May 22, 2016, 7:44 pm
Last edit by: Old Gold
List of Global Entry Enrollment Centers
Post your walk-in experiences in the Wiki. If you cannot update the Wiki, then please post in the thread, and someone will paste your data point. Please format it as such under the enrollment center where you attempted to walk-in:
Yes/No [If Yes, put how long you waited in brackets] (Date and time attempted)
If someone in your family had an appointment at that time, please note that, too.
Examples:
Yes [45m] (4/2/2016 10am w/ a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [2h] (4/18/2016 3pm)
No (5/2/2016 12pm w/ a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [25m] (5/10/2016 9am)
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Disclaimer: These are only data points. There is no guarantee you will be successful as a walk-in.
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Table of Contents
ATL; AUS; BDL; BNA; BOI; BOS; BWI; CLT; DEN; EWR; FAI; Houston Central Library; IAD; JFK; LAS; LAX; LNB; MCI; MCO; MIA; MSP; MSY; ORD; PDX; PHL; PHX; PIT; RIC; SEA; SFO; SLC; STL; TPA; TUS; Vancouver NEXUS Enrollment Center; Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Building
ATL - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport - International Terminal
Yes [45m] (7/18/2016)
Yes [45m] (9/20/2016 1pm)
Yes [28m] (2/24/2017 1:20 pm)
Yes [140m] (3/24/2017 8:15 am - told "You will be here all day" and "You're not a priority" yada yada. We were polite and told him that was fine.)
No (7/18/2018 11:30 AM) - Told over the phone they also no longer accept walk-ins
Atlanta Port Office (U.S. Customs House) - 157 Trade Port Drive, Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30354
No (7/18/2018 11:00 AM) - Told they no longer accept walk-ins anymore in person.
AUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport - 3600 Presidential Blvd, Austin, TX 78719
Yes (04/05/2017)
BDL - Bradley International Airport - International Arrivals Building -- Hartford, CT
Yes [30m] (08/14/2017 1:40 pm)
Yes [2m] (09/05/2017 9:30am)
Yes [no wait] (8/13/2018 2:30 pm)
Yes [15m] (July 2019 2:30 pm)
BNA - Nashville Enrollment Center - 612 Hangar Lane, Suite 116, Nashville, TN 37217
No (6/15/2016 12:30pm)
No (7/20/2016 called)
Yes (07/21/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
No (05/10/2018)
BOI - Boise Enrollment Center - 4655 S Enterprise Street, Boise, ID 83705
Yes [20m] (5/16/2016 12pm)
BOS - Logan International Airport - Terminal E Arrivals
Yes [60m] (9/30/2015 1pm) (officer made it seem like this was rare)
Yes [15m] (9/18/2016 10AM w/a family member who had an appointment)
No (6/2/2016)
No [60m] (10/01/2016 7:30pm w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [120m] (8/10/2017 9am)
Yes [60m] (8/22/2017 10:30am)
Yes [90m] (9/1/2017 2:30pm)
Yes [0m] (11/13/2017 10 am)
Yes (05/10/2018)
BWI - Thurgood Marshall Airport - International E Pier, Lower Level Door 18, Room E1709
Yes [30m] (7/10/2016, 1pm)
Yes [25m] (7/12/2016, 1:30pm)
Yes [10m] (2/8/2017, 1:15pm)
Yes [30m] (2/10/2014)
Yes [15m] (2/16/2017 1:15 pm)
yes (8/9/2017)
Yes [25m] 08 Nov 2019 2:15pm
CLT - Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
No (07/26/2016)
No (07/07/2017 3:15 PM) Maybe available if arrive early
No (01/12/2018 1:30pm)
No (07/13/2018 3:00 pm) Note: They do allow walk ins, but apparently only from 8:30am - 11:30am.
Yes [15m] (7/16/2018, 12:55pm)
DEN - Denver International Airport - Jeppesen Terminal, next to International Arrivals
Yes [5m] (5/31/2016 4:30pm w/ family member who had an appointment)
No (05/13/2017 1:00pm)
EWR - Newark International Airport - Terminal B
No (6/26/2016 3:20pm)
No (6/29/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes (7/8/2016 1:45 pm w/family member who had an appointment after initially saying no)
No (11/29/2016)
No (1/10/2017)
No (6/3/2017 11:30am w/ spouse who had an appointment) "We don't do walk-ins"
No (8/5/2017 11:15am 3yr old w/ mother who had appointment) "We don't have her file ready and it can take a couple hours to request it."
FAI - Fairbanks International Airport
No (2/17/2017 10:30am)
Houston Central Library - 500 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 77002
Yes [50m] (05/15/2017 10 am)
IAD - Washington-Dulles International Airport - Main Terminal, Ground Floor, International Arrivals
No (7/19/2016)
JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport - Terminal Four, Main Lobby
Yes (6/8/2016 6:30pm)
Yes (7/08/2016 1:45 pm w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [1h30m] (10/12/2016 10am)
No (11/25/2016 6 pm)
Yes [40m] (12/16/2016 7am)
Yes [40m] (12/16/2016 7am)
Yes [1m] (2/4/2017 9am)
No [10m] (2/5/2017 2pm) - was told they don't do walk ins at all at JFK. Clearly they don't read this wiki
Yes [90m] (03/02/2017 1:15 pm) - was told "no walk-ins" by one agent, another agent allowed.
No (06/15/2017 6pm)
No (06/16/2017 8am)
No (07/29/18 11am)
Yes [20m] (11/20/2019) - officer said it could be "an couple hours or more"
Yes [5m] (11/30/2019)
LAS - Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Terminal 3
Yes (10/16/2019 ~9:00 am)
LAX - Los Angeles International Airport - 11099 S La Cienega Blvd Suite #155, Los Angeles, CA 90045
No (5/23/2016)
Yes [0m] (2/17/2017 7:30am) - had an appointment for 9:45am that day, but I showed up right when they opened and it was no problem.
LNB - Long Beach Seaport - 301 E. Ocean Blvd., Room 805, Long Beach, CA 90802
No (7/18/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes (11/3/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes (1/2/18 1:30pm w/ spouse who had an appointment)
MCI - Kansas City International Airport - Terminal C
Yes [30m] (8/9/2016 7:30am)
No (4/12/17 5:30pm with a family member who had an appointment)
MCO - Orlando International Airport - Terminal B
No (7/14/2016 1pm)
MIA - Miami International Airport - Concourse J - 2nd level, Passenger Hallway
Yes [Varies Heavily ~15-45m] (10/01/2016 4:30PM)
MSP - Minneapolis/St. Paul Int'l - Terminal 1 Lindberg, Baggage Claim Level (By Carousel 2)
No (7/15/2016 4pm)
Yes [10m] (5/11/2017 9:00am)
No (9/21/2017 8:50am)
MSY - New Orleans/Lois Armstrong International Airport
Yes (6/22/2016 1:00 pm w/ a family member who had an appointment)
ORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 5
No (6/19/2016)
Yes (7/9/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [30m] (7/23/2016 3:00pm)
Yes [5h] (11/14/2016 1:30pm)
No (4/26/2018 "got there too late - they close at 3:30")
Yes [30m] (4/27/2018 2:00pm)
PDX - Portland Int'l Airport - Room T3352
No (7/11/2016 11:30am)
PHL - Philadelphia Int'l Airport - Terminal A West, 3rd Floor
No (5/16/2016 11am )
Yes [20m] (9/17/2016 7PM w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [50m] (10/06/2016 3PM two adults and one infant)
No (08/31/2016 12:00 noon)
Yes [20 m] (9/1/2016 5:35pm)
Yes [45 m] (3/20/2017 10:30am)
Yes [5 m] (03/14/2018 7 pm)
PHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Yes [90 m] (3/20/2017 9 am)
PIT - Pittsburgh International Airport - Main Terminal - Ticketing Level
Yes [5m] (08/31/2017 1:00 pm)
RIC - Richmond International Airport
No (6/19/2017 asked by phone)
SEA - Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airoport (Seatac) - Mezzanine Level, Room MT6439M
No (2/17/2016 9am)
Yes [25m total time] (7/21/2016)
Yes (4/17/2017 11:30 am)
Yes [30min] (6/17/2019 1:15pm - w/3 family members)
SFO - San Francisco Int'l Airport - Int'l Arrivals Level
Note: It has been confirmed that there are at least six walk-in spots available twice a day: 7am & 3pm.
Obviously, to increase your chances of one of those spots, you will need to arrive earlier than those times.
Yes [5m] (2/27/2016)
Yes (6/24/2016 w/family member has appointment)
Yes [20m] (7/6/2016 6pm)
Yes [5m] (7/8/2016 6 am)
Yes [8m] (8/19/2016 9:10am)
Yes [6h 15m] (9/18/16 3am)
Yes [40m] (9/29/16 6:40pm)
Yes [5h50m] (10/05/2016 04:52)
Yes (10/5/2016 10:40)
Yes [2h] (10/14/2016 4pm)
Yes [3h] (10/14/2016 4pm)
Yes [90m] (12/10/2016 2:15pm)
Yes [4h] (04/12/2017 6:50 AM)
Yes [100m] (04/13/2017 2:50 PM)
Yes [30m] (04/13/2017 12:05 PM)
Yes [4h] (04/16/2017 1pm)
Yes [2h] (05/01/2017 7:30pm)
No [5h30h] (05/18/2017 5:30pm - Office was short staffed)
Yes [1h] (05/19/2017 7:30am)
Yes [1h] (05/25/2017 11:55am - waited a little over an hour)
No (11/24/17) arrived at 8pm
Yes (11/25/17) waited 1 1/4 hours at 10am
Yes [5 min] (02/12/17 2 with family member who had an appointment)
Yes [15 min] (02/08/19)
SLC - Salt Lake City International Airport - International Terminal
No (07/27/2017 2:00-2:30 pm - "We don't take walk-ins." Office was dead)
STL - St. Louis Int'l Airport - Terminal 2 (Southwest Airlines Terminal)
Yes (7/20/2016 am, with a family member who had an appointment)
TPA - Tampa International Airport - 1st floor baggage claim level - Red
No (4/17/17)
TUS - Tucson Int'l Airport - US CBP Office
Yes (6/29/2016)
Yes [10m] (02/04/2020 1:00pm)
Vancouver NEXUS Enrollment Center - 1611 Main St, 4th Floor, Ste 400, Vancouver, British Columbia, CAV 6A2W5
Yes [30m] (7/4/2016, 11 am, w/family members with appointments)
Washington, DC, Enrollment Center - Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Yes (08/13/2016 noon)
Yes [0m] (08/27/2016 11:00 am)
Yes [0m] (01/23/2017 11 am; had an appointment for 6 hrs later, but was in the building for a meeting. It appeared that earlier people w/o appointments got in right away)
Yes [0m] (02/22/2017 7:30 am)
Yes [30m] (03/15/2017)
Yes [20m] (03/20/2017)
Yes [0m] (06/6/2017 3:30 pm)
Yes [<5m] (06/7/2017 8:30 am)
Yes [20m] (06/12/2017 3:45 pm)
Yes [15m] (06/16/2017 12:20 pm)
Yes [0m] (07/01/2017 12:30 pm)
Yes [10m] (9/16/2017 9:30am)
Yes [ 3m] (19 July 2018, 12 noon)
Yes [30m] (07/27/2018 11:1am)
Yes [30m including wait and interview] (July 2019 7:00 am]
Yes [25m] (11/21/2019, ~15:00)
Post your walk-in experiences in the Wiki. If you cannot update the Wiki, then please post in the thread, and someone will paste your data point. Please format it as such under the enrollment center where you attempted to walk-in:
Yes/No [If Yes, put how long you waited in brackets] (Date and time attempted)
If someone in your family had an appointment at that time, please note that, too.
Examples:
Yes [45m] (4/2/2016 10am w/ a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [2h] (4/18/2016 3pm)
No (5/2/2016 12pm w/ a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [25m] (5/10/2016 9am)
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Disclaimer: These are only data points. There is no guarantee you will be successful as a walk-in.
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Table of Contents
ATL; AUS; BDL; BNA; BOI; BOS; BWI; CLT; DEN; EWR; FAI; Houston Central Library; IAD; JFK; LAS; LAX; LNB; MCI; MCO; MIA; MSP; MSY; ORD; PDX; PHL; PHX; PIT; RIC; SEA; SFO; SLC; STL; TPA; TUS; Vancouver NEXUS Enrollment Center; Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Building
ATL - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport - International Terminal
Yes [45m] (7/18/2016)
Yes [45m] (9/20/2016 1pm)
Yes [28m] (2/24/2017 1:20 pm)
Yes [140m] (3/24/2017 8:15 am - told "You will be here all day" and "You're not a priority" yada yada. We were polite and told him that was fine.)
No (7/18/2018 11:30 AM) - Told over the phone they also no longer accept walk-ins
Atlanta Port Office (U.S. Customs House) - 157 Trade Port Drive, Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30354
No (7/18/2018 11:00 AM) - Told they no longer accept walk-ins anymore in person.
AUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport - 3600 Presidential Blvd, Austin, TX 78719
Yes (04/05/2017)
BDL - Bradley International Airport - International Arrivals Building -- Hartford, CT
Yes [30m] (08/14/2017 1:40 pm)
Yes [2m] (09/05/2017 9:30am)
Yes [no wait] (8/13/2018 2:30 pm)
Yes [15m] (July 2019 2:30 pm)
BNA - Nashville Enrollment Center - 612 Hangar Lane, Suite 116, Nashville, TN 37217
No (6/15/2016 12:30pm)
No (7/20/2016 called)
Yes (07/21/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
No (05/10/2018)
BOI - Boise Enrollment Center - 4655 S Enterprise Street, Boise, ID 83705
Yes [20m] (5/16/2016 12pm)
BOS - Logan International Airport - Terminal E Arrivals
Yes [60m] (9/30/2015 1pm) (officer made it seem like this was rare)
Yes [15m] (9/18/2016 10AM w/a family member who had an appointment)
No (6/2/2016)
No [60m] (10/01/2016 7:30pm w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [120m] (8/10/2017 9am)
Yes [60m] (8/22/2017 10:30am)
Yes [90m] (9/1/2017 2:30pm)
Yes [0m] (11/13/2017 10 am)
Yes (05/10/2018)
BWI - Thurgood Marshall Airport - International E Pier, Lower Level Door 18, Room E1709
Yes [30m] (7/10/2016, 1pm)
Yes [25m] (7/12/2016, 1:30pm)
Yes [10m] (2/8/2017, 1:15pm)
Yes [30m] (2/10/2014)
Yes [15m] (2/16/2017 1:15 pm)
yes (8/9/2017)
Yes [25m] 08 Nov 2019 2:15pm
CLT - Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
No (07/26/2016)
No (07/07/2017 3:15 PM) Maybe available if arrive early
No (01/12/2018 1:30pm)
No (07/13/2018 3:00 pm) Note: They do allow walk ins, but apparently only from 8:30am - 11:30am.
Yes [15m] (7/16/2018, 12:55pm)
DEN - Denver International Airport - Jeppesen Terminal, next to International Arrivals
Yes [5m] (5/31/2016 4:30pm w/ family member who had an appointment)
No (05/13/2017 1:00pm)
EWR - Newark International Airport - Terminal B
No (6/26/2016 3:20pm)
No (6/29/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes (7/8/2016 1:45 pm w/family member who had an appointment after initially saying no)
No (11/29/2016)
No (1/10/2017)
No (6/3/2017 11:30am w/ spouse who had an appointment) "We don't do walk-ins"
No (8/5/2017 11:15am 3yr old w/ mother who had appointment) "We don't have her file ready and it can take a couple hours to request it."
FAI - Fairbanks International Airport
No (2/17/2017 10:30am)
Houston Central Library - 500 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 77002
Yes [50m] (05/15/2017 10 am)
IAD - Washington-Dulles International Airport - Main Terminal, Ground Floor, International Arrivals
No (7/19/2016)
JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport - Terminal Four, Main Lobby
Yes (6/8/2016 6:30pm)
Yes (7/08/2016 1:45 pm w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [1h30m] (10/12/2016 10am)
No (11/25/2016 6 pm)
Yes [40m] (12/16/2016 7am)
Yes [40m] (12/16/2016 7am)
Yes [1m] (2/4/2017 9am)
No [10m] (2/5/2017 2pm) - was told they don't do walk ins at all at JFK. Clearly they don't read this wiki
Yes [90m] (03/02/2017 1:15 pm) - was told "no walk-ins" by one agent, another agent allowed.
No (06/15/2017 6pm)
No (06/16/2017 8am)
No (07/29/18 11am)
Yes [20m] (11/20/2019) - officer said it could be "an couple hours or more"
Yes [5m] (11/30/2019)
LAS - Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Terminal 3
Yes (10/16/2019 ~9:00 am)
LAX - Los Angeles International Airport - 11099 S La Cienega Blvd Suite #155, Los Angeles, CA 90045
No (5/23/2016)
Yes [0m] (2/17/2017 7:30am) - had an appointment for 9:45am that day, but I showed up right when they opened and it was no problem.
LNB - Long Beach Seaport - 301 E. Ocean Blvd., Room 805, Long Beach, CA 90802
No (7/18/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes (11/3/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes (1/2/18 1:30pm w/ spouse who had an appointment)
MCI - Kansas City International Airport - Terminal C
Yes [30m] (8/9/2016 7:30am)
No (4/12/17 5:30pm with a family member who had an appointment)
MCO - Orlando International Airport - Terminal B
No (7/14/2016 1pm)
MIA - Miami International Airport - Concourse J - 2nd level, Passenger Hallway
Yes [Varies Heavily ~15-45m] (10/01/2016 4:30PM)
MSP - Minneapolis/St. Paul Int'l - Terminal 1 Lindberg, Baggage Claim Level (By Carousel 2)
No (7/15/2016 4pm)
Yes [10m] (5/11/2017 9:00am)
No (9/21/2017 8:50am)
MSY - New Orleans/Lois Armstrong International Airport
Yes (6/22/2016 1:00 pm w/ a family member who had an appointment)
ORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 5
No (6/19/2016)
Yes (7/9/2016 w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [30m] (7/23/2016 3:00pm)
Yes [5h] (11/14/2016 1:30pm)
No (4/26/2018 "got there too late - they close at 3:30")
Yes [30m] (4/27/2018 2:00pm)
PDX - Portland Int'l Airport - Room T3352
No (7/11/2016 11:30am)
PHL - Philadelphia Int'l Airport - Terminal A West, 3rd Floor
No (5/16/2016 11am )
Yes [20m] (9/17/2016 7PM w/a family member who had an appointment)
Yes [50m] (10/06/2016 3PM two adults and one infant)
No (08/31/2016 12:00 noon)
Yes [20 m] (9/1/2016 5:35pm)
Yes [45 m] (3/20/2017 10:30am)
Yes [5 m] (03/14/2018 7 pm)
PHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Yes [90 m] (3/20/2017 9 am)
PIT - Pittsburgh International Airport - Main Terminal - Ticketing Level
Yes [5m] (08/31/2017 1:00 pm)
RIC - Richmond International Airport
No (6/19/2017 asked by phone)
SEA - Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airoport (Seatac) - Mezzanine Level, Room MT6439M
No (2/17/2016 9am)
Yes [25m total time] (7/21/2016)
Yes (4/17/2017 11:30 am)
Yes [30min] (6/17/2019 1:15pm - w/3 family members)
SFO - San Francisco Int'l Airport - Int'l Arrivals Level
Note: It has been confirmed that there are at least six walk-in spots available twice a day: 7am & 3pm.
Obviously, to increase your chances of one of those spots, you will need to arrive earlier than those times.
Yes [5m] (2/27/2016)
Yes (6/24/2016 w/family member has appointment)
Yes [20m] (7/6/2016 6pm)
Yes [5m] (7/8/2016 6 am)
Yes [8m] (8/19/2016 9:10am)
Yes [6h 15m] (9/18/16 3am)
Yes [40m] (9/29/16 6:40pm)
Yes [5h50m] (10/05/2016 04:52)
Yes (10/5/2016 10:40)
Yes [2h] (10/14/2016 4pm)
Yes [3h] (10/14/2016 4pm)
Yes [90m] (12/10/2016 2:15pm)
Yes [4h] (04/12/2017 6:50 AM)
Yes [100m] (04/13/2017 2:50 PM)
Yes [30m] (04/13/2017 12:05 PM)
Yes [4h] (04/16/2017 1pm)
Yes [2h] (05/01/2017 7:30pm)
No [5h30h] (05/18/2017 5:30pm - Office was short staffed)
Yes [1h] (05/19/2017 7:30am)
Yes [1h] (05/25/2017 11:55am - waited a little over an hour)
No (11/24/17) arrived at 8pm
Yes (11/25/17) waited 1 1/4 hours at 10am
Yes [5 min] (02/12/17 2 with family member who had an appointment)
Yes [15 min] (02/08/19)
SLC - Salt Lake City International Airport - International Terminal
No (07/27/2017 2:00-2:30 pm - "We don't take walk-ins." Office was dead)
STL - St. Louis Int'l Airport - Terminal 2 (Southwest Airlines Terminal)
Yes (7/20/2016 am, with a family member who had an appointment)
TPA - Tampa International Airport - 1st floor baggage claim level - Red
No (4/17/17)
TUS - Tucson Int'l Airport - US CBP Office
Yes (6/29/2016)
Yes [10m] (02/04/2020 1:00pm)
Vancouver NEXUS Enrollment Center - 1611 Main St, 4th Floor, Ste 400, Vancouver, British Columbia, CAV 6A2W5
Yes [30m] (7/4/2016, 11 am, w/family members with appointments)
Washington, DC, Enrollment Center - Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Yes (08/13/2016 noon)
Yes [0m] (08/27/2016 11:00 am)
Yes [0m] (01/23/2017 11 am; had an appointment for 6 hrs later, but was in the building for a meeting. It appeared that earlier people w/o appointments got in right away)
Yes [0m] (02/22/2017 7:30 am)
Yes [30m] (03/15/2017)
Yes [20m] (03/20/2017)
Yes [0m] (06/6/2017 3:30 pm)
Yes [<5m] (06/7/2017 8:30 am)
Yes [20m] (06/12/2017 3:45 pm)
Yes [15m] (06/16/2017 12:20 pm)
Yes [0m] (07/01/2017 12:30 pm)
Yes [10m] (9/16/2017 9:30am)
Yes [ 3m] (19 July 2018, 12 noon)
Yes [30m] (07/27/2018 11:1am)
Yes [30m including wait and interview] (July 2019 7:00 am]
Yes [25m] (11/21/2019, ~15:00)
Global Entry Walk-In Interviews
May 16, 2016, 11:18 am
#166
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Hilton Gold, Hyatt Gold, Emerald Club Executive Elite, Global Entry
Posts: 33
Consider that there are appointments immediately after yours and those people expect to be seen as well. Where do you think the time to interview a second person without an appointment is supposed to come from? It's rude to everyone else waiting.
May 16, 2016, 10:30 pm
#167
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 2
Only interview time is at my due date!
I'm trying to schedule an interview at MSY (New Orleans). Everything is blacked out until Nov. 9, which is almost to the 180 day mark (that I've heard you have to interview by). It also is coincidentally the day before my due date! I don't really travel for work or anything to tack on something somewhere else, and the next nearest location is a 6 hr. drive away! Does anyone know if MSY takes walk-ins or if cancellations have appeared on their calendar? I find it hard to believe that every single appt. is booked up almost 6 months out.
May 17, 2016, 10:27 am
#168
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Los Angeles California
Posts: 1,397
and exactly how many minutes of interview do you think would be needed for a 11 year old ?
May 19, 2016, 9:42 am
#169
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 75
AUS update: I walked in last Wed. There was only only guy working but I got there just after another man 15 minutes before the 8am opening. For whatever reason the appointments were only taking about 10 minutes and were 15 minutes apart, so by 10am both of us had worked in between the appointments. Basically as long as the worker had spare time and the next appointment hadn't shown up, he worked us in. He was very efficient and friendly and I was very polite and appreciative of his time. A handful of people came in who were just asking questions and those of us waiting answered them all 
My wife then went in Monday and there was a different person working who also seemed to have other duties and the appointments were taking 20 minutes. By 10am with a full waiting room she gave up.
What we did learn is that they've brought in more staff starting next week so not only are appointments easier to get, I imagine they'll be able to take some walkins.
I suggest reloading frequently on the rescheduling page to see if you can get an appt. My wife got one for Monday evening so we should be good to go for our memorial day travel
It does take a good 7 to 10 minutes to get through the process even if there are absolutely no issues, so don't expect to squeeze in on a walkin without spending over an hour for a gap, unless you get lucky and there's a cancellation but then you could have probably snagged that appointment if you're vigilant.
My wife then went in Monday and there was a different person working who also seemed to have other duties and the appointments were taking 20 minutes. By 10am with a full waiting room she gave up.
What we did learn is that they've brought in more staff starting next week so not only are appointments easier to get, I imagine they'll be able to take some walkins.
I suggest reloading frequently on the rescheduling page to see if you can get an appt. My wife got one for Monday evening so we should be good to go for our memorial day travel
It does take a good 7 to 10 minutes to get through the process even if there are absolutely no issues, so don't expect to squeeze in on a walkin without spending over an hour for a gap, unless you get lucky and there's a cancellation but then you could have probably snagged that appointment if you're vigilant.
May 19, 2016, 6:04 pm
#170
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Hi All,
I am trying my best to get an appointment at either Vegas / Orlando or JFK between 29th May and 3rd June and I am hoping for someone experience on weather any of the above locattions allow walk ins / have allowed Walkins / What the criteria was?
I am really struggling for a date as the appointment availability is pretty poor. I have a fail safe appointment in Miami but its in the middle of a 1 hour flight connection so well maybe not as fail safe as it could be!
I am trying my best to get an appointment at either Vegas / Orlando or JFK between 29th May and 3rd June and I am hoping for someone experience on weather any of the above locattions allow walk ins / have allowed Walkins / What the criteria was?
I am really struggling for a date as the appointment availability is pretty poor. I have a fail safe appointment in Miami but its in the middle of a 1 hour flight connection so well maybe not as fail safe as it could be!
May 23, 2016, 10:03 am
#172
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 29
Our experience with walk-in GOES appointment:
Granted, this is Boise, Idaho--so basically in the middle of nowhere, but…………
Their hours are M and W 12-4 only. We arrived about 11:50 last Monday, were warmly welcomed and told we would be seen soon. Waited about 20 minutes, and the nice gentleman took both my husband and myself back for a joint interview. Asked for our ID (Idaho DL), our passports and our GOES conditional approval letter/number. We were not asked any questions (some interview!), but then we are a senior couple from Spudville--not likely in any risk category! Fingerprints were quick and easy, and we were out of there in about 10 minutes! We both received email approvals within the hour. Now waiting for our GOES card to arrive in the mail, but we do know that it's not necessary to use it.
Although Boise is a bit out of the way, if one was desperate/anxious or on a tight schedule, it might be worth a drive or flight! The office is not too far from the airport.
Granted, this is Boise, Idaho--so basically in the middle of nowhere, but…………
Their hours are M and W 12-4 only. We arrived about 11:50 last Monday, were warmly welcomed and told we would be seen soon. Waited about 20 minutes, and the nice gentleman took both my husband and myself back for a joint interview. Asked for our ID (Idaho DL), our passports and our GOES conditional approval letter/number. We were not asked any questions (some interview!), but then we are a senior couple from Spudville--not likely in any risk category! Fingerprints were quick and easy, and we were out of there in about 10 minutes! We both received email approvals within the hour. Now waiting for our GOES card to arrive in the mail, but we do know that it's not necessary to use it.
Although Boise is a bit out of the way, if one was desperate/anxious or on a tight schedule, it might be worth a drive or flight! The office is not too far from the airport.
Last edited by thevacationqueen; May 23, 2016 at 10:14 am
May 23, 2016, 10:58 am
#173
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Dubai / NYC
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The good news: I found a place that does walk ins
The bad news: only Sat & Sun mornings in Doha at the airport
But if your in the region it's worth it. Did my interview for my renewal @ 10:30am and had my approval letter 15 min later
The bad news: only Sat & Sun mornings in Doha at the airport
But if your in the region it's worth it. Did my interview for my renewal @ 10:30am and had my approval letter 15 min later
May 25, 2016, 6:58 am
#175
Join Date: May 2013
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May 25, 2016, 7:29 am
#176
Join Date: May 2016
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May 25, 2016, 9:07 pm
#179
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NV
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Posts: 141
While not a personal experience per se...
Had my appointment at LAS (McCarran in Las Vegas) today. There were 2 people in the waiting area hoping for walk-ins. During my interview, I asked the agent if it was likely they'd be seen, and was told it was almost certainly a NO. FWIW, this was around 1:30PM and the LAS center's posted hours mention closing at 2PM.
Had my appointment at LAS (McCarran in Las Vegas) today. There were 2 people in the waiting area hoping for walk-ins. During my interview, I asked the agent if it was likely they'd be seen, and was told it was almost certainly a NO. FWIW, this was around 1:30PM and the LAS center's posted hours mention closing at 2PM.
May 26, 2016, 12:10 am
#180
Join Date: Oct 2007
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The whole system was down on Sat and part of Sun I was told (my interview for renewal was booked for last Sat morning, 10AM Doha time, there were a few other Americans there who had just flown in for their appt from places like Saudi, Dubai, Bahrain. We were told it was out "nationwide". He meant the US, not Qatar obviously. Luckily I was in Doha for 3 days so rescheduled with the interviewer for Mon (they don't do interviews on Mondays but real nice guy, not an ICE agent, he was a US Embassy employee........but I really felt for the others who flew in just for the interview, wasting a lot of time and money for nothing