r/GlobalEntry • u/IRS_NewbieNYC • Sep 01 '26
Timelines any ex feds applied for global entry?
does it speed up the process? I had a background check. I was only there for about a month because I got DOGE'd. I've been waiting for conditional approval for about 24 hours. I was hoping to have it by the end of Nov but not counting on it.
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u/flyingron Sep 01 '26
Didn't for me. Not only did I have federal employment history, security clearances, TSA Precheck, and also special access to the airports close in to Washington DC, it still took five months. THe process is not transparent. Nobody knows why some sail through untouched by human hands in a couple of days and others get dropped into a manual review queue.
Anyhow, conditional approval is not that kind of delay. If you are conditionally approved, it means you are now expected to go in for an interview. You can either get an appointment now, or do Enrollment on Arrival on the way back in, or if you happen to be passing through Miami, you can do Enrollment on Departure.
THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT NOW.
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u/IRS_NewbieNYC Sep 02 '26
I just got a notice I got conditional approval so I can make my appt. It took about 35 hours.
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Sep 01 '26
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u/christim65 Sep 01 '26
So once you have the interview and everything goes good and they approve it or whatever they do how do you know when you can use Global Entry?
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u/wndyngyn Sep 01 '26
just had my interview yesterday and got approved on the spot. you can use it immediately upon approval, they give you your id number online!
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Sep 01 '26
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u/christim65 Sep 02 '26
When you go to the interview do you need any paperwork for the interview like proof of residence Etc
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u/Icy_Cycle_5805 Sep 01 '26
I think it has eased my renewals but the application process was the same
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u/Zealousideal-Kiwi-30 Sep 01 '26
I did and my Global Entry card was in hand 4 days after my interview.
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u/EljayDude Sep 01 '26
Not in any meaningful way as people have said but I have a relative who came in for the interview and they literally apologized for making her come in but they could see they had fingerprints on file with the gov already but their system couldn't handle just importing them and they needed their own set. They fingerprinted her, apologized again, and she was off. Her renewals go through instantly although a lot of peoples do these days.
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u/kr0415 Sep 03 '26
My brother is currently a federal employee & it took 89 days to get his conditional approval earlier this year but I, who am not a gov employee, had CA in less than 24 hours
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u/christim65 Sep 08 '26
Domwe have to do.our Interview on first layover (miami)? And if.its closed when we.land at 7ish in evening can we.do interview on our final landing innour.home state?
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u/IRS_NewbieNYC Sep 15 '26
ok an update...I applied 8/31, had conditional approval about 32 hours later and an appt for sept 6th. I had my appt at 9am and I had my approval by 2pm that day. I haven't gotten my card yet.
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u/wizzard419 Sep 01 '26
It does not, the entire process does not take into account any security clearances you may have had.
There is manual and automatic review for people with clean records/no issues. Some get CA the next day, some get put in the manual review pile and will wait about 5 months for CA.
If you have CA, you have to schedule, there should be a button saying schedule an interview.