John M
Super Nomad
Posts: 1922
Registered: 9-3-2003
Location: California High Desert
Member Is Offline
|
|
How we got a SENTRI interview appointment
Being frustrated trying to make an appointment online for our SENTRI renewal interview appointment, I fished around and finally came up with a real
phone number and talked with a real person who was very helpful. Soonest appointment he could give was in August. Doesn't matter to us as our
temporary extension will still be valid.
SENTRI (619) 690-7600 - extension 5
John M
[Edited on 2-17-2022 by John M]
|
|
|
JZ
Select Nomad
Posts: 10634
Registered: 10-3-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
What a great find.
|
|
|
tjsue
Senior Nomad
Posts: 520
Registered: 4-12-2013
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
|
|
You can get an appointment very quickly if you just stalk the TT website. Someone on here posted this, I tried it, and it works. You just log in,
stay logged in, and keep checking to reschedule your appointment.
It works. I moved my appointment up by almost a year.
|
|
|
Santiago
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3512
Registered: 8-27-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
Quote: Originally posted by tjsue  | You can get an appointment very quickly if you just stalk the TT website. Someone on here posted this, I tried it, and it works. You just log in,
stay logged in, and keep checking to reschedule your appointment.
It works. I moved my appointment up by almost a year. |
True dat
|
|
|
thebajarunner
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3718
Registered: 9-8-2003
Location: Arizona....."Free at last from crumbling Cali
Member Is Offline
Mood: muy amable
|
|
So, how do you move up pre-approval??
I am still "pending" after four months
My wife was pre-approved in ten days, filed apps same day.
I hate the government!!!
|
|
|
JZ
Select Nomad
Posts: 10634
Registered: 10-3-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
Did you call that number?
|
|
|
John M
Super Nomad
Posts: 1922
Registered: 9-3-2003
Location: California High Desert
Member Is Offline
|
|
Two approval dates
I got pre-approved in November my wife in late January. We filled out the paperwork at the same time.
JM
|
|
|
Don Jorge
Senior Nomad
Posts: 648
Registered: 8-29-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
This works. No it is not free.
https://appointmentscanner.com/
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=95238&pag...
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
|
|
|
bajaben
Banned
Posts: 7
Registered: 1-11-2022
Member Is Offline
|
|
If you are willing to travel out of California you can get an appointment sooner. Some locations in Texas have appointments in February and there are
locations in Arizona with late March appointments.
Global Entry is the way to go. It's a little less expensive than SENTRI plus you get expedited security and customs checks at airports and there are
so many more locations for appointments. SENTRI is available to any citizen of any country as long as they are admissible to the US. Global Entry
requires a passport to apply.
|
|
|
tjsue
Senior Nomad
Posts: 520
Registered: 4-12-2013
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
|
|
No, I didn't call the number. I tried appointment scanner and found that it was a waste of time for me. It sent me lots of appointments, but I was
never able to get any of them.
I cancelled the subscription, and on the advice of someone else on here (don't remember his name), logged into the TT website, stayed logged into it,
and kept checking to reschedule my appointment.
Within a week, I was able to reschedule my appointment from November 2020 to July 2020, just by continually checking the TT website.
|
|
|
Udo
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6346
Registered: 4-26-2008
Location: Black Hills, SD/Ensenada/San Felipe
Member Is Offline
Mood: TEQUILA!
|
|
Switch your SENTRI from that to GLOBAL ENTRY. You can get an appointment at any international airport almost immediately!
| Quote: Originally posted by John M | Being frustrated trying to make an appointment online for our SENTRI renewal interview appointment, I fished around and finally came up with a real
phone number and talked with a real person who was very helpful. Soonest appointment he could give was in August. Doesn't matter to us as our
temporary extension will still be valid.
SENTRI (619) 690-7600 - extension 5
John M
[Edited on 2-17-2022 by John M] |
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
|
|
|
Chup
Junior Nomad
Posts: 74
Registered: 5-27-2017
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: Originally posted by Udo | Switch your SENTRI from that to GLOBAL ENTRY. You can get an appointment at any international airport almost immediately!
| Quote: Originally posted by John M | Being frustrated trying to make an appointment online for our SENTRI renewal interview appointment, I fished around and finally came up with a real
phone number and talked with a real person who was very helpful. Soonest appointment he could give was in August. Doesn't matter to us as our
temporary extension will still be valid.
SENTRI (619) 690-7600 - extension 5
John M
[Edited on 2-17-2022 by John M] |
|
x2 - Wife applied in mid Jan for GOES, had numerous available appts at the airport for interview starting end of January. Even got the card in the
mail 10 days later after interview.
|
|
|
jeo20
Newbie
Posts: 1
Registered: 7-4-2023
Member Is Offline
|
|
I know this is an old thread but I'd like to pass along a useful tip for those who are considering applying for the Global Entry, Nexus, Sentri, etc..
program.
I personally signed up for the global entry program and It was quite a surprise to discover that you can't just show up for the interview. Certain
locations require appointments and may deny entry if you haven't scheduled one.
I know someone mentioned a scanner in the thread but there's a better one called https://www.ttptracker.com/. I found it while browsing Reddit. They even have a free tool that sends computer alerts, which proved invaluable in
helping my family and me plan accordingly. If you're pressed for time, they even offer an SMS option.
Good luck!
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
