Originally Posted by desi

You are right. No point in arguing with 20/20 hindsight.

I doubt process is expected to work that way. As far as security clearance from local law enforecemenrt is involved, the process is usually limited to local residents (not citizens living anywhere in the world). Doubt Indian citizen living in Iran for 40 years is expected to get US Global Entry based on certificate from Indian police (even if he manages to get one by bribing local police). So returning to India for this purpose does not make sense.

This is similar to police clearance for Green Card. You need police clearance from LE of your resident country, not your citizen country.

One bad thing about US openning up global country to so many other nationals is that its advantages are going to degenerate into what has happened with fasttrack.