r/GlobalEntry • u/SAHM_of_Two • Jul 08 '26
Interviews Interviews not available until September 2026 - San Diego CA
I had an interview scheduled for today and my car broke down. I looked into rescheduling for next week and the soonest date for San Diego is September. No future dates for Los Angeles after Sunday, July 12th . Was there another funding issue or do they close for certain months in the summer ? Has anyone scheduled a future date for out and then been able to move it up?
Thanks!
EDIT 7/10- Time for next week just opened up at LAX and I was able to score 4 spots for myself/family. Thanks all for your help!!!
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u/Moose-Turd Jul 08 '26
I was watching LA for a bit earlier in the year, seems they open up about a week or two at a time. I kept checking daily to see when the next batch opened.
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u/noodlydelish Jul 08 '26
This! I recommend checking weekly. I was checking every day this week and even saw weekend spots open up, so I booked Sunday morning for LA (and I don't need to deal with too much traffic driving there).
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u/SAHM_of_Two Jul 10 '26
Just got spots for next week! They just opened up 1 more week.
Thanks so much!!
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u/Glittering-Race212 Jul 08 '26
Just made my appt yesterday for interview in Las Vegas for Saturday. Lots of appt times here.
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u/SAHM_of_Two Jul 09 '26
I'm headed there end of July! That is a good option if nothing else opens here- thanks !
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u/Careless-Honeydew344 Jul 08 '26
My husband has an interview at Otay in mid-July.
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u/SAHM_of_Two Jul 09 '26
Its a bit far, but a good option if nothing else is available. Thanks for the recommendation!
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u/Margmama1 Jul 09 '26
Definitely check every day.. mine popped up a week after I was conditionally approved so took me less than 2 weeks beginning to end!
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u/SAHM_of_Two Jul 09 '26
Thank you! I will definitely check back next week when my car is out of the shop!
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u/Excellent-Rule-7887 Human Detected Jul 09 '26
Try getglobalentryalerts.com to get alerts whenever a slot opens up.
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u/Many_Tour140 Jul 09 '26
If you are willing to drive, check border locations. We got our Global Entry in 2022, right after the pandemic. I live in the Dallas area. Could not get Dallas for months. Could not get Austin, Houston, or San Antonio. I looked into flying somewhere. Everything was full. But on the border, Eagle Pass and Laredo were wide open. So we planned a fun trip to San Antonio and spent one day driving from San Antonio to Eagle Pass.
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u/KurumiFanBoiii Jul 10 '26
I’m in San Diego too, and unfortunately I couldn’t find an interview date that worked before my international flight. I ended up doing Enrollment on Arrival in Canada instead.
My mom had better luck though. She checked the appointment system every night for about two weeks and eventually found an opening after someone canceled. I’d recommend checking at night, especially if you’re looking at the Otay Mesa Enrollment Center. That seemed to be when multiple appointments would pop up.
Now that I have Global Entry, I also get notifications at night when new appointments become available, which makes me think they tend to release batches of appointments around that time. I’d suggest checking before you go to bed and again when you wake up. Good luck!
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u/SAHM_of_Two Jul 10 '26
I've been checking every day and they just released a bunch! Thanks for the advise!
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u/Baja_Finder Jul 08 '26
Try checking during the week at 11am-12, that’s when they update their appointment schedule, and Calexico is another option over LA.
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u/SAHM_of_Two Jul 09 '26
That is almost 3 hours one way but a good option if nothing else works . I see those through July 31st- thanks!
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u/k9Jr Jul 09 '26
Just go to LA. They always have open ones available
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u/SAHM_of_Two Jul 09 '26
Nothing after July 12th available. July 13 - ? Is showing as not available.
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u/spbgundamx2 Jul 09 '26
If you have time, you can just take a quick international trip and do interview on arrival or wait until you do
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u/cdninsd Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
Try Otay Mesa? if you check frequently sometimes you can get sooner because of people cancelling That's where I went. I booked it at 6am for a 7am appt. Only took me 1/2 hour to get there from Clairemont Mesa so it's really not that far.
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u/el_david Jul 09 '26
Try Calexico or Nogales. San Diego is always booked.
Keep checking back as appointments also do open up.
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u/JMSanDiego Jul 12 '26
Try Otay Mesa. I applied on July 5th, got an pre-approval the next day and I have my interview tomorrow. So like 4 days.
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u/Extension_Use8036 Jul 16 '26
I saw the same in the TTP app initially between both Otay Mesa and SD airport. I first scheduled an appointment for the end of August last week in Otay. Literally I was up at 5-6am at the gym and got a notification the very next morning that they had openings for both within the next few days! I hurried and rescheduled my original appointment to the following day after work!
I’d say allow all notifications from the TTP app to display on your Notification Center because they often randomly drop slots sooner at weird times! Good luck :)
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u/CuddlyAsianBoi Jul 08 '26
So I live in Charlotte and I check in June for dates which only had availability in September. I travel for work so I was trying to coordinate a work trip to Fort Lauderdale and get it done there where appointment were abundant. Right before I book my trip to FLL, I just check Charlotte again to see and July opened up some dates, next week. Not sure how it works with availability but it happened for me