Global Entry and Green Card Renewal Letter

[jptl85 25]

Hello all,

 

I applied for ROC in September 2016, and since I have taken 8 trips outside the country using the extension letter. All were short trips, mainly for work.

Today I returned from Hong Kong to Chicago O'Hare. The arrivals hall was packed. I have Global Entry but my expired Green Card does not work at the kiosk, so I usually line up. However, today I asked a lady working there if I could still use the Global Entry line, and she sent me right to the front to a special counter where I was able to bypass the entire line of non Global Entry members and see an officer immediately.

 

The officer was super nice, so I asked about the Green Card extension letter (and when they think it expires). She said it is absolutely one year after your green card and not the extension letter, but she also said that is how she and her colleagues at O'Hare interpret it (others in other airports may see it differently!).

 

Moral of the story - if you have Global entry but your Green card is expired; go and line up near the Global Entry lane and not the regular line. And, the extension letter should be good until 1 year after your current expiry on Green Card.