Sep 2, 2019, 6:56 pm
Last edit by: TWA884
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Global Entry - US Citizens & LPRs First Time Applicants' Timelines & Information
Oct 23, 2020, 12:47 pm
#1831
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 14
And it is finally over - GE approved and card arrived!
Was not able to do Interview on Arrival on Sep-13 (landed too late) but they have just re-opened so i scheduled interview for Sep-23-2020,Chicago downtown. After arriving there, was told they had "emergency closure" that day and i need to reschedule it. Fortunately, was able to do so for Oct-7-2020. Interview was quick and easy, got approved in few hours and card arrived about a week later.
Applied: Aug-26-2019
CA: Apr-17-2020
Approved: Oct-7-2020
Total: 408 days
Was not able to do Interview on Arrival on Sep-13 (landed too late) but they have just re-opened so i scheduled interview for Sep-23-2020,Chicago downtown. After arriving there, was told they had "emergency closure" that day and i need to reschedule it. Fortunately, was able to do so for Oct-7-2020. Interview was quick and easy, got approved in few hours and card arrived about a week later.
Applied: Aug-26-2019
CA: Apr-17-2020
Approved: Oct-7-2020
Total: 408 days
Last edited by deaddogfluffy; Oct 23, 2020 at 12:48 pm Reason: spelling
Oct 24, 2020, 7:54 am
#1832
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 31
Status change of your application
GregorSamsa: By now you should have received the status change of your application since the applications that were made around the time as yours are being approved. Hoping you received a response. I am a week behind you waiting with crossed fingers. Good luck.
Oct 26, 2020, 10:29 am
#1833
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: DL, Amex MR
Posts: 287
The most recent datapoints right above show that the processing time has moved towards 315 days (~10.5 months)
Oct 27, 2020, 7:48 pm
#1836
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: IAD/DCA
Posts: 31,797
did covid screw up interviews so they suspended acceptances for a certain period of time ?
was very fast for me [not recently] only europe and north america travel history (boring vs most FTers) , was able to get a same day appointment due to a cancellation.
was very fast for me [not recently] only europe and north america travel history (boring vs most FTers) , was able to get a same day appointment due to a cancellation.
Oct 27, 2020, 10:00 pm
#1837
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,631
Please refer to the following thread for additional inforamtion:This thread is for discussing application approval timelines, when did you apply and when did you receive your conditional approval?
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
Oct 28, 2020, 2:36 am
#1840
Join Date: Sep 2020
Posts: 4
Oct 28, 2020, 7:21 am
#1842
Join Date: Aug 2020
Programs: AA
Posts: 7
My husband called (877) 227-5511. He was on hold a long time but eventually got through. He was told there is an 11-month turn around time now. By calling, you can at least verify that you are in the system. They no longer do expedites.
Oct 28, 2020, 12:15 pm
#1843
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,631
Please refer to the following thread for additional information:
Oct 29, 2020, 1:37 pm
#1844
Join Date: Sep 2020
Posts: 4
Thanks for the number. I called and found out that it is indeed because I am a foreign national. Global Entry now seems to need verification of the German Federal Police and it seems to be stuck there for some reason. But the US side already approved, so hopefully, this resolves itself soon.