Global Entry Enrollment Interview Experiences and Questions Asked in the Interview
Jan 10, 2016, 9:26 am
#76
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I have received my conditional approval, and naively thought that scheduling an interview would be easy. I have an up-coming trip through LAX in about a month, and scheduled y arriving flight to allow all morning to schedule my interview. To my surprise, I found that the entire day is booked, and that many days in February are unavailable. I looked at Long Beach, and the entire month of Feb. is booked.
Surprisingly, the situation at JFK, for example, is the opposite, with most days available, so scheduling an interview may be very easy at some centers and difficult at others. I'd like to a avoid the need to tie up a whole day flying to LAX and home ( not to mention the expense) simply for an interview that seems to be a formality! As others have suggested, I'll keep trying to schedule at LAX, but if I can't maybe I'll take my chances as a walk-in.
Surprisingly, the situation at JFK, for example, is the opposite, with most days available, so scheduling an interview may be very easy at some centers and difficult at others. I'd like to a avoid the need to tie up a whole day flying to LAX and home ( not to mention the expense) simply for an interview that seems to be a formality! As others have suggested, I'll keep trying to schedule at LAX, but if I can't maybe I'll take my chances as a walk-in.
Oh by the way, welcome to Flyertalk and congrats on your first post!
Jan 12, 2016, 1:26 am
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One question I was asked which I don't think anyone has mentioned yet:
"Has anyone asked you to apply for GE, or offered to pay the application fee for you?"
I answered yes. I used a credit card that offers a fee credit for this purpose.
She then asked "any person?"
I said no and she moved on.
Anyone else get that? I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned on here.
"Has anyone asked you to apply for GE, or offered to pay the application fee for you?"
I answered yes. I used a credit card that offers a fee credit for this purpose.
She then asked "any person?"
I said no and she moved on.
Anyone else get that? I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned on here.
Jan 12, 2016, 3:18 am
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One question I was asked which I don't think anyone has mentioned yet:
"Has anyone asked you to apply for GE, or offered to pay the application fee for you?"
I answered yes. I used a credit card that offers a fee credit for this purpose.
She then asked "any person?"
I said no and she moved on.
Anyone else get that? I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned on here.
"Has anyone asked you to apply for GE, or offered to pay the application fee for you?"
I answered yes. I used a credit card that offers a fee credit for this purpose.
She then asked "any person?"
I said no and she moved on.
Anyone else get that? I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned on here.
Jan 12, 2016, 9:03 am
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My interviewer acted as though he wanted to get rid of me as quickly as possible, strictly sticking to confirming some of the details on the application.
A slight digression regarding the card itself ... my interview was on Wednesday afternoon, and it arrived in my mailbox the following Monday! Lighting on the picture itself is terrible - such bad shadows that I look like a raccoon (or I'd been in one hell of a brawl).
A slight digression regarding the card itself ... my interview was on Wednesday afternoon, and it arrived in my mailbox the following Monday! Lighting on the picture itself is terrible - such bad shadows that I look like a raccoon (or I'd been in one hell of a brawl).
Jan 20, 2016, 9:45 am
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It seems like most people get asked if they've had any previous arrests or dealings with police officers. I'm considering applying for GE but was pulled over for a DWI a handful of years ago. I ended up getting the conviction reduced to a careless driving, so I don't have a DWI on my record. But if they ask have I been arrested and for what, I'm assuming I should just be honest and tell them I was arrested for a DWI and only convicted of a careless driving. I'm just worried from everything I've read that any mention of a DWI will disqualify me. Anyone else had anything similar?
Jan 20, 2016, 2:08 pm
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It seems like most people get asked if they've had any previous arrests or dealings with police officers. I'm considering applying for GE but was pulled over for a DWI a handful of years ago. I ended up getting the conviction reduced to a careless driving, so I don't have a DWI on my record. But if they ask have I been arrested and for what, I'm assuming I should just be honest and tell them I was arrested for a DWI and only convicted of a careless driving. I'm just worried from everything I've read that any mention of a DWI will disqualify me. Anyone else had anything similar?
Jan 21, 2016, 9:09 am
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I'm just worried that if I say I was arrested for a DWI, even if I was never convicted of a DWI that might worry the interviewer into not approving me.
I would assume someone else who's applied has been arrested for something but then never convicted or convicted of a lesser crime. I suppose I'll just apply and go through the process and find out.
Jan 21, 2016, 10:02 am
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I wasn't thinking of not disclosing it, I know you have to disclose any convictions in the application process. But technically, what I was arrested for isn't what I was convicted for. And I get the impression that a DWI conviction might disqualify you, but I'm hoping a DWI arrest with only a conviction of a careless driving might not disqualify me.
I'm just worried that if I say I was arrested for a DWI, even if I was never convicted of a DWI that might worry the interviewer into not approving me.
I would assume someone else who's applied has been arrested for something but then never convicted or convicted of a lesser crime. I suppose I'll just apply and go through the process and find out.
I'm just worried that if I say I was arrested for a DWI, even if I was never convicted of a DWI that might worry the interviewer into not approving me.
I would assume someone else who's applied has been arrested for something but then never convicted or convicted of a lesser crime. I suppose I'll just apply and go through the process and find out.
Feb 17, 2016, 11:01 pm
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I have my GE interview Monday ( Feb 22 ) I was told to bring my
Conditional Approval letter and Passport.
Problem is I can't find a Conditional Approval Letter
I have checked to see if it was blocked by a pop up blocker but nothing seems to be blocked.
Has anyone had this problem in the past ?
Conditional Approval letter and Passport.
Problem is I can't find a Conditional Approval Letter
I have checked to see if it was blocked by a pop up blocker but nothing seems to be blocked.
Has anyone had this problem in the past ?
Feb 18, 2016, 1:20 am
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I have my GE interview Monday ( Feb 22 ) I was told to bring my
Conditional Approval letter and Passport.
Problem is I can't find a Conditional Approval Letter
I have checked to see if it was blocked by a pop up blocker but nothing seems to be blocked.
Has anyone had this problem in the past ?
Conditional Approval letter and Passport.
Problem is I can't find a Conditional Approval Letter
I have checked to see if it was blocked by a pop up blocker but nothing seems to be blocked.
Has anyone had this problem in the past ?
Feb 18, 2016, 11:27 am
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I have my GE interview Monday ( Feb 22 ) I was told to bring my
Conditional Approval letter and Passport.
Problem is I can't find a Conditional Approval Letter
I have checked to see if it was blocked by a pop up blocker but nothing seems to be blocked.
Has anyone had this problem in the past ?
Conditional Approval letter and Passport.
Problem is I can't find a Conditional Approval Letter
I have checked to see if it was blocked by a pop up blocker but nothing seems to be blocked.
Has anyone had this problem in the past ?
Feb 18, 2016, 12:13 pm
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I actually just got off the phone with the interview center I picked. I explained that neither my wife and myself got the Conditional Approval Letter , he said go to the GOES website and it should be there, I explained I have tried that for 36 hours , I changed settings on my pop up blockers to allow all pop ups etc and still no letter. He said he has no way of pulling the letters himself but "it should be a problem" I explained my drive for the interview is just over 2 hours one way and he did take our names and times of our interview and he looked it up and said " we should be fine , see you and Susan Monday"
This is all so odd
Feb 18, 2016, 4:03 pm
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I had a recent interview for renewal... I volunteered that I had forgotten to list some of the many countries I had visited in the past 5 years on my renewal application. He couldn't care less and was not interested.
Feb 19, 2016, 7:02 am
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My interview was super easy. Female CBP officer told me I had a couple tiny gaps on my application (data entry error, changed address on a yearly basis for a while). Corrected them. Asked if I had been to a foreign country (I had not). Asked why I was getting GE (answered primarily for Precheck and for use on international travel occasionally).
Photo for the card and tutorial on the machine and I was out the door rather quickly.
Photo for the card and tutorial on the machine and I was out the door rather quickly.