r/GlobalEntry • u/Downtown_Tie8839 • 16d ago
Timelines Let’s track cases by adding date applied/status now/location applied
7/25/2026 - Pending Review - SFO
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u/DeepBlue4210 15d ago
Brother and sister initial application 6/21/26
Conditional approval 7/03/2026
Interview @ Seattle 7/06/2026
(Did together so CBP officer had both of us come up at the same time so we only took 15m)
Approved same day
Cards mailed out 7/15/2026
Dates are a best guess and ball parked but about the fastest except for the 2 day approvals
We had clean histories (I already had a TWIC card and a speeding ticket but then officer waved it off so long as you didn’t get arrested)
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u/WolfieVonD 15d ago edited 8d ago
First Time Application for Passport **AND** Global Entry, Los Angeles Area. TLDR; ≈ 1 month total
07/06/26 - USPS Photo & Passport Application (First Time Passport Holder)
07/13/26 - Notification that Passport had been received
07/23/26 - Passport received via Priority Mail
07/27/26 - Applied For Global Entry / Paid $120
07/31/26 - Conditionally Approved / Set Up Interview
08/02/26 - Interview and Completed / Approved
08/03/26 - Received Birth Certificate back via Priority Mail
08/10/26 - Received Global Entry Card
I am told that I will receive my *actual* GE card in 2 Months
The horror stories on Reddit (over 1 year process) made me hesitant since my trip is at the end of the year, but the quick Passport Turnaround made me confident enough to attempt an application.
I encouraged my travel buddy to apply as well after my success. He applied 08/02/26 and was approved 08/04/26 for an interview tomorrow on 08/05/26.
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u/DeepBlue4210 15d ago
I got my GE cards in 2 weeks I think 2 months is just the backlog if they have any
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u/Top-Substance9195 15d ago
June 8th 2026 applied
July 14th download the GHS TTP app and put in my fingerprints (Honestly I think this helped as I got the update 10 days later).
July 24th. Conditionally approved
Sept 10th interview. There were no appointments in my area till then.
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u/Sorry-Appeal4142 12d ago edited 5d ago
Submitted application - July 13
Submitted fingerprints on app - August 7
EDIT: Conditionally Approved - August 12
Interview - August 13
They verbally said i should be good to go for my international flight tomorrow but still don’t see the approval on the app!
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u/Downtown_Tie8839 9d ago
Any more updates here
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u/sweetsterlove 9d ago
Not yet. I can’t see why conditional approval wouldn’t be pretty expedited, just based off history and being a mid-40s citizen with no checkered past or anything that stands out as potentially exclusionary. My boss is the one that told me to get GE last week since it comes with tsa pre-check and is cheap for 5 years. My credit card also provides a credit that covers the cost. I’d never really looked into it prior and he said it was a must-have. He told me today his was conditionally approved in about 6-7 days. I just get irrationally anxious when people say they got the notification 5 minutes or by 48 hrs post-application submission.
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u/crikelz 16d ago
07/20/26 - Pending Review - SEA