Global Entry Renewal Information and Processing Timelines
 

I believe that my Global Entry is about to expire tomorrow, which is my birthday. (Does Global Entry cue up with birthdays, as drivers licenses do?) So want to renew without delay, but can't navigate website and get it accomplished, and with government shutdown, no CBP helpline. (Any point in heading to airport in hope off help from live persons there?)

I think I got stuck when a "password" was called for. I was to create a new password for what would reason? Don't think I ever set up a <login.gov> account before, so I was to create a new one for use there with my email address in effect the username? (I was offered the opportunity to use their suggested password, a thoroughly random long scramble of letters and numbers.) Confused, because later came to another request for password and opportunity to create one, with no guidelines as to what was allowable in terms of number of characters, caps or not, symbols or not, etc. How many passwords in all and to what purpose? Do I need or can I use any info from the GE card I think I have somewhere around the house?

What are all the acronyms (e.g., "GOES") I see? Which pertain to what I am after, namely GE renewal?

How many $$$ to renew? How much if deadline passes, and will they grant extension because of shutdown?

Any help will be appreciated.

(That CBP helpline is unavailable because of government shutdown, but critical parts of the agency go on operating?)

GOES used to be the site that you registered for Global Entry at. It's been replaced by the new Trusted Traveler program site: https://ttp.cbp.dhs.gov/ . My Global Entry was indeed scheduled to expire on my birthday (although, noted above, application for the NEXUS program supercedes Global Entry expiration).

You'll need to sign up for a new login ID at login.gov. If you have your 9-digit GOES number (also called a PASSID), that will help them connect the accounts.

Global Entry is $100, but if you have some premium credit cards, your credit card will give you a credit for the renewal fee.

The login site appears to be buggy right now - I just tried logging in with my existing ID, and I keep getting an error message that the server is down and to try again later... so there could be some lingering shutdown issues.

Wow some people are getting approved super fast. I applied on 11/28 and have yet to have anything yet.

MY TSA precheck expires 2/12/2019 but my GE expires on my birthday in April. Applied for renewal a few days before Christmas but with the current shutdown my application is still pending. Not flying until March 1 but at the worst I may not get TSA recheck on my boarding pass if I am not automatically renewed before March 1.
Oh well.
When I first applied for GE in 2014 I could not find any place to do the interview so just settled on getting TSA precheck and later got GE. Had hoped to renew GE before my TSA precheck expires next month but who knows if that will happen.

Your GE enables you as a trusted traveler to have PreCheck. Make sure your airline profiles use your GE number. Why would you care to renew the PreCheck when GE serves the same function for TSA purposes?

I agree that Global Entry membership is more useful than TSA PreCheck. However, GE is tied to the passport number. There is no need for having the KTN in one's PNR in order to use a GE kiosk, it is, though needed in order to receive the PreCheck designation on a boarding pass.

Since you started renewing your Global Entry prior to expiration date, you have up to six months from expiration date to complete the process. You are very likely to receive TSA PreCheck on 1 March 2019.

Thanks for the helpful replies about my TSA recheck expiring prior to GE. When I first applied for GE there was no office in my city and getting an appointment anywhere had very lengthy waits. I settled at first for just getting TSA precheck for an upcoming trip and later did get GE when I could finally get an appointment.
Thanks for the suggestion to make sure I put my GE info on my passenger profile instead of my TTN with TSA recheck. Will see if that works.

Your Known Traveler Number/PASS ID # should also be in your reservation itself. Sometimes KTN does not auto populate into your reservation.

Anyone able to report renewal reviews/approvals during the government shutdown? What happens if expiration occurs while review is still pending (in the case the shutdown lasts months or longer)?

We have a thread discussing the effect of the government shutdown on Global Entry applications processing timelines. Most of the information there should be applicable to renewal applications.

As long as you put in your application for renewal before the expiration date, you will continue to receive Global Entry benefits for six months following the expiration date pending conditional and final approvals.

Sorry, I'm in flight and on my phone, so I'm unable to readily post links to the other thread and the relevant DHS web page.

This is the thread you are referring to: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/show...ferrerid=22732.

Thanks. Just got home after a 13 hours long flight.

Here is the DHS page:

i applied for renewal the day after you. i'm still yet to hear anything back.

to be fair, i visited numerous countries in the past few years that probably raise red flags. i'm fully expecting to have to interview.

Are interviews generally required for renewals? My wife is probably safe, with a July expiration, but it got me wondering today if she should even fill out the renewal application while the centers are shut down.