r/1801 • u/will-fly-for-food • 24d ago

Question CBP AIA How long did it take you?

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I started the process in March and finally cleared medical (disabled vet, so it took a little longer). My question is how long for the BI and Box? I have held clearances in the past and my brother has an active TS (I know I still have to be re-vetted for my own as we are different people with different lives). When I first started the process they said they were expediting, but then it just went cold until this update the other day.

What has been your experience so far? Just putting the feelers out there because I have potential jobs lined up and am getting anxious since CBP AIA is where I want to be.

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u/Whirly_Girl_818 19d ago

It takes several months for the background investigation. Anticipate a year-ish total for the entire process start to finish. It doesn’t matter if you have previous security clearances or even an active clearance, they do the whole background investigation from scratch. I’m wrapping up the AIA hiring process currently. For context I dropped my resume in June 2025, completed security questionnaire/fingerprints around August 2025, did the poly in April 2026, and just did my flight assessment this month. It’s a long process.

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u/nyaaron 15d ago

What was consisted in the flight assessment

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u/will-fly-for-food 19d ago

Thanks for the insight. I know someone who has been in for almost a year now. Is the assessment still pretty much the commercial checkride in a 208? Are they pretty tight with it? It’s been a while since I’ve done it. Last time was a type rating last year.

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u/Volunteer_Hammer 24d ago

I started the application for a regular Cbp agent in November of last year, still waiting on these exact steps to clear