Global Entry
Feb 26, 2011, 12:02 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: ORF
Programs: Delta Diamond Charter Member/1.8MM, IHG Spire Elite
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Global entry ?
Not really Delta related. Arrived ATL early this afternoon, got my Global Entry receipt, proceeded to baggage claim and recovered my luggage, beelined for the GE exit point. CBP officers motioned to go the other way through the regular line. When I get there I see a confused look on the agents face, she says: "Where is your declaration? Did you go through the line? I said no, this is a Global Entry receipt, she gives me a deer in the headlights look. I'm getting ready to say something I might regret when she figures it out and motions me through. I'm wondering why these people are getting paid if they aren't aware of their own programs? Sorry, just venting.
Feb 26, 2011, 12:24 pm
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: ORF
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Nope, I much enjoy the DM arrival when it's offered. Haven't experienced it in ATL pretty much only JFK. For $100 for 5 years it's stll a great deal even if DM arrival experience is occasionally offered.
Feb 26, 2011, 12:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NoVa/DC
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GE means you don't have to care if there is a DM arrivals team or not.
Arriving in LAX, at least last year, there is no one to greet you. GE gets you out quick and easy (assuming you don't have to wait for luggage).
I can't recall if the GE exit point was well-signed last time I came through ATL. That was after waiting forever for checked luggage...
If you do have DM arrivals assistance you may have to wait for other DMs who are futher back on your plane (if you are in BE and they are back at row 44).
Arriving in LAX, at least last year, there is no one to greet you. GE gets you out quick and easy (assuming you don't have to wait for luggage).
I can't recall if the GE exit point was well-signed last time I came through ATL. That was after waiting forever for checked luggage...
If you do have DM arrivals assistance you may have to wait for other DMs who are futher back on your plane (if you are in BE and they are back at row 44).
Feb 26, 2011, 12:47 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: MA
Programs: DL DM/2MM Marriott Platinum, HH Diamond,
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I am currently in the application process, awaiting interview. My rationale was this... I do a fair number of short trips without checked luggage, and GE might someday mean the difference between a missed connection and a successful connection. If that happens just once in 5 years, then it will be worth the $100 to me!
With checked luggage, it matters less. Even with a line at passport control , there is always at least some wait for luggage to come down the chute at JFK or ATL. And at BOS, I have never encountered significant passport lines.
I will need to apply for my wife as well. It will do little good if I can get through GE and she cannot.
With checked luggage, it matters less. Even with a line at passport control , there is always at least some wait for luggage to come down the chute at JFK or ATL. And at BOS, I have never encountered significant passport lines.
I will need to apply for my wife as well. It will do little good if I can get through GE and she cannot.
Feb 26, 2011, 1:27 pm
#6
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GE has been good for me in BOS, JFK, LAX, and ATL. Of course, I still find that the TSA/Security Check in ATL's E Terminal is still the biggest hang up regardless of whether or not I have checked bags.
Feb 26, 2011, 1:44 pm
#7
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: IND
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I was just through ATL E terminal last week, 45 minutes throught customs, I was really thinking GE would be great. My trip through the line finished up with the guy in my line taking about 15 minutes with the agent ... I think he was taking a citizenship exam. TSA/Security took 2 minutes with no line!
Feb 26, 2011, 2:16 pm
#8
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Queens, NY
Programs: Delta Skymiles Diamond Medallion
Posts: 104
Global Entry has only ever saved me time at passport control and never at customs.
Once a customs agent (at JFK Term 4) told me that I could cut the line with a GE receipt, but the next time I asked if I could cut with it I get a flat no.
Yesterday coming into JFK T3, there was no separate GE exit at customs and had to wait on line with the herds.
I actually sent my Diamond greeter away yesterday after thanking her for meeting me because I said I didn't need her.
Will Diamond greeter wait with you for luggage (took 30 minutes after printing GE receipt yesterday) and take you to front of customs line?
Once a customs agent (at JFK Term 4) told me that I could cut the line with a GE receipt, but the next time I asked if I could cut with it I get a flat no.
Yesterday coming into JFK T3, there was no separate GE exit at customs and had to wait on line with the herds.
I actually sent my Diamond greeter away yesterday after thanking her for meeting me because I said I didn't need her.
Will Diamond greeter wait with you for luggage (took 30 minutes after printing GE receipt yesterday) and take you to front of customs line?
Feb 27, 2011, 5:10 am
#9
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Florida
Programs: DL DM, Marriott Titanium elite
Posts: 23
What is the DM greeter/arrivals team program? I travel internationally at least once a month and connect mostly through ATL. I have been a charter Diamond medallion and have yet to meet them. Since this DM greeter seems to be a rare species I may go with GE, have been thinking about it and it seems a nice feature (I rarely check luggage)...
Feb 27, 2011, 5:31 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Nice
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I find GE to be a great benefit when my arrival follows a few widebodies. When I am first in the line, which I typically am, it saves little time, but does avoid the questions about why I live outside the US. GE already knows why and don't seem to care. I love GE, but just to avoid talking with the immigration officers.
Feb 27, 2011, 6:22 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: TUP, MEM
Programs: DL DM, SPG Gold, Privium, CBP Global Entry, Delta Reserve AMEX, Delta Reserve Business AMEX
Posts: 231
I am currently in the application process, awaiting interview. My rationale was this... I do a fair number of short trips without checked luggage, and GE might someday mean the difference between a missed connection and a successful connection. If that happens just once in 5 years, then it will be worth the $100 to me!
With checked luggage, it matters less. Even with a line at passport control , there is always at least some wait for luggage to come down the chute at JFK or ATL. And at BOS, I have never encountered significant passport lines.
I will need to apply for my wife as well. It will do little good if I can get through GE and she cannot.
With checked luggage, it matters less. Even with a line at passport control , there is always at least some wait for luggage to come down the chute at JFK or ATL. And at BOS, I have never encountered significant passport lines.
I will need to apply for my wife as well. It will do little good if I can get through GE and she cannot.
Biggest bonus is the look on the remainder of the BE passengers as I wisp through Passport Control.
I have Privium appointment next month, so will be have same plus through AMS. It was told to me that CDG is going to start this as well.
Anybody heard anything about this?
Feb 27, 2011, 6:40 am
#12
Join Date: Jan 2008
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http://www.parafes.immigration.gouv.fr/en/
The "who's concerned?" section points out that it is open to almost everyone in the EU+Switzerland who is a citizen or have permanent residency. It has been expanding and promises to be a big benefit for those who are eligible.
Feb 27, 2011, 7:01 am
#13
Join Date: Jan 2011
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What you are thinking of, I suspect is PARAFES:
http://www.parafes.immigration.gouv.fr/en/
The "who's concerned?" section points out that it is open to almost everyone in the EU+Switzerland who is a citizen or have permanent residency. It has been expanding and promises to be a big benefit for those who are eligible.
http://www.parafes.immigration.gouv.fr/en/
The "who's concerned?" section points out that it is open to almost everyone in the EU+Switzerland who is a citizen or have permanent residency. It has been expanding and promises to be a big benefit for those who are eligible.
Feb 27, 2011, 7:21 am
#14
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Feb 27, 2011, 7:48 am
#15
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