Originally Posted by
SpicyMeatball
I have a corporate gold Amex, which was supposed to offer me reimbursement of the $100 Global Entry application fee if paid using the Amex card. I indeed paid with the card, but have not been reimbursed. I called Amex, who said that they need to be "notified" by US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) that my application was approved. Has anyone else gone through this? I emailed CBP 1-2 months ago but haven't received a response.
This sounds suspect to me, I highly doubt CBP has a mechanism in place to "notify" AmEx when a GE application paid with an AmEx card is approved. FWIW I paid for my brother's GE fee with my personal plat and got a statement credit within a week or two -- before he even got GE approval.