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Global Entry - US Citizens & LPRs First Time Applicants' Timelines & Information
Feb 10, 2020, 12:33 pm
#1531
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 2
Applied: 7/17/2019
Approved today: 2/10/2020. 208 days.
Interview scheduled for July 15, 2020 in Atlanta (First available appointment was July 14th).
Wife Applied the same day (7/17/2019), and was approved within 30 days - already had her interview and her card in hand.
Approved today: 2/10/2020. 208 days.
Interview scheduled for July 15, 2020 in Atlanta (First available appointment was July 14th).
Wife Applied the same day (7/17/2019), and was approved within 30 days - already had her interview and her card in hand.
Feb 10, 2020, 1:03 pm
#1532
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 1
Long time lurker here... Maybe some info for the other lurkers...
Applied 7/18/2019
CA 2/7/2020
Interview & approval (upon arrival) 2/10/2020
Emailed dhs 3 times, got same canned response except for last email saying they will escalate my case. I went out of the country and just arrived at SFO, checked my status on the phone and found out I got CA. I went straight to the interview on arrival and now approved.
Good luck to those who are still waiting...
Applied 7/18/2019
CA 2/7/2020
Interview & approval (upon arrival) 2/10/2020
Emailed dhs 3 times, got same canned response except for last email saying they will escalate my case. I went out of the country and just arrived at SFO, checked my status on the phone and found out I got CA. I went straight to the interview on arrival and now approved.
Good luck to those who are still waiting...
Feb 11, 2020, 12:44 am
#1534
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 8
Dave Stewart You got it! I mean, I have to believe they'll never actually let it get that bad... but yeah, you're looking at 1 year wait if nothing changes. How delightful
Feb 11, 2020, 9:29 am
#1535
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 1
Initial Enrollment Application (and $100 payment) on 7/18/2019 - took 208 days to Conditional Approval on 2/11/2020. Looking at July 2020 for an appointment in Atlanta. Hopefully there will be cancellations. I'll try to drop in every time I go to the ATL airport to try to get in earlier. Fun!
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Feb 11, 2020, 10:42 am
#1536
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: Delta skymiles
Posts: 5
Okay, final timeline!
Applied: July 9, 2019
Conditional approval: January 31, 2020 (206 days)
Interview MSP airport: February 10, 2020 (was able to pick up a cancellation)
Final approval: February 10, 2020 (received an e-mail approximately 1.5 hour after the interview)
Thanks everyone, this forum was very helpful! Good luck to all people who are still waiting.
Applied: July 9, 2019
Conditional approval: January 31, 2020 (206 days)
Interview MSP airport: February 10, 2020 (was able to pick up a cancellation)
Final approval: February 10, 2020 (received an e-mail approximately 1.5 hour after the interview)
Thanks everyone, this forum was very helpful! Good luck to all people who are still waiting.
Feb 12, 2020, 12:22 pm
#1540
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: UA
Posts: 7
Applied in September for three minors, still waiting.
I wish I could take it back and just do Prescheck now. That’s more critical than Global Entry. Two of mine have aged out of automatic precheck and were forced to go in the regular line last time.
I wish I could take it back and just do Prescheck now. That’s more critical than Global Entry. Two of mine have aged out of automatic precheck and were forced to go in the regular line last time.
Feb 13, 2020, 12:04 am
#1541
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 1
I've been following this thread for half a year so decided to contribute
applied Jul 20 , 2019
CA Feb 12, 2020
Interview scheduled for Feb 19 at lax
First available was June, but I was checking frequently and somebody apparently cancelled.
Happy this journey is finally seem to be over lol
applied Jul 20 , 2019
CA Feb 12, 2020
Interview scheduled for Feb 19 at lax
First available was June, but I was checking frequently and somebody apparently cancelled.
Happy this journey is finally seem to be over lol
Feb 13, 2020, 1:14 pm
#1543
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 1
Had a Chat With the Help Line
Applied: 08/04/2019
Probably have another month or two before CA if current estimates are accurate. Sigh. Just for fun, I called the CBP customer service number. Pleasantly surprised that I got to speak with a human in about three minutes. I asked about the long wait for CA and whether it would it be possible to expedite the application since I'm beyond six months. She was very polite, seemed mildly embarrassed, and said that there is no such thing as expediting an application. She said they have no access to the applications and can't check anything or flag anything. When asked why there is such a huge difference in wait times (spouse got CA in two weeks), she said that applications are randomly sent to different processing centers, and some centers are faster and more caught up than others. She said they are not processed chronologically, that it's just the luck of the draw. Also, the application itself (countries traveled to, etc) has no baring on the wait time. She apologized many times. Sigh.
Probably have another month or two before CA if current estimates are accurate. Sigh. Just for fun, I called the CBP customer service number. Pleasantly surprised that I got to speak with a human in about three minutes. I asked about the long wait for CA and whether it would it be possible to expedite the application since I'm beyond six months. She was very polite, seemed mildly embarrassed, and said that there is no such thing as expediting an application. She said they have no access to the applications and can't check anything or flag anything. When asked why there is such a huge difference in wait times (spouse got CA in two weeks), she said that applications are randomly sent to different processing centers, and some centers are faster and more caught up than others. She said they are not processed chronologically, that it's just the luck of the draw. Also, the application itself (countries traveled to, etc) has no baring on the wait time. She apologized many times. Sigh.
Feb 13, 2020, 1:46 pm
#1544
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 2
Global Entry in 12 days
My son applied for and paid the fee on Feb 1st. Was conditionally approved on Feb 3rd. Because we were going to be in NYC end of February, I scheduled his interview in downtown Manhattan. Because of the recent changes in NY there are plenty of appts available. We live in Nashville and there were zero appointments available in Nashville airport. Checked again every day for Nashville appts and one opened up the beginning of March so changed to that one. Checked it this morning and one opened up this afternoon so he went to it today. Two weeks might be a record!! Our other son is waiting on his renewed passport so we shall see how long his takes when we can finally apply. Fingers crossed for more good luck since we leave end of May for Europe.
Applied: 02/01/2020
CA: 02/03/2020
Interview: 02/13/2020
Nashville
Applied: 02/01/2020
CA: 02/03/2020
Interview: 02/13/2020
Nashville
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Feb 14, 2020, 7:11 am
#1545
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: Global Entry
Posts: 1
I have been a long time follower of this thread. I feel obligated to contribute my data point now that I have something to share:
Applied: 7/22/2019
CA: 2/13/2020
The previously posted formula pointed to an early March approval. I believe that the cancellation of all New York applications has resulted in an increase in processing speed for everyone else.
Applied: 7/22/2019
CA: 2/13/2020
The previously posted formula pointed to an early March approval. I believe that the cancellation of all New York applications has resulted in an increase in processing speed for everyone else.