Originally Posted by
1KChinito
If I were you, I would keep checking for cancellations at Global Entry offices that you are interested in, especially during their office hours. In less than two weeks, you should be able to find something suitable for you.
If you cannot find openings for all three of you on the same day, go together anyway and ask. Worse case is only scheduled individual/s will be interviewed. You have nothing to lose.
Please come back and let us know your result.
I have a couple short trips to DFW in October and November that the family is coming along that includes a Friday when they are open, and I will check before each trip for openings. The wait isn't all that bad for us since the next family flight isn't until January, and we aren't going international until March at the earliest, but I have a number of domestic flights later this fall and wanted to get the global entry set up sooner just for the TSA pre-check privileges. I may try my own luck with a walk-in during my next business trip just to get me done sooner too.
I'm just annoyed by the fact that not only is the middle of the country underserved in terms of locations, but the locations that are within a day's drive of here are obviously in very high demand while there are certain cities (like Houston) where they may have multiple locations and tons of openings. I don't expect efficiencies in government operations, but they've concentrated so much availability in a just few chosen pockets of the country.