Originally Posted by
lincolnjkc
All of the GE facilities in Ohio as well as the one that would be quasi-practical to get to in PA and MI are showing no interviews available -- not "an interview a freaking long time in the future" but none available, period. I think I found one facility on one of the coasts that had an opening in April of 2020 or so -- but would like to get this done before then just so I don't have to worry about it.
I know in the past some facilities accepted walk-in for initial applications... is that (still) the case for renewals? Any list of facilities that do walk-ins? Hoping I can go camp out at CBP in Middleburg Heights (I have vacation time to burn before EOY anyway
) and/or give it a whirl at EWR when I'm passing through tomorrow and Thursday.
Yes:
Global Entry Walk-In Interviews
Another option is enrollment on arrival which can be done for renewals as well:
Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival
Also locations showing no current availability may sometimes have time slots open up (perhaps as people with appointments walk in or do EOA) so even though there's nothing today, there might be something tomorrow.
My strategy was a multi-layered approach:
1. Schedule something, anything, far off in a location I knew I would be near or could reasonably get to
2. Check back periodically to optimize (1) for something sooner
3. Plan to EOA on the return of an upcoming international trip
4. Arrived early to my next domestic trip and tried to do a walk in (and was successful)