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
Jun 8, 2016, 11:02 am
#196
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 4
Although, no one has commented on this specific scenario just yet. Recently, they had a sign up that stated they only take 6 walk-ins per day and you must arrive by 8:00am.
If you have time and are close by, I'd say it's worth a shot though.
The online scheduling tool has opened up a bunch of slots at night (I moved my appointment to next Tuesday night), so if you want to be sure to be interviewed, just change your appointment while there are still openings.
Last edited by TWA884; Jun 8, 2016 at 11:08 am Reason: Link not necessary after posts were moved to the proper thread
Jun 9, 2016, 9:48 am
#198
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Jun 13, 2016, 12:22 pm
#201
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 1,141
At DFW a couple of years ago, the policy appeared to be that they'd put you on a standby list if you walked in; and then you'd get in only if there were a no-show.
We just showed up. They threatened us with never getting in, but then after a little over an hour there was a no-show and we got in. I didn't call in advance because I knew for sure what the official phone answer would be.
These days they could be stricter.
We just showed up. They threatened us with never getting in, but then after a little over an hour there was a no-show and we got in. I didn't call in advance because I knew for sure what the official phone answer would be.
These days they could be stricter.
Jun 13, 2016, 12:25 pm
#202
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: AA
Posts: 14,744
At DFW a couple of years ago, the policy appeared to be that they'd put you on a standby list if you walked in; and then you'd get in only if there were a no-show.
We just showed up. They threatened us with never getting in, but then after a little over an hour there was a no-show and we got in. I didn't call in advance because I knew for sure what the official phone answer would be.
These days they could be stricter.
We just showed up. They threatened us with never getting in, but then after a little over an hour there was a no-show and we got in. I didn't call in advance because I knew for sure what the official phone answer would be.
These days they could be stricter.
Jun 15, 2016, 7:36 am
#204
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 179
anyone have any experience with walk-in at the new york bowling green location? Just wondering if it would be worth heading down there on a weekend in hopes of sneaking in.
If someone does have experience, any thoughts on whether it would be best to be first in line or near the end of the day or over lunch time, etc.?
any experience with JFK or EWR walk-ins also welcome. They are a drive to get there though so would like a much better idea of success with that.
If someone does have experience, any thoughts on whether it would be best to be first in line or near the end of the day or over lunch time, etc.?
any experience with JFK or EWR walk-ins also welcome. They are a drive to get there though so would like a much better idea of success with that.
Jun 15, 2016, 1:55 pm
#205
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SFO
Posts: 266
My observations for SFO walk ups:
This week, I had a 10:45 PM appointment at SFO. While I was not a walk-up, I did observe the conversations with the CBP officer and the walk-up people.
The CBP officer comes out of the SFO office every 5-10 minutes, and into the waiting area. He talks to each person and checks their names against the appointment list. If you identified yourself as a walk-up, the CBP officer simply said:
"I'll note you down as a walk-up. There are X number of walk-ups on front of you".
Officer then proceeded to invite current appointments who were present into the interview room.
So ymmv on whether you get in or how long you'll wait, even at nighttime. There was no mentioning of the 5-person per day walk up limit as stated on prior posts in this thread, and certainly no turning away of people who are walk-ups.
The interview times are also not consistent. When I went in, there were already 3 other people seated. When I left, only 1 person who was there before me had concluded his interview. So as a walk-up there's a lot of variables at play regarding how long you'll wait.
This week, I had a 10:45 PM appointment at SFO. While I was not a walk-up, I did observe the conversations with the CBP officer and the walk-up people.
The CBP officer comes out of the SFO office every 5-10 minutes, and into the waiting area. He talks to each person and checks their names against the appointment list. If you identified yourself as a walk-up, the CBP officer simply said:
"I'll note you down as a walk-up. There are X number of walk-ups on front of you".
Officer then proceeded to invite current appointments who were present into the interview room.
So ymmv on whether you get in or how long you'll wait, even at nighttime. There was no mentioning of the 5-person per day walk up limit as stated on prior posts in this thread, and certainly no turning away of people who are walk-ups.
The interview times are also not consistent. When I went in, there were already 3 other people seated. When I left, only 1 person who was there before me had concluded his interview. So as a walk-up there's a lot of variables at play regarding how long you'll wait.
Jun 17, 2016, 6:44 am
#206
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TN
Posts: 1
BNA - No (6/15/2016 12:30pm)
As others have described, Nashville's center (which is near, but not at, the airport) has no receptionist or check-in process. There's one room with chairs, and the only other room is where the interviews actually happen.
I asked those in the waiting room whether they all had appointments and they did. I called later in the day to ask whether the Nashville center took walk-ins. The officer let me know in no uncertain terms that "the website says in at least three places that appointments are required."
As others have described, Nashville's center (which is near, but not at, the airport) has no receptionist or check-in process. There's one room with chairs, and the only other room is where the interviews actually happen.
I asked those in the waiting room whether they all had appointments and they did. I called later in the day to ask whether the Nashville center took walk-ins. The officer let me know in no uncertain terms that "the website says in at least three places that appointments are required."
Jun 17, 2016, 7:40 am
#207
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
BNA - No (6/15/2016 12:30pm)
As others have described, Nashville's center (which is near, but not at, the airport) has no receptionist or check-in process. There's one room with chairs, and the only other room is where the interviews actually happen.
I asked those in the waiting room whether they all had appointments and they did. I called later in the day to ask whether the Nashville center took walk-ins. The officer let me know in no uncertain terms that "the website says in at least three places that appointments are required."
As others have described, Nashville's center (which is near, but not at, the airport) has no receptionist or check-in process. There's one room with chairs, and the only other room is where the interviews actually happen.
I asked those in the waiting room whether they all had appointments and they did. I called later in the day to ask whether the Nashville center took walk-ins. The officer let me know in no uncertain terms that "the website says in at least three places that appointments are required."
Jun 21, 2016, 9:09 am
#208
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 9
Earliest appointment I can get in Atlanta is mid September, so I called the Atlanta Port Office location to ask about walk-in interviews. He suggested it was not a good idea as they've had 4 hour waits lately, but didn't rule it out. When I mentioned I had three kids with appointments and he said it to definitely wait for the appointment...
Jun 21, 2016, 9:57 am
#209
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Earliest appointment I can get in Atlanta is mid September, so I called the Atlanta Port Office location to ask about walk-in interviews. He suggested it was not a good idea as they've had 4 hour waits lately, but didn't rule it out. When I mentioned I had three kids with appointments and he said it to definitely wait for the appointment...
Many reported success bringing family member/s to first appointment.
Good luck and let us know your result.
Jun 21, 2016, 10:33 am
#210
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA Silver, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 21,561
I'm tech savvy enough to use a script, but occasional searching over three days got me an appointment only a few days out.
I actually don't think it's cancellations for these random, close-in dates; I think it's people who simply walked-in earlier for an appointment. As soon as you get your official approval, your future appointment date becomes available.
I actually don't think it's cancellations for these random, close-in dates; I think it's people who simply walked-in earlier for an appointment. As soon as you get your official approval, your future appointment date becomes available.