When my TSA Pre-Check comes up for renewal, can I apply for Global Entry without completely submitting all the information I submitted for Pre-Check? In other words just submitting my current KTN?
You left out that you get a global entry ID that is usable as a real ID if you live in one of the stupid States along with it is another Federal photo ID accepted everywhere😊
A few of statements here require correction: 1. CLEAR Plus does not bypass security line, CLEAR Plus is an expedited service that checks identity using biometrics at the kiosk without the need to take out ID documents (i.e. driver licenses, passport etc). You don't and cannot walk past the security line. 2. CLEAR Plus does not replace or supersede TSA PreCheck, they complement each other in the ID checking and security line. 3. As of today, CLEAR Plus membership fee is $199 per year, no longer at $189. 4. Both the AMEX Delta Skymiles Gold card and Chase United Explorer card DON'T cover a single penny as credit towards CLEAR Plus membership fee. Being a cardholder of either card reduces the fee to $159 instead of the full $199, but if you pay for the membership using either of these two cards, you will not be credited since this isn't a benefit of either cards. 5. The AMEX Hilton Honors Aspire card (not mentioned in video) covers the full CLEAR plus membership fee, just like the AMEX Platinum and Business Platinum cards.
At the airports where I frequently fly (JFK, LGA, LAX, SFO, DCA) Clear does allow you to bypass the entire line before the point where the officer checks your ID (which often allows bypassing a long line). After you pass that point, you go through the same process with everyone else of putting your carry on bags in the machine, and going through the scanner or metal detector, etc. Usually there is a Clear station for either TSA Pre or Regular. If the regular line is very short, it is possible that the Clear might not save any time. Clear (in my experience) is basically just paying money to often have a much shorter line.
@@morrispearl9981 You are right regarding CLEAR lets you bypass the ID check line and go straight to security check. In fact that is the main purpose of having CLEAR. The information given in the video said "bypass security line" which is false and misinformation, no one can bypass security check.
"Bypass security line" is definitely misleading. CLEAR is more of a front-of-the-line privilege, although that's now more accurately CLEAR + TSA Pre, with CLEAR alone being second-in-line if funneled through the same checkpoint.
For the Global Entry interview, I did mine when I arrived back to the U.S. I just went through the Global Entry line, handed the agent my passport, and it took just 5-10 minutes to complete.
Interview on arrival can be challenging if you have a US-based connection on your return, because you go through customs there and not your home airport. It was a bit of a squeeze for me during a connection in IAD, but was a complete failure for my daughter when she came back through YYZ (Toronto CBP preclearance) - we almost missed our flight and have nothing to show for it. DO NOT try this if connecting in Toronto unless you have a very long layover of probably more than 4 hours.
@@MRSTEEL15 It took me about 10 minutes and it was super easy. Just basic stuff, like ever been arrested(of course I have, I was an idiot teenage boy), but answer them honestly and it's no big deal. Got the approval email 2 days later and the card they give for land entry by way of Mexico/Canada arrived a few days later.
Nice concise video! I have TSA Pre + Global Entry, and my home airport is ATL Hartsfield. I can concur that there have been several times where general screening showed quicker than either TSA Precheck or Clear. It's hit or miss for me in ATL for a timesaver, but in most of my destination airports it's been very beneficial when flying back home. Global Entry has been completely worth it for ATL immigration.
I have none of these. I’ve flown both domestically and abroad in the last two years, and I consistently reached my gates before the folks with these supposed benefits. These things change all the time, but I’ve stopped scolding myself for not getting one or more of them.
I live in Nashville and work at the airport clear has no staff after 7pm so better have TSA pre check or tsa will be more than happy to show you where the standard line starts at
@KimberlyAn73 Hahaha yesssss. My husband and I did exactly that. They didn't warn us that the photo would be on the card, and we'd just been on an 18+ hour flight from Singapore to JFK. Our photos look rough. 😂 Especially my poor husband that only slept 1 of those 18 hours. 😵💫 But oh well, was totally worth it. Took about 10 minutes for both of us and we were approved.
For those that don't want to wait and do their interview on arrival trying to schedule the appointment can be a major hassle as when I tried to schedule it for November I was told that I can only schedule an interview appointment a week in advance. So if I wanted to do my interview on the 26th of November I wouldn't be able to attempt to schedule it until the 19th of November. That's a major hassle and makes no sense.
@@KimberlyAn73Lol! I knew that I was going to get interviewed on arrival but I was expecting a little warning. I was coming back from an 8 hour international trip. After the interview, the custom officer just said look here, point to the camera and then took a picture. No counting, didn’t ask if you’re ready. I looked as surprised in my picture. There was no do over. I wasn’t about to argue with the officer. Oh well.
Having done both TSA Precheck and Global Reentry at separate occasions, this dude knows a lot about them. However, I read a sign in a terminal in NYC that they no longer serve Clear. I love my Global Reentry.
After reading all the comments here, it seems like the benefits are situational, and that has been my experience. No longer paying for Clear. It helped a couple of years ago but now we find they are often closed. The short lines are not always short, and no matter what so-called advantage I have, even with TSA Pre-check, it makes little difference. Just get to the airport early and deal with it. Travel always has challenges. But it’s worth it!
Also, Global Entry interviews can now be automatically given when you return from your next international trip. They just pull you aside on re-entry and make you answer the 2 or 3 questions and that's it. No need to schedule your interview outside of a normal international trip you may already have planned. Basically it just gets done the next time you return home.
If you live near a Canadian border the other option is NEXUS. It gets you TSA, Global entry, the Nexus line driving to Canada and the short line flying into Canada, like GE. Right now it is still only $50 for 5 years.. Living in Michigan that is the best for us. We have driven the 4 hours to Toronto to get cheaper airfare.
I did NEXUS, but the big problem is that there was an 11 month wait for it to be approved and then about a month wait to have the interview. I did my interview in Detroit, but could have had a shorter wait for an appointment if I had gone to Sault Ste. Marie instead.
Just sign up and fly to international falls MN. You will get through it fast and have Nexus giving you fast pass in Canada, Global Entry and TSA pre. Also add Clear and you don't even notice security.
Agreed! NEXUS is the best of all of the North American TTPs, followed by Global Entry, followed by TSA Pre. I would never use Clear. The biggest con of NEXUS is that you have to deal with the bureaucracies of two different countries (Canada and the USA) instead of just one.
I have NEXUS and after the first time I got it, the renewal did not even involve going anywhere. They just renewd it without issue. I used to travel to Canada for business once a week, and it saved me at least an hour going into and out of Canada each time. I went with a co-worker into Canada who did not have NEXUS and was able to go through customs, go to the car rental location and pick up the car and still had to wait for the co-worker to make it through customs.
I just flew for the first time in five years and found out that everyone has PreCheck now. The line was no shorter than the regular one at my home airport. In Seattle, they still made me remove my belt b/c the buckle kept setting it off and asked me why I didn't take it off in the first place. Hopefully I don't have to fly for another five years.
The big thing is getting the interview. I applied but the interview was a 3 month wait at las I didn’t schedule. On a foreign trip I decided to stay in Honolulu for a few days before flying back to the continental USA. The passport agent asked if I wanted to take mt global entry interview. I said yes as I had a few hours before I could check in to the hotel the whole process took less than two hours while the interview was less than ten minutes.
For sure! You definitely have to plan ahead for getting a Global Entry interview, but we think it is more than worth it. Interviews upon arrival at certain airports are also a great option! Glad it worked out for you!
TSA Pre✅ have not had an issues and returning from Mexico City i show them the info and only ask me to remove my belt nothing else. Everyone else does the regular security measures… 😊. Get special treatment, plus I’m always nice, smile and say thank you for everything. ❤
I got my Global Entry Appointment. I took a trip out of country and when I reentered, I did an expedited interview at immigration and did not need to attend my appointment months later. Done!
We used Mobile Passport Control coming through Miami from the Caribbean. It was free, easy, and fast. What was not easy or fast was waiting in security again to get to our connecting gate. Flying out of SEA and DEN I can’t imagine not having Precheck and Clear.
The first time I got TSA PreCheck I didn't know about Global Entry and was really sad when I found out I could have had all of the TSA PreCheck benefits, plus the international ones for $20 more. When my Global Entry application was conditionally approved, there wasn't going to be an appointment available for over half a year, but there was an option to do your interview at customs when returning from another country. When I came back from France, I just told them I wanted to do my interview and they asked the questions, did picture and fingerprinting right there.
If you don't plan to go international, Global Entry may not be worth it.... it really depends on your location and ability to get to an interview location. I was faced with several choices and ultimately took a day off, flew to Boston for my interview (you can pay an app to track openings at preferred locations), flew to Charlotte and back home. It made for a long day, but it would have been probably 5 hours driving, plus the interview, plus gas parking and meals etc... Sure I paid for the flights.... but not driving to/in/thru Philly, Baltimore, DC or PIttsburgh was 100% worth that. Ultimately, I wound up not going on the vacation that was initially planned for using Global Entry, but am looking at new ones. At least that's all a one and done thing and renewal can be 100% remote.
My experience has been similar and that in the last three flights TSA pre-check was much faster than CLEAR. I’ve been told that other airports may be better, but specifically Newark airport is known to have terrible clear service and generally rude agents.
Agree, Global Entry is the one to get. But, hard to believe that anyone is paying a fee to own a credit card. For most people a cc card is free and the cc companies pay us to use their cards. The kickback far exceeds the cost of PreCheck, Global Entry or Clear.
I applied for Global Entry back in June. Upon my return from Europe a couple of days ago the border agent told me that I was conditionally pre-approved while I was gone, and he told me to do my interview right there at the airport with another agent by the exit. The interview took less than 5 minutes.✅
Well as for me was conditionally approved and this was for a renewal went to Australia and Hawaii is the first port of entry and last leg was to go to SFO where I lived when I arrived hawaii I told the officer in the global entry that I'm up for renewal which she confirmed on her computer and hence interview upon arrival officer asked me to wait and after 5 mins escorted me to customs when I declared I had bought some designer shoes in Australia but instead of getting me my interview they were hell bent on getting me taxed for the designer shoes I bought worth $5000 and even ridiculing me for bringing 2 big luggages for a 10 day cruise which incidentally has my wedding attire they opened the bags and just found the shoes which I did declare. Almost lost my connection to SFO and taxed me 60$ for the 5000$ shoes when I asked if they are done and should we proceed for the interview global entry they said you sure you wanna go it will take us long and you'll surely miss your flight. I did not argue anymore but I felt that it just missed it's purpose on me. They made me wait if I had known all along that they need to tax me and not interview me they should have told me ahead and i would gladly pay but no they took their own sweet time assigning some othe people and computing even when I told them I had a 1 hour only connection. PEOPLE there in Hawaii are just plain rude.
When driving into the US or into Canada there are two additional items that people might find useful. Nexus is good for easy entry via vehicle into Canada. This one is even more complex to get than Global Entry; but for those that drive into Canada frequently, it’s well worth getting! Also, Global Entry helps to get quicker entry by vehicle when driving into the US from either Canada or Mexico.
I returned from Europe (to the US) a week ago, and the Global Entry line at JFK was SO LONG that it took me probably 30 minutes after going through the terminal. There were SO MANY people in queue and there were only two or three officers taking care of Global Entry that, because it is now paperless, it took the officer a while to locate me on his monitor. When too many people sign up, the benefit diminishes…
@@ibmtpx24 Global Entry line and others do not mix at all, at least at JFK’s Terminals 1 and 8. It is an entirely different part of the customs area, and you DO have to see the customs officer 100% of the time. I am not going to ask you how you know this because…I don’t think you do 😀
...... but how long was the other line? Me and boyfriend just came back from Mexico and I walked straight through and they just waived at me. My boyfriend went through the regular line which was longer and they were asking him a bunch of questions including asking him about buying tequila 😂
Global Entry appointment can be bypassed when returning from an overseas flight once you appear at the immigration officer you can asked to have your interview done right then and they will send you to the side and have an interviewer come get you. Once you’re approved they will send you your card by mail which takes 7 days
It's been a couple of years so I don't remember exactly the details... But I applied for Global Entry when I was physically in Thailand (I have US Citizenship). One of the options it gave me was to be interviewed upon arrival, so I was able to be interviewed right at the immigration window as I arrived MSP, which was about a week after my application. It was pretty simple actually.
You explained *A LOT!* I already knew about TSA pre-check and global entry but was just to lazy to apply. I'll traveling to Japan next year. I need to apply for global entry ASAP! Thanks for your video. Very *clear* and to the point. (did you see what I just did?😏)
If you get a Nexus card which has TSA precheck, expedited immigration global entry, and expedited entry into Canada is only $50 dollars. You have an interview with U.S. customs and Canadian customs officers who are collocated on the U.S. side at the Nexus office near a land border port of entry near Canada. I got my Nexus card when they were at Boeing field in Seattle, stupidly when my card was about to expire I changed it to Global entry without any interview and paid $100 dollars and they just sent the card in the mail. I recently reapplied for the Nexus card and paid another $50 dollars, had to schedule another interview but this time up in Blaine Washington near the border. I’m staying with Nexus from now on and just paying $50 dollars renewals, the card literally does the same thing with a little more such as getting through Canada through the Nexus lane at the land border and through the U.S Nexus lane. You also get through the line faster if you fly into Canada with Nexus if you’re a Canadian or U.S. citizen. No more interviews once you keep it and renew Nexus.
I have global entry and it is great. No problem with a security check line or cbp on airport line. I need to renew global entry and it seems like there will be no problem with an appointment at Chicago airport.
@@editor3210, I didn’t. I had let mine expire by a month. Renewed online and it said 6 month processing time plus potential interview. I got an approval the next week with no new interview. Same for my spouse the next month.
GE Applied and paid 8/2022 Couldn't get an interview locally. I was trying to schedule an appointment in advance by flying to MIA doing my interview and then flying back. July 2023 interview 🎉Houston AIRPORT returning from international flight ✈️ Luckily, I did my research and realized I could interview there and made sure I chose that line on my way back in. Seems like other people figured that too bc my wait in that line was longer than the actual interview. ❤
TSA Precheck also covers children domestically under a certain age (I think 10-12 years old) Global Entry does NOT cover your child. They will need their own Global Entry number
Yes, I made the mistake of getting TSA Pre-Check... for an international flight. During my interview, the option of Global Entry was explained to me -- but that it can take up to a YEAR to get approved. I'm leaving on my trip to SE Asia in less than 2 weeks -- so this isn't an option. But since I plan to make the same trip in subsequent years, maybe it's something I can explore upon my return. Not sure what -- if anything -- I accomplished by getting TSA Pre-Check. But, just in case, I DID submit my KTN to my air carrier -- Korean Airlines.
@@DailyDrop No prob, and yeah it really depends on the event. But we used this to attend a golden state warriors game, and the entrance was super packed. Going through Clear was a breeze.
I signed up for CLEAR at SAN, but I didn't know that I'd still have to go through "regular" security. All is did was get me to the head of the line much faster. Not a bargain at $199 per year. Next time I'll only sign up for Global Entry and TSA.
Yes, everyone even with CLEAR still has to go through security and it just is supposed to expedite you through the security line. We definitely get more value out of TSA Pre-Check and Global Entry, but if a credit card gives us a CLEAR credit, then we for sure will use it!
I applied for global entry back in April and my appointment was in June. After my interview, I got my card within a week. I used it for the first time in August and it worked perfectly. Definitely worth the money.
I have clear and coming out of MDW I’m through security in under 10 minutes. Sometimes way less than that. They walk me to the shortest line to put my bags on the belt and I’m done. Now LAS is a different story. My flight in August I was in line 20+ minutes. They have one designated lane and if they have a lot of traveler with pre check or clear, that line can be long.
Clear is the worst because of the cost and not the offerering the you think. If you never leave the US, get TSA Precheck. If you level the US, spend the extra money and get Global entry. TSA and Globaly Entry are good for 5 years! You can renew Global Entry online.
One thing that is never mentioned about Global Entry. Even though you do zoom through the immigration line, your luggage doesn't. You will be waiting at the same baggage carousel as everyone else.
If you purchase Global Entry directly from TSA it includes Pre-Check. Use caution for US Gov employees like myself because I had an existing TSA Pre Check through my work (FBI) due to my security clearance level. But if you purchase Global or receive it as an award from a credit card they will attempt to remove your work Pre Check which you should keep for official travel. Just something to think about. You may have more than one TSA pre check number in that case. Just as many Fed employees have 2 passports....a Diplomatic passport and a civilian passport
Clear is only worth it IF your home airport supports it. Not all do. And even then...it's expensive. None of the airports I regularly travel too (aside from San Fran have Clear).
I went with the global entry option since pre-check was included. I won't be using GE until next year, but I've used PC for multiple years and it is SOOOOOO worth it!! I can get through security most times in under 5 minutes, and that includes standing in line. I'm looking forward to using GE next year after our trip to Europe, paid for by miles and points that I've been building since 2019!
I've flown very little lately, but everytime TSA PreCheck has had me take off shoes, etc., same as everybody else. I guess they did not have anything else to do since I was the only one in their line. 🙂
Last time I went through TSA PreCheck at Bradley International in CT (small-ish), the Clear line just let you cut in front of whomever was waiting in the Pre-Check line to get their ID scanned. And that was maybe 4 or 5 people. Still went through security just like Pre-Check. Maybe it is worth it at a big airport, but not at BDL.
The whole idea and supposedly benefits of PSA pre-check is to expedite your passage through the security checkpoints at the airports. But I find that, this is becoming less and less so as more and more people are getting PSA pre-check. For instance, in my two most recent travels through JFK, the regular lines were shorter that the PSA pre-checked lines, causing me to wonder if PSA pre-check was worth getting. And with the increase of more people buying in Pre-check, I cannot envision how Pre-check can continue serve its intended purpose. So far, however, I have not had that problem when using the Global Entry on my return.
One more thing about Clear - on occasion, and sometimes in can happen randomly and repeatedly, Clear will still require you to pull your ID and get verified by the TSA officer. That literally defeats the purpose of the program, but they do it because they evidently don't trust the technology all that much.
The best deal is to get a Nexus pass which comes with global entry and TSA precheck at no additional cost and the Nexus pass costs less than either of the other two.
I really don't know where you got your information but I have had Global entry for around 7 years and I live in NYC and every time I travel and go through the TSA PRE CHECK I have to take off my belt and shoes just like everybody else. All we get is a shorter line. Maybe is just a NY thing
You may have to take off your belt and shoes because if they alarm going thru the metal detector that's when you have to take it off. And just because you've gone thru one metal detector doesn't mean you can go thru all without taking those items off.
I recently flew internationally, didn’t have to remove my shoes or belt with TSA Pre. Surprised the heck out of me. I didn’t have the usual hassle I had without it.
@@Bigfish1dayI have tsa pre check and Hlobal entry for 5 years just renewed it. If you fly out of JFK and LGA they check you I have never gotten a break. Where did you fly from?
@@Peter-ok9bj RDU, was no better in MIA had to take my belt off. I think they are using these apps that are supposed to make our lives better for tracking purposes. The MPC App was basically a joke also.
In PHX airport is a nightmare. Basically they hold the line and only allow TSA Precheck, I mean they could make another separate line but no, they hold a big line and even a TSA precheck is miles away they still wait for that person, is ridiculous.
What prevents a Clear employee being bribed to allow someone through security since usually all you might have to show to the TSA agent is an ID, if at all? When I use Clear, I'm escorted to the TSA agent and they usually just let me pass upon verbal confirmation by the Clear employee 90% of the time. Rarely do I have to show ID or boarding pass to the TSA. This means that anyone could bribe a Clear agent and get on a plane needing only a valid boarding pass -- anybody's boarding pass -- since the gate agents no longer check IDs.
Hi! Thank you for your informative and interesting platform. We have TSA pre- check and also got Global Entry. We didn’t know that Global Entry covers TSA precheck. So are you saying that when my TSA renewal is up, as long as my global entry is still valid, I do not need to renew my TSA precheck? Unfortunately, we did not take advantage of our credit card to pay for it. Thanks for your response.
If you have global entry, tsa pre check is included. In your case you possibly have two KTNs. So when your tsa pre check that you purchased before getting global entry expires, you are still good until your global entry expires. I would recommend changing all the numbers on your airline companies and use the KTN you received for your global entry
Hi, you mentioned that you are able to carry bottles of liquid through security. Are you certain? The few times I forgot to take my bottled water out of my carry-on, it has always been tossed in the trash by TSA. I usually go through the TSA/CLEAR line.
Well, damn! I should have applied for CLEAR since I have the Amex Delta Skymiles card. I only have PreCheck because when I applied I had booked a trip to France that was a couple months out but the next available appointment for Global Entry interview was right around the time I would be traveling while the PreCheck interview was just about 1 week waiting time.
FYI, Global Entry renewals can take months to go through the process. My wife started the process last October (2023}, and she just got the conditional approval In July (2024). She now has to go through an interview, which is scheduled in October. So it will take a full year for the renewal. The saving grace is that since she applied before it expired, her old number has been extended (expired July 2024). I applied for my renewal at the beginning of the year, so we’ll see how it goes. I have heard of others getting approval in three weeks with interview waved.
I had the same issue applying for NEXUS. The entire process took about 53 weeks. There were quite a few times I could have used TSA Precheck during the waiting period. I did my interview in Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry.
I’ve seen a few comments here like this. Mine was a month after expiration and I had my renewal approval a week later with no new interview. The website said up to 6 months for approval when I submitted. Wonder why the crazy discrepancies.
@@doc2w534 I renewed my global entry after is expired. I renewed my global entry without an interview or new photo. I renewed my global entry online and received my card in about 3 weeks. Other family member renewed before the card expired and she received it in less than 2 weeks. Fortunately your KTN doesn’t change so you can use the KTN when booking new travel before you get the new card.
This video is good advice, except for the blanket statement, "Don't get TSA Precheck." While Global Entry is better, on paper, in practice it's not that straightforward. The big difference, as you point out, is the Global Entry interview, which can take much longer and require going out of your way for, versus the TSA Precheck screening which can be done at a variety of locations. Most Americans only travel internationally once or twice in their entire lifetimes. The reality is, for these Americans, and for the Americans who never fly internationally, the extra time spent arranging a global entry interview every 5 years is going to be more than the time they will end up saving. Even without taking into account the cost, TSA Precheck is probably the better value for most Americans. Georgia, for example, has only Global Entry one enrollment center for the entire state, at the ATL airport. There are TSA Pre-check locations scattered all over the state. Having to go to the airport just for the interview is a HUGE hassle for 90% of people living in the state. The only way it's convenient is if you're at the airport anyways. However, this means either 1) you were on a domestic flight and were able to schedule the interview for the same time, but that means you didn't have the benefit of precheck for that one flight because you didn't do the interview until the day of the flight (whereas someone could've done TSA Precheck ahead of time at a variety of Office Max/Office Depot locations near them and would have already had it for that flight), or 2) you're doing the interview on international arrival, which means you didn't get the benefit of PreCheck for your initial outbound flight because you couldn't do the interview until after you got back. Either way, you're losing the benefit of PreCheck for one trip automatically, so unless your use of Global Entry over those 5 years saves you more time than the extra hassle, PreCheck is better simply for that reason alone. I found it really weird that you acknowledge that the interview process can be a huge hassle for some people, but you fail to evaluate the actual impact for that additional hassle at all, and only focus on the potential time savings on the other side.
I have Global Entry. I never received an email saying it was expiring (I never put a reminder in my calendar 5 years from when I got it) and missed renewing it (before it expired) by 24 hours. It took the federal government 13 months to get my Global Entry renewed and I lost all benefits during that time. It was very frustrating. You definitely need to set your own reminders about when it expires and renew it during the appropriate window before it expires. I went and got TSA Pre in the interim and luckily had credit cards pay for both the Global Entry renewal and the temporary TSA Pre.
I got a reminder. Let it lapse by a month as I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep it. I renewed online and had approval about a week later with no additional interview required. Sorry you had the crappy experience.
I received a TSA precheck during Covid in a very short time. I applied for Global Entry months ago and I'm still waiting for approval to make an appointment. Because of the lag in getting Global Entry, people need to take that into consideration.
What if you have a TWIC card which gives you automatic pre-check and when I travel with a vessel, I use the CBP app. I am a certified traveler on their app just curious. In addition, I do have a venture card. How could I apply some of these to my family wife and son for future international travel?
Global Entry interviews can be a pain to get. Unless you are arriving from overseas. I had to check for interviews many times to find a interview time slot unless you live in a state with several international airports.
I have a question for you. I am a military member and have a known traveler number through the military. Is there a way for me to also get Global Entry or Clear?
Great video! Question - who makes and edits your AMAZING videos? My Dad and I are starting up his UA-cam channel and I'd love to have his videos done in similar fashion.
Question about global entry renewals. Once you receive the online approval, did you receive an updated card or does the renewal just show up (hopefully) when you go thru the kiosks?
I don't know if it's still the case but previously if you didn't travel outside the US frequently, you wouldn't get approved for Global Entry. Also, CLEAR can be used for quicker entry into some major venues bypassing the security lines.
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When my TSA Pre-Check comes up for renewal, can I apply for Global Entry without completely submitting all the information I submitted for Pre-Check? In other words just submitting my current KTN?
You left out that you get a global entry ID that is usable as a real ID if you live in one of the stupid States along with it is another Federal photo ID accepted everywhere😊
A few of statements here require correction:
1. CLEAR Plus does not bypass security line, CLEAR Plus is an expedited service that checks identity using biometrics at the kiosk without the need to take out ID documents (i.e. driver licenses, passport etc). You don't and cannot walk past the security line.
2. CLEAR Plus does not replace or supersede TSA PreCheck, they complement each other in the ID checking and security line.
3. As of today, CLEAR Plus membership fee is $199 per year, no longer at $189.
4. Both the AMEX Delta Skymiles Gold card and Chase United Explorer card DON'T cover a single penny as credit towards CLEAR Plus membership fee. Being a cardholder of either card reduces the fee to $159 instead of the full $199, but if you pay for the membership using either of these two cards, you will not be credited since this isn't a benefit of either cards.
5. The AMEX Hilton Honors Aspire card (not mentioned in video) covers the full CLEAR plus membership fee, just like the AMEX Platinum and Business Platinum cards.
Thank you for the clarification.
At the airports where I frequently fly (JFK, LGA, LAX, SFO, DCA) Clear does allow you to bypass the entire line before the point where the officer checks your ID (which often allows bypassing a long line). After you pass that point, you go through the same process with everyone else of putting your carry on bags in the machine, and going through the scanner or metal detector, etc. Usually there is a Clear station for either TSA Pre or Regular. If the regular line is very short, it is possible that the Clear might not save any time. Clear (in my experience) is basically just paying money to often have a much shorter line.
@@morrispearl9981 You are right regarding CLEAR lets you bypass the ID check line and go straight to security check. In fact that is the main purpose of having CLEAR. The information given in the video said "bypass security line" which is false and misinformation, no one can bypass security check.
@@ping0313 Well technically checking ID is a form of "security", so you're bypassing ONE of the security lines.
"Bypass security line" is definitely misleading. CLEAR is more of a front-of-the-line privilege, although that's now more accurately CLEAR + TSA Pre, with CLEAR alone being second-in-line if funneled through the same checkpoint.
Canadian here, I am enrolled in the Nexus program which covers both TSA pre check and Global
Entry and obviously Nexus. 50 bucks for five years.
For the Global Entry interview, I did mine when I arrived back to the U.S. I just went through the Global Entry line, handed the agent my passport, and it took just 5-10 minutes to complete.
Amazing 👏 Glad to hear this could work well for people!
Did it feel like a hard interrogation or was it pretty easy PZ ?
@@MRSTEEL15 YOU ARE NOW FLAGGED LOL
Interview on arrival can be challenging if you have a US-based connection on your return, because you go through customs there and not your home airport. It was a bit of a squeeze for me during a connection in IAD, but was a complete failure for my daughter when she came back through YYZ (Toronto CBP preclearance) - we almost missed our flight and have nothing to show for it. DO NOT try this if connecting in Toronto unless you have a very long layover of probably more than 4 hours.
@@MRSTEEL15 It took me about 10 minutes and it was super easy. Just basic stuff, like ever been arrested(of course I have, I was an idiot teenage boy), but answer them honestly and it's no big deal. Got the approval email 2 days later and the card they give for land entry by way of Mexico/Canada arrived a few days later.
Nice concise video! I have TSA Pre + Global Entry, and my home airport is ATL Hartsfield. I can concur that there have been several times where general screening showed quicker than either TSA Precheck or Clear. It's hit or miss for me in ATL for a timesaver, but in most of my destination airports it's been very beneficial when flying back home. Global Entry has been completely worth it for ATL immigration.
I have none of these. I’ve flown both domestically and abroad in the last two years, and I consistently reached my gates before the folks with these supposed benefits. These things change all the time, but I’ve stopped scolding myself for not getting one or more of them.
I live in Nashville and work at the airport clear has no staff after 7pm so better have TSA pre check or tsa will be more than happy to show you where the standard line starts at
Nashville only has white people working. It's a caucasian airport and city. NOT SURPRISED all the entitled white people get off work at 7pm!!!
I worked for TSA and have no idea why Clear doesn't automatically enroll you in precheck exactly for situations like that
Global entry has enrollment on arrival. You essentially do the interview as you go through customs
Just don’t forget they will be taking your photo lol so do you want a photo taken after an 8+ hour flight? 😂🎉 you might and awesome just a heads up
@KimberlyAn73 Hahaha yesssss. My husband and I did exactly that. They didn't warn us that the photo would be on the card, and we'd just been on an 18+ hour flight from Singapore to JFK. Our photos look rough. 😂 Especially my poor husband that only slept 1 of those 18 hours. 😵💫
But oh well, was totally worth it. Took about 10 minutes for both of us and we were approved.
Yes! Enrollment on arrival is a great option for people wanting to have a quick application turnaround 👍
For those that don't want to wait and do their interview on arrival trying to schedule the appointment can be a major hassle as when I tried to schedule it for November I was told that I can only schedule an interview appointment a week in advance. So if I wanted to do my interview on the 26th of November I wouldn't be able to attempt to schedule it until the 19th of November. That's a major hassle and makes no sense.
@@KimberlyAn73Lol! I knew that I was going to get interviewed on arrival but I was expecting a little warning. I was coming back from an 8 hour international trip. After the interview, the custom officer just said look here, point to the camera and then took a picture. No counting, didn’t ask if you’re ready. I looked as surprised in my picture. There was no do over. I wasn’t about to argue with the officer. Oh well.
Having done both TSA Precheck and Global Reentry at separate occasions, this dude knows a lot about them. However, I read a sign in a terminal in NYC that they no longer serve Clear. I love my Global Reentry.
After reading all the comments here, it seems like the benefits are situational, and that has been my experience. No longer paying for Clear. It helped a couple of years ago but now we find they are often closed. The short lines are not always short, and no matter what so-called advantage I have, even with TSA Pre-check, it makes little difference. Just get to the airport early and deal with it. Travel always has challenges. But it’s worth it!
Also, Global Entry interviews can now be automatically given when you return from your next international trip. They just pull you aside on re-entry and make you answer the 2 or 3 questions and that's it. No need to schedule your interview outside of a normal international trip you may already have planned. Basically it just gets done the next time you return home.
Yes, which is a great way to get through the process quickly! The airport just has to offer enrollment on arrival.
Another option...a NEXUS card.Easy,quick travel between the US and Canada *and* TSA Precheck/Global Entry. And it's $50 for 5 years.
FYI, if you're a military member (including national guard and reserve), you already have a TSA PreCheck.
Global Entry now has the app, I was through customs in Miami coming back from Cuba in under 10 minutes, highly recommended
You missed NEXUS, which is the Canadian border expedited entry program and comes with Global Entry and TSA Precheck.
If you live near a Canadian border the other option is NEXUS. It gets you TSA, Global entry, the Nexus line driving to Canada and the short line flying into Canada, like GE. Right now it is still only $50 for 5 years.. Living in Michigan that is the best for us. We have driven the 4 hours to Toronto to get cheaper airfare.
I did NEXUS, but the big problem is that there was an 11 month wait for it to be approved and then about a month wait to have the interview. I did my interview in Detroit, but could have had a shorter wait for an appointment if I had gone to Sault Ste. Marie instead.
Just sign up and fly to international falls MN. You will get through it fast and have Nexus giving you fast pass in Canada, Global Entry and TSA pre. Also add Clear and you don't even notice security.
Agreed! NEXUS is the best of all of the North American TTPs, followed by Global Entry, followed by TSA Pre. I would never use Clear. The biggest con of NEXUS is that you have to deal with the bureaucracies of two different countries (Canada and the USA) instead of just one.
I have NEXUS and after the first time I got it, the renewal did not even involve going anywhere. They just renewd it without issue.
I used to travel to Canada for business once a week, and it saved me at least an hour going into and out of Canada each time. I went with a co-worker into Canada who did not have NEXUS and was able to go through customs, go to the car rental location and pick up the car and still had to wait for the co-worker to make it through customs.
Price has gone up now, same as GE. 120 now, I think.
I just flew for the first time in five years and found out that everyone has PreCheck now. The line was no shorter than the regular one at my home airport.
In Seattle, they still made me remove my belt b/c the buckle kept setting it off and asked me why I didn't take it off in the first place. Hopefully I don't have to fly for another five years.
The big thing is getting the interview. I applied but the interview was a 3 month wait at las I didn’t schedule. On a foreign trip I decided to stay in Honolulu for a few days before flying back to the continental USA. The passport agent asked if I wanted to take mt global entry interview. I said yes as I had a few hours before I could check in to the hotel the whole process took less than two hours while the interview was less than ten minutes.
For sure! You definitely have to plan ahead for getting a Global Entry interview, but we think it is more than worth it. Interviews upon arrival at certain airports are also a great option! Glad it worked out for you!
TSA Pre✅ have not had an issues and returning from Mexico City i show them the info and only ask me to remove my belt nothing else. Everyone else does the regular security measures… 😊. Get special treatment, plus I’m always nice, smile and say thank you for everything. ❤
Awesome to hear & so important to be kind!
I got my Global Entry Appointment. I took a trip out of country and when I reentered, I did an expedited interview at immigration and did not need to attend my appointment months later. Done!
We used Mobile Passport Control coming through Miami from the Caribbean. It was free, easy, and fast. What was not easy or fast was waiting in security again to get to our connecting gate. Flying out of SEA and DEN I can’t imagine not having Precheck and Clear.
The first time I got TSA PreCheck I didn't know about Global Entry and was really sad when I found out I could have had all of the TSA PreCheck benefits, plus the international ones for $20 more.
When my Global Entry application was conditionally approved, there wasn't going to be an appointment available for over half a year, but there was an option to do your interview at customs when returning from another country. When I came back from France, I just told them I wanted to do my interview and they asked the questions, did picture and fingerprinting right there.
Wow sounds like a great & quick experience getting Global Entry on arrival! Thanks for sharing!
If you don't plan to go international, Global Entry may not be worth it.... it really depends on your location and ability to get to an interview location. I was faced with several choices and ultimately took a day off, flew to Boston for my interview (you can pay an app to track openings at preferred locations), flew to Charlotte and back home. It made for a long day, but it would have been probably 5 hours driving, plus the interview, plus gas parking and meals etc... Sure I paid for the flights.... but not driving to/in/thru Philly, Baltimore, DC or PIttsburgh was 100% worth that. Ultimately, I wound up not going on the vacation that was initially planned for using Global Entry, but am looking at new ones. At least that's all a one and done thing and renewal can be 100% remote.
My experience has been similar and that in the last three flights TSA pre-check was much faster than CLEAR. I’ve been told that other airports may be better, but specifically Newark airport is known to have terrible clear service and generally rude agents.
Agree, Global Entry is the one to get. But, hard to believe that anyone is paying a fee to own a credit card. For most people a cc card is free and the cc companies pay us to use their cards. The kickback far exceeds the cost of PreCheck, Global Entry or Clear.
If you don't get global entry, you can use mobile passport on your phone to zip through immigration lines at most airports.
I applied for Global Entry back in June. Upon my return from Europe a couple of days ago the border agent told me that I was conditionally pre-approved while I was gone, and he told me to do my interview right there at the airport with another agent by the exit. The interview took less than 5 minutes.✅
Amazing 🎉 That certainly made the process go a lot quicker for you. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Well as for me was conditionally approved and this was for a renewal went to Australia and Hawaii is the first port of entry and last leg was to go to SFO where I lived when I arrived hawaii I told the officer in the global entry that I'm up for renewal which she confirmed on her computer and hence interview upon arrival officer asked me to wait and after 5 mins escorted me to customs when I declared I had bought some designer shoes in Australia but instead of getting me my interview they were hell bent on getting me taxed for the designer shoes I bought worth $5000 and even ridiculing me for bringing 2 big luggages for a 10 day cruise which incidentally has my wedding attire they opened the bags and just found the shoes which I did declare. Almost lost my connection to SFO and taxed me 60$ for the 5000$ shoes when I asked if they are done and should we proceed for the interview global entry they said you sure you wanna go it will take us long and you'll surely miss your flight. I did not argue anymore but I felt that it just missed it's purpose on me. They made me wait if I had known all along that they need to tax me and not interview me they should have told me ahead and i would gladly pay but no they took their own sweet time assigning some othe people and
computing even when I told them I had a 1 hour only connection. PEOPLE there in Hawaii are just plain rude.
I work for TSA as well sometimes you will get random no precheck status and have to go through as a standard passenger, not all airports have clear.
When driving into the US or into Canada there are two additional items that people might find useful.
Nexus is good for easy entry via vehicle into Canada. This one is even more complex to get than Global Entry; but for those that drive into Canada frequently, it’s well worth getting!
Also, Global Entry helps to get quicker entry by vehicle when driving into the US from either Canada or Mexico.
If you fly Delta and are at an airport that has it, Digital ID is usually the fastest of them all. It does the same thing as CLEAR, just faster.
I returned from Europe (to the US) a week ago, and the Global Entry line at JFK was SO LONG that it took me probably 30 minutes after going through the terminal. There were SO MANY people in queue and there were only two or three officers taking care of Global Entry that, because it is now paperless, it took the officer a while to locate me on his monitor. When too many people sign up, the benefit diminishes…
I believe you may not be in the proper line. With global entry, you don't interact any human when you go through the custom.
Don't ask me how I know.
@@ibmtpx24 Global Entry line and others do not mix at all, at least at JFK’s Terminals 1 and 8. It is an entirely different part of the customs area, and you DO have to see the customs officer 100% of the time. I am not going to ask you how you know this because…I don’t think you do 😀
@@nondescriptnycdef correct what you just said
@@ibmtpx24your info is incorrect. 100% you will see an officer. You will likely be waved through but not all the time
...... but how long was the other line? Me and boyfriend just came back from Mexico and I walked straight through and they just waived at me. My boyfriend went through the regular line which was longer and they were asking him a bunch of questions including asking him about buying tequila 😂
Global Entry appointment can be bypassed when returning from an overseas flight once you appear at the immigration officer you can asked to have your interview done right then and they will send you to the side and have an interviewer come get you. Once you’re approved they will send you your card by mail which takes 7 days
It's been a couple of years so I don't remember exactly the details...
But I applied for Global Entry when I was physically in Thailand (I have US Citizenship).
One of the options it gave me was to be interviewed upon arrival, so I was able to be interviewed right at the immigration window as I arrived MSP, which was about a week after my application.
It was pretty simple actually.
Amazing 👏 Thanks for sharing!
You explained *A LOT!* I already knew about TSA pre-check and global entry but was just to lazy to apply. I'll traveling to Japan next year. I need to apply for global entry ASAP! Thanks for your video. Very *clear* and to the point. (did you see what I just did?😏)
Haha so happy to hear this was helpful! Enjoy your trip to Japan!
If you get a Nexus card which has TSA precheck, expedited immigration global entry, and expedited entry into Canada is only $50 dollars. You have an interview with U.S. customs and Canadian customs officers who are collocated on the U.S. side at the Nexus office near a land border port of entry near Canada. I got my Nexus card when they were at Boeing field in Seattle, stupidly when my card was about to expire I changed it to Global entry without any interview and paid $100 dollars and they just sent the card in the mail. I recently reapplied for the Nexus card and paid another $50 dollars, had to schedule another interview but this time up in Blaine Washington near the border. I’m staying with Nexus from now on and just paying $50 dollars renewals, the card literally does the same thing with a little more such as getting through Canada through the Nexus lane at the land border and through the U.S Nexus lane. You also get through the line faster if you fly into Canada with Nexus if you’re a Canadian or U.S. citizen. No more interviews once you keep it and renew Nexus.
Great, informative video! Thank you! I'm traveling to St Lucia soon and trying to decide if I want to apply for global entry!
Glad this was helpful! Global Entry is definitely useful once you can get through the interview process. Enjoy St. Lucia 😎
@DailyDrop Thank you!!
If you have any blemish on your record global entry can get iffy. It's wild... you can have tsa pre-check but still denied global entry.
I have global entry and it is great. No problem with a security check line or cbp on airport line. I need to renew global entry and it seems like there will be no problem with an appointment at Chicago airport.
Renewal for me was online and almost immediate.
@@gerrieriihimaki6446 Did you have an appointment with CBP officer?
@@editor3210 not for my renewal. It was all online.
@@editor3210, I didn’t. I had let mine expire by a month. Renewed online and it said 6 month processing time plus potential interview. I got an approval the next week with no new interview. Same for my spouse the next month.
GE
Applied and paid 8/2022
Couldn't get an interview locally. I was trying to schedule an appointment in advance by flying to MIA doing my interview and then flying back.
July 2023 interview 🎉Houston AIRPORT returning from international flight ✈️
Luckily, I did my research and realized I could interview there and made sure I chose that line on my way back in. Seems like other people figured that too bc my wait in that line was longer than the actual interview. ❤
That’s what I did too
TSA Precheck also covers children domestically under a certain age (I think 10-12 years old)
Global Entry does NOT cover your child. They will need their own Global Entry number
Yes, great point to note when traveling with children!
Global entry do cover your kids under 16y
Yes, I made the mistake of getting TSA Pre-Check... for an international flight.
During my interview, the option of Global Entry was explained to me -- but that it can take up to a YEAR to get approved.
I'm leaving on my trip to SE Asia in less than 2 weeks -- so this isn't an option.
But since I plan to make the same trip in subsequent years, maybe it's something I can explore upon my return.
Not sure what -- if anything -- I accomplished by getting TSA Pre-Check.
But, just in case, I DID submit my KTN to my air carrier -- Korean Airlines.
You can also interview at selected international airports as you return to country.
You're right: Global Entry is the way to go. Amex used to give a credit for it, but not anymore.
Definitely! And some co-branded Amex cards do still give a credit for it, but there are also other cards that do including Capital One Venture X.
Global entry six to 12 months for interview. One day for enrollment, TSA pre next day interview and one day later KTN.
Clear is also great for sporting and live events. A lot of stadiums have this now. It's not just for airport travel.
We haven’t used it for these purposes yet, but hopefully can soon & report back on the efficiency! Thanks for the note!
@@DailyDrop No prob, and yeah it really depends on the event. But we used this to attend a golden state warriors game, and the entrance was super packed. Going through Clear was a breeze.
I signed up for CLEAR at SAN, but I didn't know that I'd still have to go through "regular" security. All is did was get me to the head of the line much faster. Not a bargain at $199 per year. Next time I'll only sign up for Global Entry and TSA.
Yes, everyone even with CLEAR still has to go through security and it just is supposed to expedite you through the security line. We definitely get more value out of TSA Pre-Check and Global Entry, but if a credit card gives us a CLEAR credit, then we for sure will use it!
I applied for global entry back in April and my appointment was in June. After my interview, I got my card within a week. I used it for the first time in August and it worked perfectly. Definitely worth the money.
I have clear and coming out of MDW I’m through security in under 10 minutes. Sometimes way less than that. They walk me to the shortest line to put my bags on the belt and I’m done. Now LAS is a different story. My flight in August I was in line 20+ minutes. They have one designated lane and if they have a lot of traveler with pre check or clear, that line can be long.
So interesting! Every airport does seem to have a different experience.
Is the Pre✔️ enrollment center new? We didn’t have to do that step. Application all online.
Clear is the worst because of the cost and not the offerering the you think. If you never leave the US, get TSA Precheck. If you level the US, spend the extra money and get Global entry. TSA and Globaly Entry are good for 5 years! You can renew Global Entry online.
One thing that is never mentioned about Global Entry. Even though you do zoom through the immigration line, your luggage doesn't. You will be waiting at the same baggage carousel as everyone else.
Totally fair point! We travel with only carry on so it makes the process super efficient for us.
If you purchase Global Entry directly from TSA it includes Pre-Check. Use caution for US Gov employees like myself because I had an existing TSA Pre Check through my work (FBI) due to my security clearance level. But if you purchase Global or receive it as an award from a credit card they will attempt to remove your work Pre Check which you should keep for official travel. Just something to think about. You may have more than one TSA pre check number in that case. Just as many Fed employees have 2 passports....a Diplomatic passport and a civilian passport
Clear is only worth it IF your home airport supports it. Not all do. And even then...it's expensive. None of the airports I regularly travel too (aside from San Fran have Clear).
Home Depot uses clear for their tool rental. i wonder if you are in the system to be able to use it at the airport?
I went with the global entry option since pre-check was included. I won't be using GE until next year, but I've used PC for multiple years and it is SOOOOOO worth it!! I can get through security most times in under 5 minutes, and that includes standing in line. I'm looking forward to using GE next year after our trip to Europe, paid for by miles and points that I've been building since 2019!
Amazing 👏 If you like PreCheck, then you will definitely get a lot of value out of Global Entry! Enjoy your trip!
I've flown very little lately, but everytime TSA PreCheck has had me take off shoes, etc., same as everybody else. I guess they did not have anything else to do since I was the only one in their line. 🙂
Last time I went through TSA PreCheck at Bradley International in CT (small-ish), the Clear line just let you cut in front of whomever was waiting in the Pre-Check line to get their ID scanned. And that was maybe 4 or 5 people. Still went through security just like Pre-Check. Maybe it is worth it at a big airport, but not at BDL.
The whole idea and supposedly benefits of PSA pre-check is to expedite your passage through the security checkpoints at the airports. But I find that, this is becoming less and less so as more and more people are getting PSA pre-check. For instance, in my two most recent travels through JFK, the regular lines were shorter that the PSA pre-checked lines, causing me to wonder if PSA pre-check was worth getting. And with the increase of more people buying in Pre-check, I cannot envision how Pre-check can continue serve its intended purpose. So far, however, I have not had that problem when using the Global Entry on my return.
One more thing about Clear - on occasion, and sometimes in can happen randomly and repeatedly, Clear will still require you to pull your ID and get verified by the TSA officer. That literally defeats the purpose of the program, but they do it because they evidently don't trust the technology all that much.
Repeatedly is an understatement... 4 out of 5 times for me. Not renewing after a year
The best deal is to get a Nexus pass which comes with global entry and TSA precheck at no additional cost and the Nexus pass costs less than either of the other two.
Renewals now are on-line, and just renewed in 10 days. They mail you the card before the exp date
I really don't know where you got your information but I have had Global entry for around 7 years and I live in NYC and every time I travel and go through the TSA PRE CHECK I have to take off my belt and shoes just like everybody else. All we get is a shorter line.
Maybe is just a NY thing
You may have to take off your belt and shoes because if they alarm going thru the metal detector that's when you have to take it off. And just because you've gone thru one metal detector doesn't mean you can go thru all without taking those items off.
No they tell you to remove them before you go to the metal detector. I fly a lot and they do this at LGA and JFK.
I recently flew internationally, didn’t have to remove my shoes or belt with TSA Pre. Surprised the heck out of me. I didn’t have the usual hassle I had without it.
@@Bigfish1dayI have tsa pre check and Hlobal entry for 5 years just renewed it. If you fly out of JFK and LGA they check you I have never gotten a break.
Where did you fly from?
@@Peter-ok9bj RDU, was no better in MIA had to take my belt off. I think they are using these apps that are supposed to make our lives better for tracking purposes. The MPC App was basically a joke also.
In PHX airport is a nightmare. Basically they hold the line and only allow TSA Precheck, I mean they could make another separate line but no, they hold a big line and even a TSA precheck is miles away they still wait for that person, is ridiculous.
Global Entry is the best, LOVE having it every trip out of the country.
Agreed!
What prevents a Clear employee being bribed to allow someone through security since usually all you might have to show to the TSA agent is an ID, if at all?
When I use Clear, I'm escorted to the TSA agent and they usually just let me pass upon verbal confirmation by the Clear employee 90% of the time. Rarely do I have to show ID or boarding pass to the TSA.
This means that anyone could bribe a Clear agent and get on a plane needing only a valid boarding pass -- anybody's boarding pass -- since the gate agents no longer check IDs.
MPC Mobile Passport Control for us is much better than Global Entry. Almost always shorter lines.
Hi! Thank you for your informative and interesting platform. We have TSA pre- check and also got Global Entry. We didn’t know that Global Entry covers TSA precheck. So are you saying that when my TSA renewal is up, as long as my global entry is still valid, I do not need to renew my TSA precheck? Unfortunately, we did not take advantage of our credit card to pay for it. Thanks for your response.
If you have global entry, tsa pre check is included. In your case you possibly have two KTNs. So when your tsa pre check that you purchased before getting global entry expires, you are still good until your global entry expires. I would recommend changing all the numbers on your airline companies and use the KTN you received for your global entry
Hi, you mentioned that you are able to carry bottles of liquid through security. Are you certain? The few times I forgot to take my bottled water out of my carry-on, it has always been tossed in the trash by TSA. I usually go through the TSA/CLEAR line.
Well, damn! I should have applied for CLEAR since I have the Amex Delta Skymiles card. I only have PreCheck because when I applied I had booked a trip to France that was a couple months out but the next available appointment for Global Entry interview was right around the time I would be traveling while the PreCheck interview was just about 1 week waiting time.
It's not $50 for family members for Clear. It's $119
I understand the love hate relationship for clear but you can use clear for concert and sport games. So I like clear
We certainly have gotten some great uses out of CLEAR as well, so this is a great point!
FYI, Global Entry renewals can take months to go through the process. My wife started the process last October (2023}, and she just got the conditional approval In July (2024). She now has to go through an interview, which is scheduled in October. So it will take a full year for the renewal. The saving grace is that since she applied before it expired, her old number has been extended (expired July 2024). I applied for my renewal at the beginning of the year, so we’ll see how it goes. I have heard of others getting approval in three weeks with interview waved.
That sounds really long, are you in a major U.S. city?
@@rickc.3552 no, in a small city with minor customs presence. We got our original GE interview while passing through a major airport hub.
I had the same issue applying for NEXUS. The entire process took about 53 weeks. There were quite a few times I could have used TSA Precheck during the waiting period. I did my interview in Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry.
I’ve seen a few comments here like this. Mine was a month after expiration and I had my renewal approval a week later with no new interview. The website said up to 6 months for approval when I submitted. Wonder why the crazy discrepancies.
@@doc2w534 I renewed my global entry after is expired. I renewed my global entry without an interview or new photo. I renewed my global entry online and received my card in about 3 weeks. Other family member renewed before the card expired and she received it in less than 2 weeks. Fortunately your KTN doesn’t change so you can use the KTN when booking new travel before you get the new card.
This video is good advice, except for the blanket statement, "Don't get TSA Precheck." While Global Entry is better, on paper, in practice it's not that straightforward. The big difference, as you point out, is the Global Entry interview, which can take much longer and require going out of your way for, versus the TSA Precheck screening which can be done at a variety of locations. Most Americans only travel internationally once or twice in their entire lifetimes. The reality is, for these Americans, and for the Americans who never fly internationally, the extra time spent arranging a global entry interview every 5 years is going to be more than the time they will end up saving. Even without taking into account the cost, TSA Precheck is probably the better value for most Americans. Georgia, for example, has only Global Entry one enrollment center for the entire state, at the ATL airport. There are TSA Pre-check locations scattered all over the state.
Having to go to the airport just for the interview is a HUGE hassle for 90% of people living in the state. The only way it's convenient is if you're at the airport anyways. However, this means either 1) you were on a domestic flight and were able to schedule the interview for the same time, but that means you didn't have the benefit of precheck for that one flight because you didn't do the interview until the day of the flight (whereas someone could've done TSA Precheck ahead of time at a variety of Office Max/Office Depot locations near them and would have already had it for that flight), or 2) you're doing the interview on international arrival, which means you didn't get the benefit of PreCheck for your initial outbound flight because you couldn't do the interview until after you got back. Either way, you're losing the benefit of PreCheck for one trip automatically, so unless your use of Global Entry over those 5 years saves you more time than the extra hassle, PreCheck is better simply for that reason alone.
I found it really weird that you acknowledge that the interview process can be a huge hassle for some people, but you fail to evaluate the actual impact for that additional hassle at all, and only focus on the potential time savings on the other side.
Such helpful information! Thank you ❤
Of course! Glad it was helpful!
I have Global Entry. I never received an email saying it was expiring (I never put a reminder in my calendar 5 years from when I got it) and missed renewing it (before it expired) by 24 hours. It took the federal government 13 months to get my Global Entry renewed and I lost all benefits during that time. It was very frustrating. You definitely need to set your own reminders about when it expires and renew it during the appropriate window before it expires. I went and got TSA Pre in the interim and luckily had credit cards pay for both the Global Entry renewal and the temporary TSA Pre.
I got a reminder. Let it lapse by a month as I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep it. I renewed online and had approval about a week later with no additional interview required. Sorry you had the crappy experience.
Navy Feds Flagship has the GLOBAL Entry and TSA pre check and I think Penfed TOP CARD does also
I received a TSA precheck during Covid in a very short time. I applied for Global Entry months ago and I'm still waiting for approval to make an appointment. Because of the lag in getting Global Entry, people need to take that into consideration.
Hey what's nice about American Express as well as you actually can see if you get pre-approved without getting a hard pool
I dont really know what the purpose of Clear, tsa pre is but anywhere i go the normal lines are much faster.
What if you have a TWIC card which gives you automatic pre-check and when I travel with a vessel, I use the CBP app. I am a certified traveler on their app just curious. In addition, I do have a venture card. How could I apply some of these to my family wife and son for future international travel?
We already have TSA, how does that work if we apply for Global Entry ?
Great information!
So Clear, is only for domestic travel?
That is correct!
Tsa precheck + Movil Passport
Control is almost the same as global entry for the price of tsa precheck.
Global Entry interviews can be a pain to get. Unless you are arriving from overseas. I had to check for interviews many times to find a interview time slot unless you live in a state with several international airports.
Last year I tried to get Global Entry for an international trip and was told if one was traveling in shorter than 5 months could not apply.
Not all airports in USA have clear. So check your fav destinations
Also TSA lines close earlier in some airports 😮
I use the Mobile Passport Control app when flying back to the US.
Thank you for sharing I wish I’ve known this a couple of years ago when I got TSA pre-check but it’s fine when it expires I’ll get global entry
I already have TSA pre. Can I add the Global Entry and keep my current KTN?
Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the Info Bro.
So glad this was helpful! You’re welcome 👍
Seems like the most consistent time savings is with the global and pre check.
Yes, this is a great combo!
I have a question for you. I am a military member and have a known traveler number through the military. Is there a way for me to also get Global Entry or Clear?
Great video!
Question - who makes and edits your AMAZING videos? My Dad and I are starting up his UA-cam channel and I'd love to have his videos done in similar fashion.
This is a little freaky, my wife literally asked me "What's the difference with TSA Precheck and Clear" and this video pops up.
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Perfect timing!
It wasn't a coincidence. "The Algorithm" has your number, Dude...
@@Lou.B they are always listening
I have TSA pre-check, there was no interview.
Thanks. Very helpful especially with respect to Clear.
Glad it was helpful!
Question about global entry renewals. Once you receive the online approval, did you receive an updated card or does the renewal just show up (hopefully) when you go thru the kiosks?
You can request renewal 364 days before expiration by online. Receive updated new card.
I have Clear specifically for Sea-Tac in Seattle. I don’t mind taking off my shoes but those lines are really problematic
The lines really can be problematic!
If that is the only reason you have it, I would suggest looking into the appointment based pre-arrival screen that SeaTac offers for free
I never heard of global entry before.. now I know. Thank you for this video.
Amazing! Glad you found this video 🤗
I don't know if it's still the case but previously if you didn't travel outside the US frequently, you wouldn't get approved for Global Entry. Also, CLEAR can be used for quicker entry into some major venues bypassing the security lines.