hostname === "edrpassenger.triaplc.com",
+    );
+  }, []);
   const [verificationStatus, setVerificationStatus] = useState<Record<number, 'pending' | 'success' | 'error'>>({});
   const [faydaErrors, setFaydaErrors] = useState<Record<number, string>>({});
   // The passenger currently mid-verification (popup open / awaiting callback). Only one
@@ -1166,14 +1179,16 @@ function PassengersForm() {
                           Finish verifying Passenger {(verifyingIndex ?? 0) + 1} first
                         </p>
                       )}
-                      {/* <button
-                        type="button"
-                        onClick={() => toggleForm(index)}
-                        disabled={isVerifyingThis}
-                        className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:underline mt-3 block mx-auto disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-                      >
-                        Skip for now
-                      </button> */}
+                      {allowSkipFaydaVerification && (
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          onClick={() => toggleForm(index)}
+                          disabled={isVerifyingThis}
+                          className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:underline mt-3 block mx-auto disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+                        >
+                          Skip for now
+                        </button>
+                      )}
                     </div>
                   ) : showManualEntryLink ? (
                     <div className="text-center py-8">