When I went thro the regular line the agent told me in future to cut in to the front, at the extreme left.

Hi everyone,

This thread is super informative (Thanks!). I have a couple of questions

I normally travel internationally about once/twice a year. Does this seem okay to apply for GE? I mean, will the interviewer (given that I get approved) ask why I am applying even though I don't travel internationally that often?

My home airport is LAX and when I returned from Asia this past August, it was nearly 1.5 hours before I was able to get through. It was torturous.

Thanks!

*goes back to lurking mode*

There's no requirement to have a minimum number of intl trips to apply for GE.. When I applied, I had never been TATL/TPAC.. Had only flown to Canada a few times..

But GE does not help for customs and the long customs line at LAX....
Took me (without GE) approx 45 mins at immigration and another 1h at the customs line in August.

IIRC there is an expedited customs line as well. I thought it was down the center of the customs line (I haven't done it myself, but believe I read it in this thread)

Thanks for all the feedback everyone, does anyone know if interviews are conducted during the evening too?

Thanks!:)

Even if there were a minimum trip requirement--couldn't a pax have lots of future intl. travel planned?

They might. It interviewer asked my spouse that question - she stated that she was doing it at my recommendation as we expected to do more international travel going forward. It was not a problem

It paid off first time she used it (ATL), avoiding 60+ minute lines. The computer was down, we went to front of line and were quickly processed. Having the sticker made the difference.

Yes, the GE customs lane is also the crew lane at TBIT.

Thank you!
Will try it end of the week!

Thanks for all the answers, you guys are awesome. So does anyone know if they do interviews in the evening? If I were approved, I was hoping to schedule an interview during the evening...

IME (and it is possible that it could have changed), interviews were only done during normal business hours (8-3 or 4pm~). If you don't see evening interviews on the calendar, they likely do not have them.

The office hours of the enrollment centers seem to vary widely. Apparently the LAX office is open M-F 7:20a-10:00p. But do they conduct interviews during that entire time? After you are conditionally approved you will be able to see the calendar with available appointment times. If you need to know for sure before then, you could give them a call or stop by the next time you're at LAX.

It depends on which office you go to; if you need it to be an evening appointment you can select an office offering them, not sure if that includes LAX...

I just called LAX and they said that evening interviews are only offered through the end of the year and then they will be changing their hours from 8 AM to 4 PM. The officer also mentioned that they are fully booked through March 2013. Looks like I will have to go to another enrollment center when I apply, either BOS or PHL for me.