Thanks for your insightful reply. I managed to secure appointments for all of us albeit on different days to interview at the local EC. We all were approved and I'm waiting for the GE cards to come in. My understanding is that we don't need the actual plastic card and can just use the Passid to travel and use TSA Precheck. Is there a separate thread that discusses the logistics of using GE and benefits associated with it?

Recent data point for JFK T8.

Asked to do my EOA interview at immigration. The CBP officer told me to go to line 1 after baggage claim.

At baggage claim there was a tensabarrier funnel that takes you to the exit through the customs area. The line numbers are written on the ceiling and line 1 (parallel to the funnel to the exit) was tensabarried off. You can see a desk under the line 1 sign (with an officer present in my case). I asked a member of staff to let me in and I was the only person there. The officer took my details and completed the interview process very quickly and efficiently. I received an e-mail confiming the status change (i.e. approval) just under an hour later whilst still in the taxi into Manhattan.

From disembarking the plane to getting into a taxi (including EOA interview) was just over 20 mins.

Answering my own question. I was able to use the US Citizen lane even as visitor. After immigration you are directed to a room next to booth #1 where an additional (short) interview is conduct. Waiting time for the EOA interview was about 25 minute despite being only one other person waiting before me.

Hi there, I am a UK citizen flying LHR-DUB then DUB-LHR-JFK and wondered if I'd be able to use my time at Dublin to complete my enrolment. I'm conditionally approved.

Thanks for any advice!

This isn't possible. You would have be on a US bound flight using the preclearance area to which you wouldn't have access flying DUB-LHR.

Many thanks for your reply. I’ll have to try at JFK, hopefully the wait times aren’t that long as I have a connection to make in EWR. Is 3hrs cutting that fine?

Even without an EoA interview, that connection is too close for my comfort.

Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival for NON-US Citizens?
 

Does anyone know what is the procedure for GE enrollment on arrival for non-US citizens and non-GC holders? The situation is there is conditional approval. Landing in SEA if that helps.

• Can the non-citizen just go to the GE line and find a GE officer to complete enrollment and do the interview? The GE line is usually with US citizens and GC holders? Or is there a separate GE line that is not with US citizens and GC holders?
• Or must the person go through regular CBP for non-citizen line, then go over to GE. But if this happens, you would be already admitted into the US, so you can't go enrollment on arrival because that needs to be done before you enter the US right?

The setup at SEA is a bit different than other ports. There is actually a dedicated office for EOA at the mezzanine level (see attached) before you pick up your bags and go through immigration/customs. So you actually don’t have to worry about which line to use. Do your EOA interview first and let the officer tell you where to go. If you’re approved, you should be able to use GE right away.

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I think it will matter. This is EOA for people who are not US citizens and not GC holders. I remember GE line is with US citizens and GC holders? Or has that changed?

In all other instances that I know of, EOA happens after passport control. Per sfosuw's post, there is an EOA office at SEA on the mezzanine level after you cross the sky bridge into the customs hall but before you go down to the baggage claim level. The baggage carousels are before passport control at SEA (which is another oddity compared to most customs hall setups in US airports).

The potential advantage in your case is being able to use GE after completing EOA since that happens before passport control at SEA. It might take some time for the final approval e-mail to generate, however.

I read that some people are being turned away for EOA because they did not schedule an interview. If I manage to schedule an interview, do I need to leave the country, or can I go to the airport and do the interview there?

EDIT: Ok I found a GE interview location inside the US and it's not an airport, so I assume scheduled appoint for GE interviews does not require one to leave the country?

GE interviews do not require one to leave the country.

If you are concerned, you can always schedule a placeholder interview for a future date. EOA does not require an appointment.

GE EoA on holidays?
 

Has anyone found out about this? I'm hoping to go at ORD on Thanksgiving Day. They won't pick up the phone (of course).