Originally Posted by
pa3lsvt
Use of GE at an airport only requires your fingerprints and is active as soon as you are approved. In fact, your approval letter tells you such but is so poorly worded to be confusing (emphasis added):
I think the "cards are not valid at kiosks" should be changed to "cards are not necessary to use kiosks."
That excerpt from the letter is *exactly* why I'm asking in this thread. The phrase " You may use the program as soon as you receive and activate your new Global Entry card." is what is throwing me off.