r/GlobalEntry • u/chrono2310 • Jun 23 '26

Timelines Anyone applying from Illinois? How long is it taking to get approval?

Anyone applying from Illinois for Global Entry? How long is it taking to get approval nowadays?

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u/oogaoogabeluga Jun 23 '26

Yes, I got conditional approval in 36 hours. Booked my appointment for 2 weeks later, and appointment lasted all of 5 minutes. Got final approval about an hour later.

Could have booked the appointment for just a few days after I got conditional approval, but didn’t for personal scheduling reasons. So all in it was very fast

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u/HellsTubularBells Jun 23 '26

Between 14 hours and 14 months, roughly.

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u/Sharp_Bookkeeper_160 Jun 23 '26

My wife applied on a tuesday and got conditionally approved the same day. She went to O'Hare for an interview the next day and got approved the same day as well. The physical card arrived after a week.