Originally Posted by TropicalTripper

As I reported earlier, my wife and I applied for our cards on 7/18.

Update: She got her approval notice on 7/26 and received the card on 7/27. I got my approval notice on 7/27 and received the card today on 7/28.

Our cards mailed from Chantilly, VA. My ID photo is AWFUL! It looks like I have a shrunken head. This might be my worst ever ID photo.

Now that we know the cards won't be tied to the TSA trusted traveler program, they're basically worthless to us unless we make a pedestrian crossing from Mexico using the SENTRI line. I used pedestrian cross into the U.S. at the San Ysidro POE sometimes when I was living in San Diego. My roommate had SENTRI and I couldn't be in the car with him going through the checkpoint.

Nowadays I might have occasion to drive into the US from Canada, but I'd be in a rental car, so I wouldn't be able to benefit from the program.

One more addition to my deck of loyalty cards.