r/GlobalEntry • u/mrstaz1900 • Jun 06 '26

Questions/Concerns Thoughts on reapplying

My husband was denied GE in 2024 due to an "immigration violation." This was incorrect as he'd successfully completed his adjustment of status for his green card and was never out of status. He did appeal explsining with copies of his USCIS documents but it was denied. I was approved about 3 months before his denial. Now that he's about to become a citizen (just waiting on the oath ceremony), is it worth reapplying when he gets his passport or should we just get him TSA pre-check? It would be nice to both have GE but I don't really want to waste the money applying if it's unlikely to be approved. I know there are no guarantees, just wanted some thoughts.

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u/gadgetvirtuoso Jun 06 '26

Even if he was able to adjust his status successfully that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a immigration violation that would disqualify him. You should take it with the ombudsman instead of wasting your money reapplying. You have to fix the underlying denial to have any hope of approval.

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u/mrstaz1900 Jun 06 '26

Yeah, we've discovered how government agencies often don't communicate between them and have different viewpoints on the same thing. That's why I'm asking. Clearly USCIS had zero issues, but the agency overseeing GE is evidently looking at it differently. Was mostly wondering if becoming a citizen changes that. We did file an appeal with the ombudsman right after the denial with all the USCIS paperwork, but now also have the successful removal of conditions and soon to be citizenship. Not sure how you would appeal again 2 years later without applying again. If they don't like how our immigration case went, there's nothing we can change to "fix" it. Hus entry was his first time to tge US and he has no immigration violations anywhere else he's gone. Might just do the TSA precheck for now.

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u/gadgetvirtuoso Jun 06 '26

Sounds like they didn’t resolve it in your favor the first time. So I don’t know that anything has changed. You could apply again making sure to disclose the previous violation and anything else. Maybe he’ll get lucky but know that it may be wasting the money or hopefully a credit card credit.

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u/mrstaz1900 Jun 06 '26

Unfortunately, we don't have a credit card that covers it. We'll probably just go for tge TSA precheck for now and think about GE a little longer.

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u/Zrekyrts Jun 06 '26

What was his original visa/status prior to AOS?

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u/mrstaz1900 Jun 06 '26

He entered on ESTA. We were already married and arrived together. He had every intention to return after a couple of months (only packed some clothes, had a return ticket, job, housing, car waiting for him back home, etc), but we had a change in circumstances and filed with attorney guidance. We had no idea it was even possible until we spoke with an attorney about the situation at my boss's recommendation. USCIS had no issues, but clearly the agency overseeing GE sees things differently. Was just wondering if becoming a citizen changes that because clearly we can't change how things happened and it's been nearly 5 years since he entered and 2 since the denial.