Join Date: Jun 2014
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GOES system allows booking Sat GE interview appts at locations not open on Sat? (MCO)
So I went through applying for and got conditional approval for Global Entry (GE). That was on August 16. The nearest airport to me is BOS and it was booking out (at the time) until Christmas. JFK and the NYC facilities are a pain in my you know what to get to, and I have a trip in September that I would have liked to use the number for.
Long story short, I happened to see an opening at MCO for Sept 13 in the system (actually the schedule was about 60% open, 40% booked) and since airfare was cheap- I took the spot.
I happened to be checking the possibility of doing a walk in at Dulles due to an unexpected trip down there and noticed that apparently the MCO office isn't even open on Saturdays? How does the system let people book on a day when an office isn't even open?
I double checked, my appointment is for MCO and NOT Sanford (which *is* listed as having Sat appts) so it was not a mere mistake of me mis-reading the center info. And, to make matters worse, I went and checked other Saturdays for MCO and there are slots open with many of them booked!
I tried to call down to ask someone and no one answered, but even the voicemail said they weren't open on Saturdays.
Am I hosed? Anyone else use MCO on a Saturday for GE interview recently and can share? Should I just try for a walk in at IAD DCA or BWI?
Last edited by squeakr; Sep 4, 2014 at 7:56 pm
Reason: clarity on GE not GOES