Correct. From what I'm reading, at YUL, U.S. Customs clears the U.S. bound passengers on the YUL side. I understand GE does nothing for me going into Canada, but am hoping I can jump the line on the way back to the U.S.

So, would the proper thing to do be to enter the crew line with my GE stickered passport?

To close the loop on this. . . the answer is "yes." I brought both passports to my interview and the CBP agent swiped them both. He told me both were now registered as valid documents for the GE system and I could use either.

He also told me that it didn't matter, from a CPB perspective, which passport I swiped upon reentry (i.e., even if I presented my official passport at the departure airport, I could use the personal passport at GE in the US).

I asked this at my interview today. It seems that they don't have any formal rules (at least that the CBP agent shared). But his view was:

If only you have GE, then your wife (and child, if present) cannot piggyback on you to front of line.

However, if both you and wife have GE, then a young child (in my case 7 yo) could "probably" come with you and he didn't see any agent objecting to that. I took this to be primarily because kids aren't eligible, so if they hit 14, get them enrolled in GE (and hope they don't get immediately booted for youthful indiscretions).

I specifically asked about this when I signed up and was told NO. I just called IAH CBP office and was still told NO, only one passport type could be used.
I'd love to add my Official to the list. Which airport GE location did they tell you this?

Ciao,
FH

IAD.

No questions--just swiped 'em both into his reader/scanner.

threat due to no confirmed interview
 

I applied March 13 and got conditional approval on March 30. My first shot at one of the hubs in DTW on June 7. GOES shows no appointments for May much less June even though when I called DTW direct they said it should show 60 days out.

About an hour ago, I get an email from dhs.gov saying I applied on Feb 7 and that unless I confirm an interview my application would be denied. I go through ATL a lot so called there and they set up a fake appointment in late May which should give me enough time to switch to DTW said the officer.

Strange twist and I hope there are no more surprises along the way.

Sorry to hear about your difficulties. Why not just travel to ATL or another GE airport for your appointment? You could make it part of a business or personal trip. Or MR!

Do flight crew passports have the CBP stickers in them? I don't know if some of these non-GE locations will know what the sticker is for.

I used GE for the first time today at SEA. Was quick and easy and probably saved me 20-30 minutes from standing in the queue for an interview with a CBP agent. Worth it! ^

FInally got my first use of GE today arriving at LAX from SYD. Super easy and very fast. Fortunately my luggage came out fairly quickly as well so the customs line didn't have a chance to get too long.

I was sitting in the RCC within 30 minutes of deplaning.

OK, I'm sold on joining the Global Entry program but need some thoughts/advice on my situation--to keep the process as smooth as possible:

US Citizen, living outside the USA (China) for years but go in and out of USA from various countries a few times a year. I should qualify as a low risk traveller without any background skeletons in the closet.

1) Should I apply using an address in China, or should I use my USA address (actually a family member's home). I do have documentation to support either address. And my US drivers license address matches the US address. Normally I'd just default to applying with the USA-based items to avoid rocking the boat, but my entry/exit pattern and flight purchase pattern over the last 10 years shows a pretty clear non-US resident status.

2) Timing of appointment, after receiving conditional approval--how long do I have to make the appointment before the window closes? I'm heading back to the USA in May though no confirmed booking yet and I have quite a bit of flexibility. But need to make flight arrangements in the next week or so. If I applied online through GOES now, it seems I can expect to hear back with a "conditional approval" in about 2-3 weeks. And then can hopefully make an appointment in whatever gateway I'll be arriving in. (I will be connecting to a small town airport but will ensure plenty of slack time to deal with an appointment). Or gamble on a walk-in if all the slots are full.

3) I presume there is no problem getting GE with a non-RFID passport?

It's hard to plan the logistics of this when you're not in the US, so if there's something critical I'm missing, please clue me in!

My current passport is a non-RFID book. No issues whatsoever during the application process or the multiple entries since clearing into the program.

You have a few weeks to schedule it, and you can re-schedule it until 24 hrs before your appointment. You can schedule the appointment 2-3 months into the future.

Just applied right now. What's the turnaround for the interview?

Approvals usually happen in the range of a week or two. YMMV.

You can schedule the interview as soon as you are conditionally approved (so in theory you can get the interview the day after you receive your approval, provided there is space at your location).

Not that it means you'll have a problem, but China was the only country I listed as having visited that the CBP asked me about.

No issue with non-RFID passport.