Originally Posted by
mre5765
That's exactly why you have to have it. Some stations will be unhappy if you don't have the CBP sticker. As with anything involving the travel and government indistry, if you get the answer you don't like or know is wrong, ask somewhere else. Next time OP is in a station like LAX or ORD, go to the landside GE office and get the sticker, but be prepared for it to take an hour.
I disagree. A card would be more crap to lose. If anything, Global Entry should be completely document-less. Just scan your fingerprints, match to identity. Done.
My passport will have to be renewed about 1 year from now. At my interview (several months ago) for GE, the agent said that I would have to bring in my new passport to be updated into the system. When I asked if I had to make an appointment, his response was NO, just come in and it will be taken care of. I hope I won't have to wait one hour.
[When I got my "conditional approval" email, on the day I chose (I went to T4 of JFK), there were no blocked times--I could have chosen any time that day--they were not very busy.