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
Aug 19, 2016, 5:40 pm
#316
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1
SFO walk-in
Walked into SFO this morning at 9:10am, yes, waited for about 8 minutes.
But the gentlemen right next to me also walked in and waited since 7:30am and we went in at the same time; so he waited for about 100 minutes! I guess its the bad timing from the rush for people doing the interviews before they go to work.
They have a sign at the door saying that they do accept walk-in but be warned that it may take up to 8 hours.
I am new to FT and don't know how to update the wiki. Someone please help. thanks.
But the gentlemen right next to me also walked in and waited since 7:30am and we went in at the same time; so he waited for about 100 minutes! I guess its the bad timing from the rush for people doing the interviews before they go to work.
They have a sign at the door saying that they do accept walk-in but be warned that it may take up to 8 hours.
I am new to FT and don't know how to update the wiki. Someone please help. thanks.
Aug 19, 2016, 5:43 pm
#317
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA Silver, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 21,562
Walked into SFO this morning at 9:10am, yes, waited for about 8 minutes.
But the gentlemen right next to me also walked in and waited since 7:30am and we went in at the same time; so he waited for about 100 minutes! I guess its the bad timing from the rush for people doing the interviews before they go to work.
But the gentlemen right next to me also walked in and waited since 7:30am and we went in at the same time; so he waited for about 100 minutes! I guess its the bad timing from the rush for people doing the interviews before they go to work.
Thank you for your contibution, it has been noted in the wiki.
Aug 23, 2016, 7:33 pm
#318
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: AA Plat Pto, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,538
I would not even consider attempting it at MSP. The setup is a sign-in sheet outside the office that is only unlocked when an interviewee is being escorted in or out. No real waiting area, just grab a seat with those awaiting arriving international passengers.
Aug 24, 2016, 7:19 am
#319
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NYC, GIG
Posts: 334
Bowling Green, New York City, 11:00 a.m. Absolutely, positively, does not accept walk-ins. Went through the metal detectors and asked the private security guards (which are shared with the Museum of the American Indian) where Global Entry was located (there are no signs, and apparently they come down to get you). They asked me when my appointment was, and I told them I had a "later" appointment (I didn't tell the 4 and a half months early), but was in New York and I thought I would try to see if they could accept me. They told me that they never accept walk-ins, but were friendly and trying to be helpful and suggested that I call up to them because they did not seem at all busy. They even gave me a phone number which was picked up by a human instead of the info line I had. The person on the other end of the line though was not at all friendly, told me that they don't do walk-ins, and was clearly not interested in being helpful or accommodative, or discussing the matter any further. I thanked the guards and left. I knew it was a longshot, but I'm traveling tomorrow and thought it would be nice if I could complete my application beforehand.
<moved to the Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate forum>
<moved to the Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate forum>
Last edited by TWA884; Aug 24, 2016 at 10:53 am Reason: Policy debate, not practical trusted traveler advice/information
Aug 29, 2016, 2:35 pm
#320
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1
Washington DC Walk-in Success
I'm new and can't edit the Wiki, but wanted to share my walk-in appointment info:
Washington, DC Enrollment Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW - Yes [0m] (08/27/2016 11:00am)
Two of us went, neither with an appointment, and we were seen immediately after signing in by two different agents/officers.
Washington, DC Enrollment Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW - Yes [0m] (08/27/2016 11:00am)
Two of us went, neither with an appointment, and we were seen immediately after signing in by two different agents/officers.
Sep 2, 2016, 12:52 pm
#321
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
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Did get to hear him deny a lady whose passport didn't match her other info (maiden/married name, why wasn't it caught before the conditional approval??) for about 20 minutes going over the same info (on his initiative, not in response pushback from her), refer to the GE duty as the short end of the stick, and from other waiters who said he had come out to tell them they were talking too loud.
Sep 5, 2016, 4:26 pm
#322
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 27
Greetings follow travelers, need some advice flying into EWR on the last week of Sept. 8:30 am arrival then changing airports to fly out of JFK Terminal 4 at 13:30 same day. Looking at the GOES interview appointment schedules, JFK is blank-out until NOV where at least EWR has not available appointments for SEPT. I have 5 hours between flights, hopefully the arrival is on time, then renting a car for the drive from EWR to JFK. I prefer to skip EWR GE location due to unknown factors like traffic conditions to JFK, changing EWR terminal from C to B GE location, pickup rental or if they take the walk-in at EWR it could be a long wait. JFK would be a lot less stress since I'm at the airport if waiting for the interview. If you had to choose one location (I know I can try both) which one would be better odds on walk-ins EWR or JFK? Thanks in advance for the advice.
Sep 5, 2016, 6:40 pm
#323
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
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Welcome to FlyerTalk Galileo787.
I moved your post to the Global Entry Walk-In Interviews thread.
According to the Wiki, your chances at JFK are better.
I moved your post to the Global Entry Walk-In Interviews thread.
According to the Wiki, your chances at JFK are better.
Sep 18, 2016, 8:31 am
#325
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 2
PHL - yes [20] (9/17/16 7PM)
My wife had a 7pm appointment at PHL on 9/17/16. My 13 month old was scheduled for 9/22/16 at EWR and I was scheduled for 9/30/16 at EWR. We accompany my wife to PHL and asked if they could complete ours also as a courtesy. They agreed and the 3 of us were able to complete the interview.
Please at this to the wiki- i dont know how to.
Please at this to the wiki- i dont know how to.
Sep 18, 2016, 8:34 am
#326
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 2
Please add my post to the wiki
PHL - yes [20] (9/17/16 7PM)
My wife had a 7pm appointment at PHL on 9/17/16. My 13 month old was scheduled for 9/22/16 at EWR and I was scheduled for 9/30/16 at EWR. We accompany my wife to PHL and asked if they could complete ours also as a courtesy. They agreed and the 3 of us were able to complete the interview.
Please at this to the wiki- i dont know how to.
PHL - yes [20] (9/17/16 7PM)
My wife had a 7pm appointment at PHL on 9/17/16. My 13 month old was scheduled for 9/22/16 at EWR and I was scheduled for 9/30/16 at EWR. We accompany my wife to PHL and asked if they could complete ours also as a courtesy. They agreed and the 3 of us were able to complete the interview.
Please at this to the wiki- i dont know how to.
Sep 18, 2016, 9:26 am
#327
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Please add my post to the wiki
PHL - yes [20] (9/17/16 7PM)
My wife had a 7pm appointment at PHL on 9/17/16. My 13 month old was scheduled for 9/22/16 at EWR and I was scheduled for 9/30/16 at EWR. We accompany my wife to PHL and asked if they could complete ours also as a courtesy. They agreed and the 3 of us were able to complete the interview.
Please at this to the wiki- i dont know how to.
PHL - yes [20] (9/17/16 7PM)
My wife had a 7pm appointment at PHL on 9/17/16. My 13 month old was scheduled for 9/22/16 at EWR and I was scheduled for 9/30/16 at EWR. We accompany my wife to PHL and asked if they could complete ours also as a courtesy. They agreed and the 3 of us were able to complete the interview.
Please at this to the wiki- i dont know how to.
Sep 18, 2016, 3:48 pm
#328
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 1
BOS - yes [15] (9/18/16 10AM)
I had an appointment today, but my wife's was one week later. We arrived at the office 15 minutes earlier. There was only one lady waiting. I was called in about 10 minutes before the schedule with the lady (yes, two officers). My interview was done in 5 minutes. Then the officer asked me if my wife also applied for the GE. I told him that her schedule was one week later and I would appreciate it if he could interview her today. He smiled and said he would do it if there were no people waiting. Indeed, there was no one waiting and he let my wife in. We both got approved on the spot and out the airport in 30 minutes ($3 parking fee).
I had an appointment today, but my wife's was one week later. We arrived at the office 15 minutes earlier. There was only one lady waiting. I was called in about 10 minutes before the schedule with the lady (yes, two officers). My interview was done in 5 minutes. Then the officer asked me if my wife also applied for the GE. I told him that her schedule was one week later and I would appreciate it if he could interview her today. He smiled and said he would do it if there were no people waiting. Indeed, there was no one waiting and he let my wife in. We both got approved on the spot and out the airport in 30 minutes ($3 parking fee).
Sep 18, 2016, 7:57 pm
#329
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SMF
Posts: 37
SFO - yes [6h 15m] (9/18/16 3am)
Here's a recap of my experience, and what I learned speaking with other walk-ins:
Here's a recap of my experience, and what I learned speaking with other walk-ins:
ARRIVAL TIMES
After reading many reports of SFO's walk-in waiting list being limited to 6 people per day, I erred on the side of caution by arriving at 3 am. It turns out that I could have saved a couple hours, since the next people on the wait list arrived at 5:30am, 5:45am, 6:25am, 6:50am, and 7:00am. That said, I'm glad I got there early for two reasons: (1) I live nearly 2 hours away from SFO, so I was really motivated to avoid returning home empty-handed, and (2) it appears that Sunday mornings might be slower than normal; one of the others had tried on a Saturday morning and was turned away after the list filled up much sooner.
THE WAIT
Staff showed up at 6:45am and began regularly scheduled appointments promptly at 7am after verifying who was there. A few minutes later, they passed around a wait list for up to six walk-ins. As the first on the list, I ended up being called in about 9:15am. The fifth person on the list later reported that the other walk-ins had their names called at 9:35am, 9:50am, 10am, and 10:10am. So, on this particular day, the office managed to get all 6 walk-ins processed within 4 hours of opening the door for scheduled interviews. YMMV.
SECOND SHIFT
Back to the list: once it reached 6 names around 7am, the staff advised subsequent walk-ins to come back around the time of the office's shift change at 3:30pm. This was consistent with some reviews I'd read on another site, including a couple who successfully walked-in the previous Sunday afternoon (they were numbers 3 & 4 on the afternoon list after showing up at 2:45pm, and they had to wait 4 hours for their names to be called.) The key takeaway I got from that report and my experience is that folks can ignore the GE website's posted hours for Sundays at the SFO office (8am - 3:30pm); it looks like they keep the same interview hours every day of the week, at least for the time being.
Overall, I was very pleased with the experience; the staff was courteous, and the walk-ins formed a camaraderie that was helpful when someone needed to step out of line to go to the restroom or grab a coffee. But most of all, I'm glad that I put this task behind me in time for a couple upcoming trips. I didn't need to wait 6 months for my scheduled interview, and prospects for rescheduling at SFO are low since they're *slammed*... NorCal is home to 40% of California's huge 38 million population yet has just 1 of the state's 7 enrollment sites.
After reading many reports of SFO's walk-in waiting list being limited to 6 people per day, I erred on the side of caution by arriving at 3 am. It turns out that I could have saved a couple hours, since the next people on the wait list arrived at 5:30am, 5:45am, 6:25am, 6:50am, and 7:00am. That said, I'm glad I got there early for two reasons: (1) I live nearly 2 hours away from SFO, so I was really motivated to avoid returning home empty-handed, and (2) it appears that Sunday mornings might be slower than normal; one of the others had tried on a Saturday morning and was turned away after the list filled up much sooner.
THE WAIT
Staff showed up at 6:45am and began regularly scheduled appointments promptly at 7am after verifying who was there. A few minutes later, they passed around a wait list for up to six walk-ins. As the first on the list, I ended up being called in about 9:15am. The fifth person on the list later reported that the other walk-ins had their names called at 9:35am, 9:50am, 10am, and 10:10am. So, on this particular day, the office managed to get all 6 walk-ins processed within 4 hours of opening the door for scheduled interviews. YMMV.
SECOND SHIFT
Back to the list: once it reached 6 names around 7am, the staff advised subsequent walk-ins to come back around the time of the office's shift change at 3:30pm. This was consistent with some reviews I'd read on another site, including a couple who successfully walked-in the previous Sunday afternoon (they were numbers 3 & 4 on the afternoon list after showing up at 2:45pm, and they had to wait 4 hours for their names to be called.) The key takeaway I got from that report and my experience is that folks can ignore the GE website's posted hours for Sundays at the SFO office (8am - 3:30pm); it looks like they keep the same interview hours every day of the week, at least for the time being.
Last edited by sirrebral; Sep 18, 2016 at 8:03 pm Reason: grammer & spelling errors
Sep 19, 2016, 12:01 am
#330
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
BOS - yes [15] (9/18/16 10AM)
I had an appointment today, but my wife's was one week later. We arrived at the office 15 minutes earlier. There was only one lady waiting. I was called in about 10 minutes before the schedule with the lady (yes, two officers). My interview was done in 5 minutes. Then the officer asked me if my wife also applied for the GE. I told him that her schedule was one week later and I would appreciate it if he could interview her today. He smiled and said he would do it if there were no people waiting. Indeed, there was no one waiting and he let my wife in. We both got approved on the spot and out the airport in 30 minutes ($3 parking fee).
I had an appointment today, but my wife's was one week later. We arrived at the office 15 minutes earlier. There was only one lady waiting. I was called in about 10 minutes before the schedule with the lady (yes, two officers). My interview was done in 5 minutes. Then the officer asked me if my wife also applied for the GE. I told him that her schedule was one week later and I would appreciate it if he could interview her today. He smiled and said he would do it if there were no people waiting. Indeed, there was no one waiting and he let my wife in. We both got approved on the spot and out the airport in 30 minutes ($3 parking fee).