TSA Precheck vs. Global Entry: Which One Is Better For You?
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Have you considered applying for TSA Precheck or Global Entry? What are they? Which is better? Which should you apply for? I want to talk you through both programs and the pros and cons of TSA Precheck vs. Global Entry.
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GlobaI Entry : I applied Friday, Got conditionally approved Saturday, had my interview on Wednesday , got approved 30mins later: Therefore it took me 6 days.
That’s amazing! I’ve been hearing many stories like this lately.
I have been waiting since April 2022, going on 7 months. I let my GE lapse by accident.
Now it's January and it's 9 months and counting. Now I know why you should reapply a year in advance.
@@donnamartin1182 did you get your Global Entry yet?
@@NathanKwadade Yes, it took 10 months and the card was sent in the mail I did not have to go and do a second interview.
Heres how mine went for TSA precheck: Applied online on Wednesday, did the interview Thursday (it was more like just taking your fingerprints and ID and confirming things you put in the application online), Friday it showed the status as "Eligibility Determined" and then Saturday morning i was set with my known traveler number.
That’s amazing! It seems pretty random, plus is different based on the size of your airport, etc. I’m so glad you had a great experience.
Great video! Thanks for the explanation
You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)
I've assisted quite a few family members obtain their TSA-Pre-check and Global Entries. It's important to note that approval time varies throughout the year. I've seen some turn around in a week and others take 6+ months.
Simply stated, if you're thinking about obtaining one or both of these, start today! Better to have it early than to hope it is approved at the last minute.
Yes, thank you! It’s crazy how the wait times can change for different people. Definitely do not wait until last minute.
@@JaclyTravel
I applied late January 2023 and today May 24th 2023 and still no response from them.
It is going on 6 months next month.
Great video. Thank you
I too got approved for the Nexus card last week. I'm Canadian.
That's exciting! I know border residents can get those (I have a bunch of family from Buffalo) - I do not have much experience with it though. How was the approval process?
@@JaclyTravela very long process because of the pandemic. I applied in September of 2019. Got conditional approval in may 2020. And was able to schedule and complete my interview last week in Blaine, WA. I'm looking forward to receiving my card
@@AmadouDiallo-ip1pm Wow! I always thought people did Nexus because it was a much easier process - that is really good to know! I am excited for you to get your card - that is one of the best parts :)
I went with Global Entry, because my AMEX card reimburses me for the fee. I applied & got an appointment the next day. I'm in NYC. So that may have been why it was so quick. My interview was at the post office across from Madison Square Garden. It was the same place I had my passport appointment.
That is so great!! It just shows how different it really is for everyone.
We recently traveled and have TSA pre. Due to staff shortages the line was closed. We were told the only line open was in a separate terminal, so we had to go to the very back of the regular line. Fortunately a Clear representative heard us telling security we were going to miss our flight, so she signed us up and walked us to the front of the line. We were still the last to board as we ran to the gate and they were announcing the gate would be closing and said our family name over the speakers. It was ridiculous. I understand the benefits of TSA Pre, though they have long lines at times, no staff and closed lines, randomly select you out of the line because...what...there are too many people projected to be in the line...that's inane. So, we're now going to purchase Clear for the family as well. Clear can walk you to the front of the regular line and TSA Pre.
That is THE WORST. That happened to us once traveling back from an international trip where you have to go back out of security (I think it was in Denver?). I have heard Clear works pretty well - but besides that one time, have had no problems with TSA Precheck, so I will stick with that.
Apply for "Nexus" and you get easy crossing of the US/Canadian border,TSA Prececk *and* Global Entry.A card costs $50 for 5 years. The only drawback is that an interview by a US *and* a Canadian border official is required. They done at the border. So if getting to an interview spot at the border it might be a problem.
I know a few people who have this - it seems super helpful for people who live near the border.
Thanks for sharing. I really appreciate this video.
Thank you! Have you applied for either TSA precheck or Global Entry yet?
@@JaclyTravel Not yet. My wife and I are planning (and saving) fo for our first trip to California. Our trip won't be happening for another few years.
At this point I'm hoping to get the Chase IHG Premiere card sometime within the next 6 to 12 months. It has a perk that gives a statement credit of $100 when the card is used to to get TSA Precheck or Global Entry.
I figure when I get the IHG card my wife and I will apply for TSA Precheck.
@@edwardbickford8277 Oh very cool! There is a Facebook group called something like 10x rewards that teaches you how to use points to travel, I keep meaning to take their class but just haven't yet. So many people travel that way.
I just completed the application, and the question “do you plan to travel internationally in the next six months?” And I selected yes. Hopefully that helps speed up the process of approval
Nice! Good luck! It's sooo exciting to finally be approved and move through lines quickly.
Awesome info thanks 👍🏼
You're welcome!
I applied for Pre-Check last friday, got an approval notice on Saturday, and a KTN on Sunday.
That's so great! It's so weird how it's so different for everyone.
This was very informative. I have to travel for work next week and the following week both surrounding the holiday so I applied for pre check on the 15th so still waiting on status update hopefully i get it in time. I will be applying fot GE later in September for my international travel next year.
Yes hopefully it comes back soon! Have fun on your trip :)
Thanks for the tips
You’re welcome! And good luck!
Thanks that was helpful !
You’re welcome! Please let me know if you have any other questions 😀
@@JaclyTravel Will do. Got appt for TSA and will think about Global down the road since it takes so long
Switzerland is one of the foreign countries where you can apply for Global Entry since a few years now. I wanted to apply when it first became available but then the pandemic happened and all our travel plans ground to a halt anyways. Finally, we are now travelling to Florida again in May and all of a sudden I remembered that I should apply for Global Entry. On the website it said that approval might take up to 6 months because of backlogs, but I still applied yesterday. So I was pretty shocked when I received my conditional approval today already! 🙂 I'll do the arrival interview so I don't need an appointment, but out of curiosity I checked what availability they have in Orlando and the next available date would be in June!!! Crazy!
Oh wow! You can apply for US Global Entry in Switzerland? That is amazing - I had no idea! Let me know how the appointment goes, and congrats on that!
Thanks! Looking forward to it! As I understand it, it‘s a separate line than the regular immigration officers, so hopefully that will also be a bit less of a wait.
Actually, citizens of Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Argentina, India, Colombia, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, and Mexican nationals are eligible for Global Entry membership. The need to get pre-approvement from their local federal police agency before sending in their application to CBP.
I applied for Global Entry as TSA pre check is included plus I can use it when I travel internationally. I actually applied for it because I almost missed my connection when I was coming back from abroad and there was a long line for custom and another line for security. I got my conditional approval 6 weeks from when I applied and the day before I was coming back from Spain. That was great because I was able to do the enrollment on arrival, was approved and received my card a week later.
That’s so great! It is crazy how everyone’s story is completely different.
To get the TSA PreCheck printed on the boarding pass, do you enter your PreCheck or Global Entry membership number during the ticket booking or online check-in process? Or do you show your membership card during baggage drop/check in at the airport?
You do it while booking your ticket. It’s called the known traveler number, or ktn. If you buy it somewhere other than the airline (like Expedia), create an account on the airline’s website and you can add it there.
Always check your ticket when you check in to make sure it says tsa on it…if not, just ask the check in agent to add it. Hope that helps!!
Hi , my experience was pretty fast and smooth , apply for GE on Thursday 8/4/2022, conditionally approved on Friday 8/5/2022 , interview on Saturday miami intl airport 8/6/20222 , and that's it 😀
That is so great. One of the perks of being in a large city too - they have a lot of people to do interviews. When I did mine (10 months later), it was a little office near the airport with one guy inside. No wonder it took so long.
Flying out in 2 weeks from Chicago to the DR. Didn't even think about Precheck until one of the others going on the trip mentioned it. Filled everything out at Staples on Tuesday and was notified on Thursday that everything passed and Im approved. Not sure as my name is quite unique but 2 days...wow. No appointment either, just showed up.
I had no idea you could do it at staples! Congrats on getting approved so fast 😀
@@JaclyTravel It depends on which ones (not all). I still had to drive 40 mins to get there but I KNOW it will be worth it. Thanks for the post!!
I applied for Global, was conditionally accepted, but the only places to go in Florida for an interview were Miami and Ft Myers. Orlando, Tampa, Sanford were not taking appointments. So I called the Orlando TSA and they said no Global interview until people come back from trip. So, my idea of a better TSA experience is out until I come home. Crazy. But I will do it and will call my son to pick me up after the the interview. It will just add hours to my trip home. A nine hour flight plus however long it takes. Lovely. However once it’s over I will be happy.
I will say they told me I would get my approval immediately, but it is a bit aggravating.
It does work though! You don't get TSA Precheck on your way out but it's nice to just be able to do your interview on the way back in - that is really the best option for so many people.
Do I need my passport renew before I get my TSA pre-check
I live in NYC, I applied for global entry April 30 and I got approved really quick, then they gave an appointment for the interview on sept 11, what I did was I tried to find earlier appointments in the cities nearby, I found for august then July and by May 16 I got one for the next day at JFK airport, so it’s a matter of looking for appointments in the change the appointments date section and I got my card a month after I applied, so YOU’RE welcome 😅
That’s amazing. It’s tough for us on the west coast that have no other airports within 8 hours. I love how everyone had a totally different story.
Great video
Thank you!
Something important that most Americans tend to forget is that TSA precheck isn't available for foreign countries, but Global Entry is. The US has made Global Entry available to the folowing: Citizens of Argentina, Brazil, India, Colombia, United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan and Mexican nationals.
As I'm a citizen of The Netherlands, I have applied and there will be additional steps as your local border agency will be asked to perform the initial background check. It's not really a big deal and you can then do an Interview upon Arrival at most major airports in the US.
Thank you, that is really helpful information!
@@JaclyTravel Had my interview just last Tuesday at Schiphol, my hometown airport and got fully approved. The CBP officer was super friendly and I was in and out in probably 5 minutes, with most of the time being spent on taking my mugshot and fingerprints 🙂
Now interviews aren't usually held at Schiphol but I guess they did it this week because Global Entry only became available for Dutch citizens on June 28th of last year. I've already added my KTN to my flight reservation for next June and look forward to the experience of using the Global Entry kiosk at Atlanta airport 🙂
What about kids does it include them or you gotta pay separate?
I applied Wednesday, conditional approval Friday at 2am and was able to get an interview Saturday 2pm and was approved 2:10pm. That’s 4 days!!! Just keep refreshing the appointment website bc people cancel appointments very often.
Wow that is amazing, congrats! Are you in a big city?
Thank you.
You’re welcome!
If it's a choice between TSA PreCheck and Global Entry, get Global Entry every time! It's no-brainer!
Global Entry ($100 for 5 years) costs only $15 more than TSA PreCheck ($85 for 5 years) but *Global Entry includes TSA PreCheck!* So it doesn't make sense to get TSA PreCheck & then later try to get Global Entry because you will have to spend another $100 & go through another interview. And while TSA PreCheck only works for domestic air travel, Global Entry works for domestic air travel, for returning to the USA from international air travel, for international land travel (coming back to the USA by road from Canada or by road from Mexico), and for returning to the USA from international sea travel.
Get Global Entry, and get the free Mobile Passport app! It's a no-brainer!
Absolutely! It may take a little longer but in my opinion, is well worth it for the global entry.
I live in Los Angeles , I applied over 3 weeks ago.. still no approval . anyone experienced this?
It can take months and months, 3 weeks is nothing :)
Hello, for a family of 4 (2 adults and two small children
Do you think it is enough for the parents to have the global entry only when traveling all together?
Hmm I am not sure. I know TSA precheck let's kids in, but even that is not 100% of the time. I would get it for the kids to guarantee they can come through.
If I have global entry and I’m traveling within the U.S. will the TSA precheck work? Or will the TSA precheck, that’s included with the Global Entry, only work if I do an international flight?
Thanks
TSA Precheck that is included with Global Entry is the same as applying for TSA Precheck itself. So yep, it works within the US. Your number will have a different format - but it all works the same.
good video!
Thank you!
Did Global interview & told would get card in few weeks. Hope this makes my European trip easier.
Hi, how long did you wait for an interview after applying?
@@daltonm1040 long wait of 6 months before interview, but I didn’t keep rechecking for new interview time since my trip was 12 months away
Me too! How did it go?
@@JaclyTravel after interview got card in 2 weeks. Official told me he approved me & gave me my GE number. He only asked if I had traveled to Canada & Mexico.
I had my interview a month ago and they gave me the paper with TSA number on the bottom but I haven’t received my Global entry card and no email either.
Hi! Did you have a TSA Precheck interview or Global Entry interview? And does your number start with letters or numbers? If you applied for GE, you can go on their site and login to your account and re-order a card if it never arrived.
Has anyone watching ever used this the day before Thanksgiving at a major city airport?
If so, was it REALLY only 10 to 15 minutes?
I haven't traveled the day before Thanksgiving but I have used it at a number of different major airports and have never been in line for longer than 10-15 minutes,
TSA Precheck work for Mexico without a Global Entry pass?
TSA Precheck and Global Entry both only work in the US - TSA precheck when you board your plane in the US (whether domestic or international) and Global Entry when you are returning to the US from an international trip (including Mexico). Neither of them work in other countries.
Also - Global Entry includes TSA Precheck, so you can use it when boarding a plane in the US too.
I love tsa precheck. I got it this year because I have trips planned this year and I didn’t want to experience lower 48 tsa lines.
It really is the best! I don’t know how I ever lived without it.
If you already have precheck, can you add global entry? I do I have to overlap and pay for full global when I've already paid for pre check and have 3 years left
Unfortunately not. TSA Precheck and Global Entry are run by 2 different orgs, so you will have to pay for Global Entry. I had to do that too. Your TSA Precheck number will change once you are approved for Global Entry.
My husband and I have global entry. How would it work for people with kids?
So I’m not an expert, but according to some quick searches I just did, kids can apply for both global entry and tsa precheck.
They will not be able to go through with you in the global entry line. However, if they’re 12 or younger, it looks like they can go through the tsa precheck line with you. But it may be worth it to have each of them apply so you can all go through.
Mine took a week - Apply / Interview and approved
For TSA pre check, what happens if you move? Do you have to notify them? Does it cost more money?
Hmm good question! If you move within the country, you should probably notify them. But if you move out of the country there is probably a whole different procedure. But you can do it all within your account.
Using Global Entry card in the SENTRI or NEXUS lanes. Global Entry members, who wish to drive their vehicle in the SENTRI lanes, must register their vehicle with CBP
Thanks Aaron! I’m not as familiar with the Canadian border rules.
I've been waiting on a conditional approval since January 2022
Well I am glad you watched - you should not worry yet about not getting approved, it's so random and different for everyone.
I applied in early February and still don’t have it. I may be waiting a while 😬
Yes it's so tough to wait! I haven't heard of anyone waiting over a year - I know that is a long time, but at least it's nice to have an answer.
did you get approved? if so how long did it take ?
Would you have any tips about calling TSA? Or what a good customer service ph # is. We applied for TSA about 6 weeks ago and I just got my KTN. But my wife we haven't seen hers approved yet, and we applied same day.
I have called a couple tsa ph numbers but all you get is stuck in a button push loop. I'd like to talk to a human lol ? Thanks for any advice 🙏
I do not. There is really nothing you can do but wait unfortunately. I don’t know if you watched the video, but mine was approved right away while it took my boyfriend a year. There really is no reason for it. It will come, eventually.
Do you pay first to find out how long the appointment date would be?
You to do first! For Global Entry, you have to be pre-approved before you can ever find an appointment - and those are hard to find. It's a bit of a complicated process.
Can you add chapter time stamps? Makes it much easier to view your video
Yes! I will work on adding those. Thanks for the suggestion :)
Thank you so much you help me figure out which one I need to apply for but also does anyone know what is clear?
I am planning to do a video on clear too, but I do not have personal experience with that one.
I applied yesterday & received my conditional approval today I’m currently in Mexico on Monday sep 4 I’m going to do the interview upon arrival
How did it go?
@@JaclyTravel I got it like in Less than 7 days of applying
TSA Precheck application was awesome! Applied online this Wed, Attended my interview for fingerprinting and payment yesterday morning and received my TSA Precheck Number today! I am so happy and very satisfied with the professionalism!
That’s awesome! Let me know what you think of it.
@@oldgoat50 TSA Precheck only sends you an email with the number that you need to input in the airline ticket when you purchase it; only Global Entry will give you a card.
@@JaclyTravel It's awesome! I helps me cut my time in half! I travel from SJU to EWR all the time and wow EWR airport is very very congested, especially at midday. This is why I added CLEAR because both TSA Precheck and Clear is a dream! I love TSA Precheck; no need to take off your shoes, belts or light jackets and stuff.
Why do you have to give your email PASSWORD in the online application for Trusted Traveler ( required for Global Entry)
I did not have to give my email password - I think it’s a different password to set up your actual account.
Received my TSA PreCheck in 2 days.
That’s so great! Do you have any trips coming up?
illl make it easer for everyone, Global entry is always better and is only $100
Thank you :)
Holy crap it's up to $170 for global entry!
Wow that’s a lot! It really depends on how much you travel and how worth it it is. Tsa precheck is enough for so many people.
It took me less than 12 hrs, actually overnight. Like 3am
That's amazing - congrats! Did you get an appointment right away?
@@JaclyTravel The same day I got my appointment and the CBP officer was so kind to interview my wife too after me, her appointment was scheduled for 3 days later. We did it here in South Texas at a port of entry by the border with Mexico. They gave us SENTRI as well, on the house 👍
I can't speak to Global Entry, but I got my TSA Pre-check in about two weeks. Took about 15 minutes to fill out the online application, and then a week later I went in for my "interview" and fingerprinting. No questions were asked of me beyond whether the information on the screen was accurate, and then I was fingerprinted, and it took less than 10 minutes and cost $78. A week later I had my known traveler number. This was in January 2023.
That’s great! And you can never go back, right? It really is the best way to travel.
We got our KTN in about 2 days.
Nice! Did you apply recently?
@@JaclyTravel Last year. I filled out the application and then went to Staples. Our local Staples was walk in so no appointment necessary. A few days later I went to the TSA website to check my status. They said they would send a letter but my KTN was on the status report.
Most places aren't even conducting interviews for Global Entry smh!
Yeah it’s quite annoying! I am hoping it will change as things calm down a little.
How do you know the TSA is useless? Because, in the most American move ever, you can just skip it for a price!
I see your point - they do a pretty intensive background check on you before they approve you though. I have heard of a bunch of people who didn't get approved.
@@JaclyTravel the TSA is a bad joke. They’ve failed so many audits so often that DHS doesn’t even report the results anymore. Our government knows it too, some Senators were calling for the TSA to be abolished due to their abysmal performance at their literal only job back in 2015. If there was no evidence to suggest filling airports with police academy rejects would make flying safer then, there sure isn’t now. It’s just a bunch of goons who like playing dress up and feeling up little girls. I guess you can tell about how much respect I have for the agency.