What went wrong with Global Entry?

[A Polite Parrot 42]

On 10/10/2023 at 2:56 AM, Stook said:

In my experience, at Port of Seattle airport, Mobile Passport is approximately the same speed as using the kiosk, and same speed as filling out an entry slip. Can't hurt, though

At very busy airports where mobile passport and GE share the same officers, they will have the GE folks go through first. My spouse waited in a Mobile passport line at one like this for over 10 mins! Is the paper filing still a thing? I don't think my spouse has anything to fill when he goes.

[OldUser 6,725]

16 minutes ago, A Polite Parrot said:

 

An update about applying for Global Entry while on a Green Card with the extension:

 

I tried the GE interview upon arrival again (the app still was active since my last try). I had a different officer, and they didn't make as much fuss about the GC and paper extension. I was granted approval and got to use the TSA precheck without issue since then. I'll play with the advice for returning to the US with Global Entry in the future. The approval appears to really be about how much you push the officer and some luck with how much they know that it's OK for them to approve you.

 

Also, when I applied for GE, entering the GC extension expiry date didn't cause any issue, as far as I could tell. In fact, the application won't allow an expired GC so it's either the new expiry date or don't bother applying.

Awesome, thanks for the update.

 

I hesitated updating green card end date based off extension letter. Looks like it's safe to do.

 

Also, from what I learned recently, you can scan passport at GE kiosk if asked for document. I thought I was only allowed to scan GC, but since it was a conditional expired GC it never worked.