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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: weeks5051]
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08/22/2017 10:45 AM
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You will have it. I have GE, but I find it is quicker to use the Mobile App that US customs has. It eliminates the scan of finger prints and passport. Just show your phone as you leave.
Mike
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: SandS]
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08/22/2017 11:21 AM
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We drove into JFK for our interview and had our GE almost immediately so I'm betting you'll be okay for both trips but don't forget to enter it into your airline profile so it's there when you do your early check-in.
And with regard to the mobile ap, I don't have it (for no good reason....) but my daughter also says it's quicker than using GE since you answer all the entry questions on your phone and scan it and you're done and you get to go to the head of the lines. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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pat
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: JeanneJOE]
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08/22/2017 01:42 PM
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According to my daughter and others, mobile passport is faster and easier to use. No waiting in lines at the point of entry. Just scan and go......
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pat
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: SandS]
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08/22/2017 03:24 PM
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Global Entry will work for you. But if you purchased your airfare prior to getting TSA Pre then you may not get it, and randomly you may not get it on some flights anyway. Update your travel profile as previously stated and then good luck with the Pre. T
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: boucharda]
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08/22/2017 05:12 PM
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Again, I don't have the mobile ap and I appreciate my GE membership but I have it on pretty good authority the mobil ap is usually faster at JFK than using GE. Maybe there aren't enough kiosks in relationship to the number of international arrivals often all seemingly landing in bunches, or perhaps it depends on the arrival days and times but we do sometimes have lines of people waiting for a free kiosk in T5. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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pat
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: JeanneJOE]
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08/22/2017 05:48 PM
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Why the app is faster is you get the work done in advance instead of standing at a Kiosk, you can do all the work on the plane within 4 hours of hitting immigration. Never had an issue with Kiosk availability for GE, but getting the passport read, finger prints done and answering questions slows you down. Plus if traveling with the family you just do the APP once where all have to stop and do the GE.
With 2 travelers you can time compare, one do GE the other do the APP. Other huge plus is you don't have the hassle of doing GE, which is huge when you don't live in a gateway city.
Mike
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: pat]
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08/22/2017 08:33 PM
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We have used both in ATL and I do think Mobil Passport is a bit quicker if there isn't a line. Plus for some reason Don will get the X on Global Passport but we've never had a problem with Mobil Passport. But I think Mobil Passport is still only in limited airports. I just know it works in ATL,
MB
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: jerber160]
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08/22/2017 08:55 PM
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jerber160 said: I was told you had to put in your numbers when you booked your flight...I guess that's not correct. and I didn't think PJIA did global entry. As stated earlier you DO NOT have to enter your Trusted Traveler number when you purchase your tickets. You can enter it in your airline profile anytime prior to printing out your boarding pass. If done very close to your travel date you may not get TSA PreCheck. Just to clarify your other point GE is used to clear US Immigration/Customs when coming back to the US from a foreign country. It is of no use when entering SXM via PJIA or other in other foreign countries
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: Fletch]
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08/22/2017 09:48 PM
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Fletch said: It is of no use when entering SXM via PJIA or other in other foreign countries That statement is not entirely true. While it is of no use when entering SXM, there are several countries who have extended Global Entry members expedited entry into their countries, including South Korea, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. There are more countries as well, I just didn't have time to research to confirm.
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: wilsonck]
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08/22/2017 10:27 PM
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wilsonck said:jerber160 said: It is of no use when entering SXM via PJIA or other in other foreign countries That statement is not entirely true. While it is of no use when entering SXM, there are several countries who have extended Global Entry members expedited entry into their countries, including South Korea, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. There are more countries as well, I just didn't have time to research to confirm. I said "other foreign countries" not "all other foreign countries". Regardless OP was asking about PJIA.
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Re: Global Entry Question
[Re: marybeth]
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08/23/2017 07:14 AM
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Dial back many years (or land at a foreign airport today) and remember the huge serpentine lines that EVERYONE had to stand in. Now we are discussing which one, GE or Mobile Passport, may be a few seconds quicker than the other.
Both are major improvements.
Last edited by boucharda; 08/23/2017 07:15 AM.
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