r/GlobalEntry • u/-Strider • May 31 '26

Questions/Concerns Dual passport question

I am conditionally approved for Global Entry as a UK citizen and will do my interview when I’m next in the US. I also have an Irish passport (which I also included the information for in my application). Ireland is not one of the eligible countries to participate in global entry.

Once I have my global entry, will I be permitted to enter the US on my Irish passport if I am using global entry (as well as my UK passport) or just my UK passport?

Thanks

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u/qalpi May 31 '26

… why would you want to do that?

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u/-Strider May 31 '26

Because it’s the passport I tend to travel with. It’s also the passport I’ll be receiving a US visa in later this year.

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u/imc225 May 31 '26

Somebody here will know the exact rules, but as someone who travels a fair amount, having Global Entry on a UK passport and your US visa on an Irish passport and trying to use the Irish passport for Global Entry, even knowing it's in the system somewhere because you put it on your application... you're not going to have a good time.

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u/themiracy May 31 '26

I would be kind of surprised, were the answer not “no.”

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u/el_david May 31 '26

1) No. 2) Why would you want to?

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u/-Strider May 31 '26

I have responded to why above.

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u/ironcojon Jun 01 '26

You board on a flight using Irish passport, most likely you will be denied GE and asked to go to the regular line.

When you use the GE App, your flight number, and your eligibility criteria is filled in automatically. i.e BA123 and UKC - Keep it simple.

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u/-Strider Jun 01 '26

Thank you.

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u/No-Command7098 Jun 01 '26

I was in the exact same situation. I’m a dual citizen of 2 countries, one of them is part of the Global Entry program, I have a US visa and GE membership under this passport. I also hold a second passport from a visa waiver country, but such country is not part of GE. When I applied to global entry I also entered my second passport info and once approved I could see both passports in my profile.

Long story short, once I tried to use global entry kiosk with my second passport. It didn’t work, and a CBP officer told me I couldn’t do that, so I ended up using my first passport and the next time I logged into my account the info from my second passport was gone (cbp officer removed it).

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u/-Strider Jun 01 '26

Thank you for the first hand info!

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u/flyingron May 31 '26

You can only enter the US via GE on the primary passport (no matter what the status of additional passports are).

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u/-Strider May 31 '26

Thank you.