Practical Travel Safety Issues - Global Entry application questions

I'm taking the leap and applying for Global Entry, but I ran into some newbie issues with the application. If anyone here has encountered the same before, I'd appreciate some opinions on how to handle it.

1) I'm currently a student, and my legal residence (where I pay taxes, have my DL, etc.) is in another state. I was planning on entering my permanent home address as the "current address," and putting the school address as the mailing address. Has anyone done this before and been approved?

2) I worked at a company that was bought out by another one, and so that particular previous employer no longer exists. What should I do about the phone number and address for that employer?

3) I visited Sint Maarten a few years ago, when it was still part of the Netherlands Antilles. I'm assuming that I should put "Netherlands" on the travel history, but that sounds really weird to me. Is that the correct way to do it? Note that "Netherlands Antilles" is not an option (and besides which, it doesn't exist anymore anyways).

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I'm taking the leap and applying for Global Entry, but I ran into some newbie issues with the application. If anyone here has encountered the same before, I'd appreciate some opinions on how to handle it.

1) I'm currently a student, and my legal residence (where I pay taxes, have my DL, etc.) is in another state. I was planning on entering my permanent home address as the "current address," and putting the school address as the mailing address. Has anyone done this before and been approved?

2) I worked at a company that was bought out by another one, and so that particular previous employer no longer exists. What should I do about the phone number and address for that employer?

3) I visited Sint Maarten a few years ago, when it was still part of the Netherlands Antilles. I'm assuming that I should put "Netherlands" on the travel history, but that sounds really weird to me. Is that the correct way to do it? Note that "Netherlands Antilles" is not an option (and besides which, it doesn't exist anymore anyways).

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1 I had multiple addresses when I applied and it was not a problem. That is why you interview with the officer, to explain it. Your plan sounds fine

2 Just put down the new owners. one of my employers ceased to exist for example. Just explain during the interview

3 Netherlands would work then, and you can also explain in the interview.

Good luck. GE rocks

FlyingHoustonian is right.

On #2, technically the employer that doesn't exist any more is the company that acquired the old company. So really, the answer to the question is that you've worked for the same company since the day you started at the acquired company. Under "employer," you may be able to write "(Old company), acquired by (New company)."

But either way, you'll be able to explain in the interview.

Good luck -- GE is fantastic.

I'm taking the leap and applying for Global Entry, but I ran into some newbie issues with the application. If anyone here has encountered the same before, I'd appreciate some opinions on how to handle it.

Good for you! You won't regret it.

1) I'm currently a student, and my legal residence (where I pay taxes, have my DL, etc.) is in another state. I was planning on entering my permanent home address as the "current address," and putting the school address as the mailing address. Has anyone done this before and been approved?

Yes, that should be fine. Your permanent address (where you pay taxes and so forth) remains your legal residence as long as you are a full-time student (regardless of where you are studying).

NOTE: As soon as you finish your schooling, be sure to go back into your GOES account and update it to your new mailing address. At that point, if you are starting a job and expect to be there for a while, you might consider changing your legal address as well--if you plan to change your DL and tax address and so forth. Many states require you to go through this process of getting a new DL, re-registering your car, etc., within 30 days of moving into a state and/or the termination of your full-time-student status in a state (not counting vacations and summers when you may be working full-time while remaining registered as a full-time student). (also does not apply if active duty military stationed to a post within a state)

2) I worked at a company that was bought out by another one, and so that particular previous employer no longer exists. What should I do about the phone number and address for that employer?

If you happen to know the information for the new company, feel free to put it. Otherwise, I think you would be perfectly justified in putting the last information you have on file from your employment at your former employer. (IMHO, CBP can't expect former employees to keep tabs on their former employers.)

3) I visited Sint Maarten a few years ago, when it was still part of the Netherlands Antilles. I'm assuming that I should put "Netherlands" on the travel history, but that sounds really weird to me. Is that the correct way to do it? Note that "Netherlands Antilles" is not an option (and besides which, it doesn't exist anymore anyways).

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Netherlands is fine. Be sure to explain during the interview if the officer asks about your travel history.

Thanks for the help, everyone. Application's out, and I'm now waiting to hear back.

2) I worked at a company that was bought out by another one, and so that particular previous employer no longer exists. What should I do about the phone number and address for that employer?

I had the same situation as you, and I put the name of the company, as it existed, when I worked for them. Similarly, I worked for a company that no longer exists period.

In neither case was I even asked about my employment. The company bought by another was relatively recent (w/i last 2 years).

My speculation is that it doesn't matter, but as long as you are telling the truth, you'll be fine.

Interviewed and approved :) Thanks for the help, everyone. For the record:

1) Put home address as current, school address as mailing. They asked for proof of residency at my mailing address, but I brought a lease agreement with me, so that was all good.

2) Used phone number and address of the new company. Wasn't even asked about it.

3) Listed Netherlands. Didn't get asked about it.