Originally Posted by
FlyingHoustonian
Received my Global Entry card in the mail today (picture is not bad, other than being b&w).
It was mailed locally from Houston and says it was created on July 25th.
It comes with a protective card "condom" sleeve for the RFID chip similar to what my Euro ID or old Italian permesso card had with gold/silver lining.
So my original GE approval was 1 July 2008. Then:
---I applied for the card with all updates on pay on the 19th or 20th of this month (I need to find my receipt LOL I think it was the 20th)
---Received my approval notice this last Monday the 25th, when card was created.
----I received card today.
Not bad other than paying the 15$ extra.
Now I debate whether I try to use it at TSA checkpoint next week...hmmm.
My Original GE Approval was March 2009. Then:
1) I applied for the card on the 14th of July. Paying $15
2) Got the notice online Monday the 25th
3) Just walked in the door from the airport and its was in the Mail. Came from LAX location.
I was comparing the GE picture to my Passport that was renewed in November and I thought maybe they would get it from there, but no....They must have pulled it from the CBP system from one of my "lovely" pictures entering the US using the GE system after a 10+ hour overnight flight from EZE, HKG, SYD, NRT etc
Yeah the TSA checkpoint...I was thinking about using it as well...or pull a Rodney Dangerfield from the Movie Back to School when paying for the books etc at the bookstore....."pick a card"....between the DL, Passport card, GE card or a CAC card!!
