2015 MileagePlus Change - Elimination of Global Entry Payment for Plat/1K/GS
Nov 20, 2014, 12:51 pm
#31
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Nov 20, 2014, 1:40 pm
#32
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I've been meaning to do this for years but never got around. does $100 cover full cost of this? I have us passport but live overseas, so it always seemed too complicated. Is there a way to get this during stopover at entry airport? I am a bit confused. is it the subsidy that ends or just release of credit code that ends in Feb? Assuming the latter, if we get the code, we use it anytime during following year?
Nov 20, 2014, 2:59 pm
#33
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This probably won't affect a lot of people, but trivia! If you get GE before becoming a U.S. citizen the passport(s) in there will be foreign. If you stayed a permanent resident you could totally update your foreign passport information in there. What you can't do is add your new U.S. passport details when you become a citizen.
I spent a long time at the MSP office until they found the one person that knew this was a bug and then did it for me. Kept on getting told "you can do it online". Pulled out my laptop, showed them, no dice. Gotta lot work done while I waited since there was no distracting free wifi in the terminal.
I spent a long time at the MSP office until they found the one person that knew this was a bug and then did it for me. Kept on getting told "you can do it online". Pulled out my laptop, showed them, no dice. Gotta lot work done while I waited since there was no distracting free wifi in the terminal.
I've been meaning to do this for years but never got around. does $100 cover full cost of this? I have us passport but live overseas, so it always seemed too complicated. Is there a way to get this during stopover at entry airport? I am a bit confused. is it the subsidy that ends or just release of credit code that ends in Feb? Assuming the latter, if we get the code, we use it anytime during following year?
Nov 20, 2014, 3:02 pm
#34
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This year will be my first year hitting plat, and I anticipate that in the next 2 weeks. Will I still be able to request the payment code since I will have qualified in 2014? Thanks in advance...
ETA: It seems like it wouldn't be an issue renewing for someone who already has it, but I just want to confirm I will be ok getting it as a first time user.
ETA: It seems like it wouldn't be an issue renewing for someone who already has it, but I just want to confirm I will be ok getting it as a first time user.
Nov 20, 2014, 3:06 pm
#35
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When I got GE a few years ago, registering on united.com resulted in UA emailing an one time use credit card with $100 credit on it. The address for the card was Houston TX (UA location).
Nov 20, 2014, 3:08 pm
#36
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I've been meaning to do this for years but never got around. does $100 cover full cost of this? I have us passport but live overseas, so it always seemed too complicated. Is there a way to get this during stopover at entry airport? I am a bit confused. is it the subsidy that ends or just release of credit code that ends in Feb? Assuming the latter, if we get the code, we use it anytime during following year?
Since only a handful of entry points have GE offices, it's pretty common to schedule the interview during a stop. You'd need to complete your application and have approval before scheduling the interview.
"The personalized code is the property of United Airlines. It may not be used for any purpose other than for a new application, by the original recipient, for the Global Entry program."
The GE Compensation page at united.com
Last edited by MrOCTeckels; Nov 20, 2014 at 3:11 pm Reason: manual after the fact multi-quote
Nov 20, 2014, 3:48 pm
#37
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I don't know if the code had restrictions or not (the T&C quoted above may not have been the same), I simply used it to pay for Mrs. B, who shares my last name. No problem whatsoever. Others have done this as well, perhaps even for non-family members. There is a whole thread on this topic somewhere in the UA forum.
Dec 5, 2014, 12:50 pm
#38
Join Date: Jul 2013
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FWIW, You can update your passport info on the GOES website. I got a new passport last July and at first thought I had to go to an airport. I called the IAH office and was told to do it online. Very easy.
While the $100 credit was nice, its still a small amount to pay to avoid those long lines at immigration.
While the $100 credit was nice, its still a small amount to pay to avoid those long lines at immigration.
Jan 3, 2015, 2:07 pm
#39
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Didn't even realize that UA Plat came with this benefit, nor did I think I was going to hit Plat in 2014, but I literally paid for my wife's GE application in early December before I got Plat.
Whats the best use of the $100 waiver now?
Can I renew my existing GE early? Pay for a friend/family member?
Whats the best use of the $100 waiver now?
Can I renew my existing GE early? Pay for a friend/family member?
Jan 3, 2015, 2:21 pm
#40
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Didn't even realize that UA Plat came with this benefit, nor did I think I was going to hit Plat in 2014, but I literally paid for my wife's GE application in early December before I got Plat.
Whats the best use of the $100 waiver now?
Can I renew my existing GE early? Pay for a friend/family member?
Whats the best use of the $100 waiver now?
Can I renew my existing GE early? Pay for a friend/family member?
Jan 3, 2015, 2:40 pm
#41
Join Date: Jan 2008
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From the T&C:
"The personalized code is the property of United Airlines. It may not be used for any purpose other than for a new application, by the original recipient, for the Global Entry program."
The GE Compensation page at united.com
"The personalized code is the property of United Airlines. It may not be used for any purpose other than for a new application, by the original recipient, for the Global Entry program."
The GE Compensation page at united.com
Jan 3, 2015, 5:54 pm
#43
Join Date: Mar 2001
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I did it for my own renewal. I was 1K when I requested the code, but was only Gold 4 months later, when my GE renewal window opened.
The code still worked, no problems.
Edit: I thought I had used it for my spouse, but now I remember I didn't.
The code still worked, no problems.
Edit: I thought I had used it for my spouse, but now I remember I didn't.
Jan 3, 2015, 5:57 pm
#44
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Jan 3, 2015, 7:19 pm
#45
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Would you help post a link to the UA site to request a payment code ?
Did anyone else notice this "enhancement"? Small little footnote at the bottom of this page:
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...r/default.aspx
"As of February 1, 2015, MileagePlus will no longer provide a payment code which can be used as the form of payment for the $100 Global Entry application fee. Eligible members may continue to request a payment code until January 31, 2015."
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...r/default.aspx
"As of February 1, 2015, MileagePlus will no longer provide a payment code which can be used as the form of payment for the $100 Global Entry application fee. Eligible members may continue to request a payment code until January 31, 2015."
Thanks
