Jul 24, 2016, 1:45 pm
Last edit by: TWA884
You can check for interview availability (without needing to be logged in) at TTP - Schedule Appointment
This page includes a checkbox you can use to show locations with the soonest availability, although they tend to be few in number and near border towns.
You may also wish to consider:
Note also that a location that has literally zero availability for future interviews today, may pop up with available slots tomorrow (or even later today), presumably as people with scheduled appointments do EOA or walk-in thus freeing up their original time slot. So it may be worth checking back periodically.
This page includes a checkbox you can use to show locations with the soonest availability, although they tend to be few in number and near border towns.
You may also wish to consider:
- Enrollment on Arrival, which can be done while clearing immigration during international return to the US: Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival
- Some locations offer walk-in interviews even if you do not have an appointment: Global Entry Walk-In Interviews
- If you will be passing through MIA, their GE office nearly always has immediate availability and is open very late.
Note also that a location that has literally zero availability for future interviews today, may pop up with available slots tomorrow (or even later today), presumably as people with scheduled appointments do EOA or walk-in thus freeing up their original time slot. So it may be worth checking back periodically.
Global Entry Enrollment Interview Availability
Apr 6, 2017, 6:51 am
#271
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: DEN
Posts: 32
From what I can gather, you need to pay and if accepted schedule an interview within a certain period of time.
I'll only be in the the States for two weeks in September, Denver (no walkins) and wouldn't want to pay and then find out there isn't any availability.
The websites don't answer this question, and when I emailed the message said it would take 2-3 weeks to answer.
I'll only be in the the States for two weeks in September, Denver (no walkins) and wouldn't want to pay and then find out there isn't any availability.
The websites don't answer this question, and when I emailed the message said it would take 2-3 weeks to answer.
Get this, I just logged her on to check appointment availability and it shows DEN as being "Fully Booked" and no available dates. I looked a couple of weeks ago and they were well into October already.
Myself, I got lucky. I got my CA on 2/22 also and had my appointment for 9/15. Within minutes I tried to reschedule and found an opening for 4/5! Got the interview done yesterday and DEN and was painless.
**I can confirm that there were signs posted that walk-in interviews are NOT accepted due to high volume of applications. Only existing GE members for account updates are accepted as walk-in.**
Apr 6, 2017, 7:42 am
#272
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kobe, Japan
Programs: Bonvoy Platinum, IHG Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,531
@JapanFlyerT Data point for you. My wife got Conditional Approval on 2/22, I logged in and scheduled her appointment then. The closest available at that time was 9/15, so that's when she is scheduled.
Get this, I just logged her on to check appointment availability and it shows DEN as being "Fully Booked" and no available dates. I looked a couple of weeks ago and they were well into October already.
Myself, I got lucky. I got my CA on 2/22 also and had my appointment for 9/15. Within minutes I tried to reschedule and found an opening for 4/5! Got the interview done yesterday and DEN and was painless.
**I can confirm that there were signs posted that walk-in interviews are NOT accepted due to high volume of applications. Only existing GE members for account updates are accepted as walk-in.**
Get this, I just logged her on to check appointment availability and it shows DEN as being "Fully Booked" and no available dates. I looked a couple of weeks ago and they were well into October already.
Myself, I got lucky. I got my CA on 2/22 also and had my appointment for 9/15. Within minutes I tried to reschedule and found an opening for 4/5! Got the interview done yesterday and DEN and was painless.
**I can confirm that there were signs posted that walk-in interviews are NOT accepted due to high volume of applications. Only existing GE members for account updates are accepted as walk-in.**
That is what I needed to hear, although I was hoping for someone to say Sept was wide open at the moment. I may end up in LA for a couple days as well which might increase my chances.
Apr 8, 2017, 9:06 pm
#273
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,634
Moderator's Note:
@JapanFlyerT,
I moved your question about how long it takes to get a conditional approval to the following thread:
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
I moved your question about how long it takes to get a conditional approval to the following thread:
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
Apr 10, 2017, 11:14 am
#274
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: SoCal to the rest of the world...
Programs: AA EXP with lots of BA. UA 2MM Lifetime Plat - No longer chase hotel loyalty
Posts: 6,699
San Diego Intl airport showing mid to end of June OPEN
Was just able to snag an LAX appt for this week (13th) -
Was just able to snag an LAX appt for this week (13th) -
Last edited by NickP 1K; Apr 10, 2017 at 11:33 am
Apr 12, 2017, 6:50 am
#275
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New York, NY USA
Posts: 631
Appoitment Availability
A friend who lives in NYC tried to get an appointment in early May at JFK and nothing was available. She then looked at Boston, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia same story.
However MIA was totally open and she got an appointment for this week? Why so much availability at MIA?
However MIA was totally open and she got an appointment for this week? Why so much availability at MIA?
Apr 12, 2017, 9:51 am
#276
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
A friend who lives in NYC tried to get an appointment in early May at JFK and nothing was available. She then looked at Boston, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia same story.
However MIA was totally open and she got an appointment for this week? Why so much availability at MIA?
However MIA was totally open and she got an appointment for this week? Why so much availability at MIA?
If your friend logs into her GOES account and do a new search several times a day, she will find something much closer in a week or less.
Apr 12, 2017, 9:53 am
#277
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New York, NY USA
Posts: 631
Apr 12, 2017, 10:03 am
#278
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Yes, cancellation happens all the time and data is live. Thus available interview slots change constantly, best time to check is when your interested Global Entry office is open. This was how many of us got a much closer-in interview slot. Please note there are two locations in NYC; one in JFK and another in downtown.
Please come back and let us know what she fines.
Please come back and let us know what she fines.
Apr 12, 2017, 10:04 am
#279
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New York, NY USA
Posts: 631
Apr 12, 2017, 10:36 am
#280
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: SoCal to the rest of the world...
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Posts: 6,699
If you see NOTHING and are getting close to cut off to book - book anything you can where you are willing to do a cheap Southwest or other flight to do the appt (don't book the air yet though) - then keep trying to get a closer in local appt. Pretty much assure you if you look every 2-3 hours when centers are open you will see closer in dates appear as prior poster suggested. These are cancels or walk in's or consolidates for multiple people where the user is now interviewed and the original interview opens up right away
Apr 12, 2017, 11:59 am
#282
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
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Posts: 5,532
Apr 12, 2017, 12:02 pm
#283
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New York, NY USA
Posts: 631
Apr 12, 2017, 1:22 pm
#284
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Apr 16, 2017, 6:51 am
#285
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 147
May not help a lot of us, but as of this morning MCI has a lot of openings on Saturdays and Sundays in May. They didn't have these yesterday.
Update: As kklems pointed out, this could be an error in the calendar, as the Customs web site shows MCI only open Tues-Thr. After reading other posts in this thread, I would not book on these days.
Update #2 : Agent at MCI on 4/18 confirmed the Saturday and Sunday interview times in May are accurate. You can sign up without worry (and I did!)
Update: As kklems pointed out, this could be an error in the calendar, as the Customs web site shows MCI only open Tues-Thr. After reading other posts in this thread, I would not book on these days.
Update #2 : Agent at MCI on 4/18 confirmed the Saturday and Sunday interview times in May are accurate. You can sign up without worry (and I did!)
Last edited by stevehuff; Apr 18, 2017 at 10:16 pm Reason: Updated information