Originally Posted by N1120A

I've used NEXUS quite a bit, but hadn't traveled to an international destination other than Canada since getting GE with NEXUS early this year. That changed when I returned from an amazing 2 weeks in Santorini.

I flew back to LAX through IAD on UA 937 from ZRH. For the uninitiated, the flight from ZRH lands when a bunch of other international TATL flights come in, so the C Concourse FIS is a zoo. I was really happy to have GE at that point and made my way to the kiosk. The touch screen declaration was a snap and the machine was far more accurate at the biometric stuff than the training machine at LAX. I was pleased with the current declaration on foodstuffs, which is more accurate to the rules than before (though they still need to clarify that yoghurt and most cheeses are fine), so I didn't have to declare the nuts from Greece and Swiss chocolate I had since I was way under the value limit. I then got my receipt and made my way to the customs area.

The baggage claim was an even bigger zoo, with a huge line in place for non-GE types. I couldn't remember if I got to cut there too and no CBP people could be found to confirm. The line was so far back that I could barely see the sign for the GE "line" to enter customs so I started walking up. Some Air Serv idiot tried to send me to the back of the line, but I could see the GE sign by now and told him "I have Global Entry and that (pointing) is my line." He kept trying to block my way, but I reiterated my point and showed him the CBP sticker, and he reluctantly let me through. I was behind one UA captain (a lot of pilots were using GE, which is smart) then handed my receipt to the CBP agent who said "thank you sir" and gave me only the second or third smile I have ever gotten from those people.

All in all, an amazing experience, especially for someone who has been subject to racist behavior from the IAD CBP before.