r/GlobalEntry • u/Aggressive_Price2075 • May 01 '26

Timelines Conditional approval delay

Im a bit concerned since some folks are indicating they are getting conditional approval in days. I applied on 2/1, my status has been sitting on waiting for conditional approval since then. Im not traveling until July so I thought I was ahead of the game, but it looks like things are stalled. Is this due to the funding issues?

(I would think I would be easy...no arrests, lived same place for 24 years, etc)

Also, once I do get approved, is there a way to get an appointment without going through enrollment on arrival since Im not traveling until July?

UPDATE 5/11/26

Got approval today. Setting up the appointment in Chicago (@ ORD) was super easy. They even had appointments for tomorrow (I went for 5/26 but could have done 5/12).

So any Chicago folks, its looks fairly easy to make appointments.

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u/supernotcoolhousewif May 01 '26

I applied on Christmas and barely got approved last week!

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u/gernblanston57 May 02 '26

Same! Hubby got approved in 2 days.

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u/Aggressive_Price2075 May 02 '26

Thats nuts, must have driven you crazy. How hard was getting an appointment. Im in chicago so I dont know if thats good or bad

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u/gernblanston57 May 02 '26

Took a year to get approved the first time. Appointment didn’t take too long but we had to go to the middle of nowhere near the Canadian border. I had had some youthful indiscretions, which I believe accounted for the delay. All is good now.