Originally Posted by
Captain Schmidt
My GE expired in Jan this year. I applied for renewal in November but application is still awaiting "conditional approval". As I understand it, due to the backlog I can continue to use my "expired" GE for a grace period of up to 48 months. Flying to the US next week for the first time since I ticked past the original expiry date so does anyone here have experience of actually entering with an expired GE similar to mine?
The official grace period is only 18 months (some members have reported receiving trusted travelers benefits for up to 24 months past their current expiration dates). Please refer to the following threads in the
Trusted Travelers forum: