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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #200 on: August 09, 2019, 06:51:34 PM »
I submitted an application some time ago and never got a response its still "pending.."

In error I paid with the old IHG card, so no GE credit.

I disputed the charge after receiving no reply from our government and indicated to chase that as per their own website they should've made a determination by x date.

As of not I was credited the GE 100 charge.

When government doesn't dilever, dispute!
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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #201 on: August 10, 2019, 11:55:01 PM »
Applied for ge on Aug 4th, got approved on the 8th late evening, had an appointment on the 9th in the am. All good to go.

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #202 on: August 11, 2019, 02:27:06 AM »
Applied for ge on Aug 4th, got approved on the 8th late evening, had an appointment on the 9th in the am. All good to go.
In the Tristate area? Makes no sense, my wife and I are waiting 3 weeks already and no response, says pending...

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #203 on: August 11, 2019, 11:26:19 AM »
In the Tristate area? Makes no sense, my wife and I are waiting 3 weeks already and no response, says pending...
Yes, jfk.

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #204 on: August 12, 2019, 11:30:25 AM »
A client of mine applied Aug 5 and was approved Aug 10/11

Seems like the applications now are moving wile does from April are stuck

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #205 on: August 12, 2019, 02:20:40 PM »
A client of mine applied Aug 5 and was approved Aug 10/11

Seems like the applications now are moving wile does from April are stuck
Reapply  ;)
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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #206 on: August 13, 2019, 08:43:35 AM »
Reapply  ;)
If I reapply, will Amex reimburse the GE fee again? Probably not. And GE doesn’t refund if application is canceled.

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #207 on: August 13, 2019, 01:52:27 PM »
If I reapply, will Amex reimburse the GE fee again? Probably not. And GE doesn’t refund if application is canceled.
Use a different card that offers the GE credit.
If it benefits even just one fellow DDFer, its worth posting it.

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #208 on: August 14, 2019, 12:13:55 AM »
Use a different card that offers the GE credit.
From what your explaining happened with your application it would seem it went into some waiting line together with the Mexico immigration border, while a new application would process and clear while your old one would still be on hold, and when it finally is released they will see you have one and possibly refund you the $100?? Who knows. I would go for it, just hope you don't have problems for a duplicate application.
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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #209 on: August 14, 2019, 09:50:42 AM »
https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-spot-20180820-story.html

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If you fib to the feds and get caught, as this couple did, you probably aren’t going to become a Trusted Traveler

AUG. 20, 2018
Cuba sings a siren song for those who long to see it before it’s spoiled. These days, it’s easier to travel there than it was in, say, 2014.

The Treasury Department regulations you must comply with today are less onerous than in times past, but these days, you still can’t go to Cuba for the fun of it. At least, not legally.

You couldn’t spend your days lolling on the beach in 2014, either, unless you decided to skip the legalities and fly to Cuba without the license the Treasury Department required. Some Americans did that, flying through Mexico or other nations to reach the communist country in the Caribbean.

Some made sure their passport wasn’t stamped, and if they didn’t get caught — some did and paid a steep price, but many did not — they could cross Cuba off their travel bucket list.

But at least one couple recently paid the price, thanks to the law of unintended consequences.

This couple, who fly in and out of the U.S. fairly often, decided to apply for Global Entry, the Trusted Traveler program from Customs and Border Protection.

Global Entry allows you to speed through customs when you return from abroad. As a bonus, you also get PreCheck, the Transportation Security Administration’s fast-through-airport-security program that lets you keep on your belt, shoes and jacket.. Global Entry costs $100 for five years.

You must apply, which means you’ll undergo “a thorough background check against criminal, law enforcement, Customs, Immigration, Agriculture, and terrorist indices to include biometric fingerprint checks, and a personal interview with a CBP officer,” CBP said in an email.

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The couple in question made it to the interview process. She had asked Cuban authorities not to stamp her passport, but her husband’s passport got stamped.

At the joint interview, the officer asked whether they had been to any other countries besides the ones they had listed, and the husband, whom she described as relentlessly honest, said that yes, they had been to Cuba.

The interview, the wife said, was immediately “terminated.”

Would they ever be able to get Global Entry?

Customs and Border Protection did say this in an email:

You may not get Global Entry if you “provide false or incomplete information on the application; have been convicted of any criminal offense or have pending criminal charges to include outstanding warrants; have been found in violation of any Customs, Immigration or Agriculture regulations or laws in any country; are subjects of an 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 [they] cannot satisfy CBP of their low-risk status or meet other program requirements.”

We don’t know for sure which of these tripped up this couple. CBP said it would look it up if the couple would provide their names and dates of birth. They declined.

If I were a betting woman, I’d put my money on “incomplete information.” It’s unclear whether CBP knew the husband had been to Cuba and was just waiting for him to come clean or whether it was a lucky guess, but whatever it was, the agency got a twofer: He outed himself and took his wife down with him.

Since the ill-starred interview, the wife said she had failed to get PreCheck, and she wondered during our interview whether she is now on a list of some sort. Maybe, maybe not. Her husband flew a few days later and he did get it.

We won’t know whether the agencies share that kind of information, because TSA did not respond to requests for comment on the matter.

Besides the annoyance of not knowing whether the government is whispering about you behind your back, if Global Entry rejects you, you don’t get back your $100 application fee. You’re 0 for 2 on this — no Trusted Traveler, no refund.

We might suggest Mobile Passport. The app’s home page says you will “breeze through Customs” at 25 airports (LAX is one of them) and two cruise ports. It’s available for iOS and on Google Play.

When you set up your profile, it notes, “Your information will be encrypted and shared only with CBP.”

The upside: The app is free. You won’t lose your money, although if you’re rejected, your pride may take a hit.

The bottom line is this: The federal government takes a dim view of those who skirt its regulations. Not getting Global Entry is a small punishment. As CBP said, “Note that being denied Global Entry membership does not prohibit individuals from being able to travel.”

Now that would be real punishment.

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #210 on: September 10, 2019, 08:08:36 PM »
Landing in Ewr next week around 5:00 pm what time time do they close?is it a hassle to do global Entry? I’ll be after a 12 hour flight...

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #211 on: September 11, 2019, 02:07:18 PM »
is it a hassle to do global Entry? I’ll be after a 12 hour flight...
IME it was really easy, I just went in the empty GE line and had the interview done on the spot.
If it benefits even just one fellow DDFer, its worth posting it.

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #212 on: September 11, 2019, 02:17:45 PM »
IME it was really easy, I just went in the empty GE line and had the interview done on the spot.

you were after a flight? or you just walk in ?

I have an appointment for my daughter Oct 02 in JFK, and want to go sooner without an appointment in JFK, will they accept or no ?
 

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #213 on: September 11, 2019, 02:28:20 PM »
you were after a flight? or you just walk in ?
after a flight (Enrollment On Arrival)
I have an appointment for my daughter Oct 02 in JFK, and want to go sooner without an appointment in JFK, will they accept or no ?
No
If it benefits even just one fellow DDFer, its worth posting it.

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Re: Global Entry
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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #215 on: September 11, 2019, 03:44:17 PM »

Tomorrow will be 3 months. Still Pending Review.
Could it be that they somehow have this on file?
Conditionally approved after 120+ days. Yay.

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #216 on: September 11, 2019, 04:47:16 PM »
my BIL got his GE approval yesterday, applied May 12 - around 4 months processing time

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #217 on: September 11, 2019, 07:06:13 PM »
No
-1 i know someone called in said you can do walk in at jfk

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #218 on: September 15, 2019, 01:54:03 PM »
Will GE for 1 parent help for spouse and 2 kids?

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Re: Global Entry
« Reply #219 on: September 15, 2019, 02:25:02 PM »
Will GE for 1 parent help for spouse and 2 kids?

NO - Everyone must have their own GE