Is Global Entry worthwhile?
Oct 15, 2009 | 2:21 pm
#421
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Oct 15, 2009 | 9:34 pm
#423
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Oct 16, 2009 | 2:06 pm
#424
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It's been awhile, but I believe it was simply verification of some of the answers I gave on the app, such as countries visited, employers, that sort of thing. Definitely no commentary on my student status at teh interview, though once coming back through ATL I had a CBP agent ask if GE was worthwhile as a student. YMMV.
Oct 16, 2009 | 2:16 pm
#425
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Oct 17, 2009 | 10:30 am
#426
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I tangled with an FA over the form yesterday.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
Oct 17, 2009 | 10:44 am
#427
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I tangled with an FA over the form yesterday.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
Oct 17, 2009 | 10:56 am
#428
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Mine was why do I have two US passports? And then he talks to his buddy across the interview room and asks if he knew that State issues two passports (to which his buddy replies no). And he asks me if I work for the government (to which I reply no). Then he starts taking my digital fingerprints, asks about my job and I ask about his (always good to ask about their jobs since they will have something to complain--legitimately), hands me my (Nexus) card, and escorts me to the door.
Oct 17, 2009 | 11:37 am
#429
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I tangled with an FA over the form yesterday.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
It's always a good idea to take a form and fill it out regardless of GlobalEntry membership.
The kiosks might be out of service, and if so, you wouldn't want to be delayed while you search for, and fill out, a customs declaration form before you go to the crew line.
So, why not use some of that flight time and fill out the form at that point? Seems like a no-brainer to me. You always can recycle the form later.
Oct 17, 2009 | 11:53 am
#430
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I tangled with an FA over the form yesterday.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
I don't think taking 45 seconds out of a >8 hour trans-oceanic flight to fill out the form as a backup is going to hurt, let alone simply taking one.
If you're adamant about feeling that you don't need the form, just tell the FA you got a form already. No reason to "tangle" with an FA and make the flight that much more awkward/uncomfortable for the FA and/or people sitting around you.
Oct 17, 2009 | 12:47 pm
#431
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I used it for the first time a few days ago @ IAH, worked fine.
I didn't know you didn't need to fill out the stupid customs declaration card, you still have to do that for NEXUS, I wish you didn't have to.. its a pain.
I didn't know you didn't need to fill out the stupid customs declaration card, you still have to do that for NEXUS, I wish you didn't have to.. its a pain.
Oct 17, 2009 | 1:39 pm
#432
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I tangled with an FA over the form yesterday.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
She tried to hand be one.
I said "I don't need one, thanks"
She said "Everybody needs one."
I said "I don't I'm global entry."
She said "You still need one."
I said "I use the Global Entry Kiosk, its paperless"
She said "Everybody needs one"
I quietly took the form, which, of course, I didn't need.
Oct 17, 2009 | 1:57 pm
#433
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Oct 17, 2009 | 5:43 pm
#434
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I don't want to start a confrontation here, but I just had to comment on the last sentence, put in the quote box above.
There are a lot of things I could say to that, but I'm going to digress and chalk it up to some things being better left unsaid.
But as a GE and NEXUS user, I just want to say there are many other important aspects to travel nowadays, let alone things that go on in everyday life, to get bothered about. A blue card just isn't worth an elevated blood pressure... for anyone.
Not trying to be a jerk, just trying to put things into perspective.
There are a lot of things I could say to that, but I'm going to digress and chalk it up to some things being better left unsaid.
But as a GE and NEXUS user, I just want to say there are many other important aspects to travel nowadays, let alone things that go on in everyday life, to get bothered about. A blue card just isn't worth an elevated blood pressure... for anyone.
Not trying to be a jerk, just trying to put things into perspective.