Originally Posted by
blue_can
Has anyone on here done this at SAN and if so any experiences to share? I applied for GE on June 24th but like a lot of people my application is still pending. I'm travelling in mid- July and will be returning at the beginning of Aug and was wondering whether it would be an easy process to do this at SAN if conditional approval has been granted by then.
OK so I got this done at SAN yesterday om arrival from LHR. My conditional approval arrived while I was away so this made it a good candidate for the interview on arrival.
One thing that was slight confusing is that the international arrivals at SAN appears to have undergone some recent changes and now you have to claim your checked bags first before going to immigration. There were several GE machines in operation but no APC kiosks. All travelers had to see an officer in a booth who took a photo and then verify briefly asked the question about what was being brought in such as food items etc. This processing was extremely quick. Not sure if this is now the way passengers will be processed at SAN.
At the end of this I requested GE on arrival. It took a while to find an officer to setup the process. Once that as done however the interview simply consisted of taking the photo, fingerprints, verifying my information by asking me to confirm some of my application details and then going over how to use GE. Most of the interview was showing me how to use GE. Very quick and painless. Once I got home I had a email waiting confirming I was now approved. Apparently I should receive the GE card within the next few days.