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I am a naturalized US citizen as of 2014. Over 26 years ago, when I was a child, my family came to the US and we overstayed our visitors' visas. We have since become legal permanent residents or, in my case, a naturalized US citizen with a US passport.

Would I be denied if I apply for Global Entry, for the reason I highlighted below? Curious if it's worth the risk of losing the $100 fee if I'm denied.

The eligibility requirements say:

Reasons for Ineligibility

You may not be eligible for participation in the Global Entry program if you:

  • Provide false or incomplete information on the application;
  • Have been convicted of any criminal offense or have pending criminal charges or outstanding warrants (to include driving under the influence);
  • Have been found in violation of any customs, immigration or agriculture regulations or laws in any country;
  • Are the subject of an ongoing investigation by any federal, state or local law enforcement agency;
  • Are inadmissible to the United States under immigration regulation, including applicants with approved waivers of inadmissibility or parole documentation; or
  • Cannot satisfy CBP of your low-risk status.
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Egypt
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I am a naturalized US citizen as of 2014. Over 26 years ago, when I was a child, my family came to the US and we overstayed our visitors' visas. We have since become legal permanent residents or, in my case, a naturalized US citizen with a US passport.

Would I be denied if I apply for Global Entry, for the reason I highlighted below? Curious if it's worth the risk of losing the $100 fee if I'm denied.

The eligibility requirements say:

Reasons for Ineligibility

You may not be eligible for participation in the Global Entry program if you:

  • Provide false or incomplete information on the application;
  • Have been convicted of any criminal offense or have pending criminal charges or outstanding warrants (to include driving under the influence);
  • Have been found in violation of any customs, immigration or agriculture regulations or laws in any country;
  • Are the subject of an ongoing investigation by any federal, state or local law enforcement agency;
  • Are inadmissible to the United States under immigration regulation, including applicants with approved waivers of inadmissibility or parole documentation; or
  • Cannot satisfy CBP of your low-risk status.

I don't know if you'll be denied or not, but I'd definitely risk losing the $100 to find out.

If you don't travel internationally a lot, then don't bother.

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I don't know if you'll be denied or not, but I'd definitely risk losing the $100 to find out.

If you don't travel internationally a lot, then don't bother.

Thanks JimmyHou for the response. If I do apply, I'll come back and update.

Posted (edited)

If you were never deported/convicted for being illegal i.e. audit trail documentation in your legal permanent residency or citizenship; then it most likely won't have any bearing on getting the Global Entry.

Edited by squareleg
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If you were never charged/convicted for being illegal i.e. audit trail documentation in your legal permanent residency or citizenship; then it most likely won't have any bearing on getting the Global Entry.

I disagree. I've known a few people who were denied because of overstay. You're applying for a program that says you're a trusted traveller. Overstaying doesn't show trust.

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Past weekend (5/21), came back from London along with my colleague who has similar story of overstaying visa, she has received her Global Entry. She has traveled extensively before and after receiving Global Entry.

Perhaps it depends on the officer at interview

would have to agree with borderwife on this one. Makes zero sense for CBP to approve individuals who may have violated any immigration laws in the past. Would you give your house keys to someone who may have violated and trashed your house in the past while you were vacationing? But having said that, you can go ahead and apply. Imo, the fee isn't that much, worst thing that can happen is a denial. But please do come back and update us.

Edited by johnnyenglish
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My wife (LPR) just got approved for global entry. She had previously been overstayed on a tourist visa for 1.5 years before we married and she adjusted her status, receiving her green card in late 2019. Applied for GE in early 2020 and got conditionally approved in November 2020. Interview was this week, March 2021.

Other than the overstay she has 0 arrests and no record whatsoever—not even a speeding ticket. 

The CBP officer conducting the interview did ask if she'd ever been arrested by regular or immigration police but nothing more pointed. 

I should probably also note my wife is from what is probably the most notorious drug trafficking country, Colombia, but that thankfully didn't seem to be a problem.

No idea what other interviewers are like (I barely remember mine), but this officer did seem very nice fwiw. 

 

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