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Udo
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I GOT IT!!!........I FINALLY GOT IT!!!
For several years, many of my friends in Ensenada have been politely suggesting that the fastest way across to the US is the SENTRI lane.
I have been reluctant to comply because I have some skeletons in my closet.
I applied on line, and it took 5 months to get conditional approval. I went for my interview (they were not very prompt on time...I had to wait 45
minutes AFTER my scheduled appointment.
Then came the interview:
The CBP officer had my entire life on his screen, and asked me questions accordingly.
He said that two of my infractions were automatic disqualifications for the pass, but that they (the officers) have a little latitude and discretion
in awarding the passes.
So he said I was approved, and to pay at the cashier behind me and drive my car to the front of the office for inspection.
My lesson, (and thanks to Terry, BAJAGUY), was to never let your past keep you from applying for the SENTRY.
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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shari
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great news...you're on a roll Udo!
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Zapotec
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Udo, I don't know you, but you seem like a really nice person, and for that I am happy for you that you got Sentry. Congratulations.
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TMW
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Congratulations
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jbcoug
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Congrats Udo ,
\"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.\" Andy Rooney
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DENNIS
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Now you can bring your maid back to the states in the trunk of your car without having to explain it to a border guard. Very cool.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Bob53
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Gratz!!!
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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55steve
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Excellent news! I was VERY surprised that I got my Sentri as well. I figured this pic of Daniel Ortega & me at a Sandinista rally in Nicaragua
would do me in!
In the interview I was asked if ever smoked pot - I replied that I was a teenager in the 60's and of course I smoked pot! He asked when the last time
I smoked pot and I replied so long ago that I couldn't remember.
[Edited on 9-24-2014 by 55steve]
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sancho
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
I have been reluctant to comply because I have some skeletons in my closet.
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Udo, do you LIST the infractions on an application? Sometime
before the interview? or just appear at the interview and
answer any questions about previous infractions?
So finding about what is on one's record before hand would
not be of value, since CBP has it on record?
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Udo
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Bajaguy was right, Steve...you never know until you try!
| Quote: | Originally posted by 55steve
Excellent news! I was VERY surprised that I got my Sentri as well. I figured this pic of Daniel Ortega & me at a Sandinista rally in Nicaragua
with his arm on my shoulder would do me in!
[Edited on 9-24-2014 by 55steve] |
Udo
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Maron
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Way to go Udo. We are waiting for our car to get "approved". I screwed up when applying for our passes and failed to sign the car up.
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Udo
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Hola Sancho!
The answer to the question you posed is no.
One just inputs the personal info asked (dr. lic. US passport, what Mexican municipality you live in...all simple questions). The CBP then takes a few
months to run ones background investigation.
Your past known infractions do not have to be voluntarily disclosed ahead of time, therefore DO NOT VOLUNTEER ANY INFORMATION not asked, and do
not volunteer a larger explanation than necessary about the question asked, because that may lead to further questions.
Note: I googled my name plus I ran my own background investigation (cost me $10.00), and found nothing derogatory that was major.
Knowing one's record ahead of time was useful because I was then prepared to answer the posed questions.
However...
I feel that I can honestly say that when the interviewer's screen showed one of my previous employers was a police department, the tone of his
questions were not so confrontational.
| Quote: | Originally posted by sancho
| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
I have been reluctant to comply because I have some skeletons in my closet.
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Udo, do you LIST the infractions on an application? Sometime
before the interview? or just appear at the interview and
answer any questions about previous infractions?
So finding about what is on one's record before hand would
not be of value, since CBP has it on record? |
Udo
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BooJumMan
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Great to hear.
Wasn't so lucky for my friend who drove 800 miles to his SENTRI interview (after he was conditionally approved). Within 5 minutes of his interview
with the officer, he was told he wouldn't be approved. He was more than peeed off to say the least. If you got anything on your record, maybe be good
to call before driving long distances.
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Udo
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Attitude during the interview goes a short or long way, depending how you approach it.
| Quote: | Originally posted by BooJumMan
Great to hear.
Wasn't so lucky for my friend who drove 800 miles to his SENTRI interview (after he was conditionally approved). Within 5 minutes of his interview
with the officer, he was told he wouldn't be approved. He was more than peeed off to say the least. If you got anything on your record, maybe be good
to call before driving long distances. |
Udo
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luv2fish
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He said that two of my infractions were automatic disqualifications for the pass, but that they (the officers) have a little latitude and discretion
in awarding the passes.
Ya think they might be willing to over look a fistfull of 2-11s ??
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DENNIS
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Udo...do you have a link for the ten dollar record check?
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Lee
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
He said that two of my infractions were automatic disqualifications for the pass, but that they (the officers) have a little latitude and discretion
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So, if you don't mind sharing, what were the 2 infractions this officer gave you a PASS on?
I recall the application I saw online that asked (paraphrasing here): have you ever had contact with the law. And, if yes, explain in detail.
Guess that would be misdemeanors and traffic violations?
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Udo
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What I did, Dennis, is to click on one of the links that appear on any of several web sites. I don't remember which one.
What initially got me was the "FREE" personal record check that was blinking on the web page's header. Then 5 minutes later, they tell me that they
have found all my records (they provided different name variations, addresses, etc.) but to get a printed record, it was going to cost me $10.00...and
that was almost 6 months ago (that is how long the SENTRI application process took.)
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Udo...do you have a link for the ten dollar record check? |
Udo
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Udo
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One, maybe, depending on the agent, but more than one, some morbid may be in order.
| Quote: | Originally posted by luv2fish
He said that two of my infractions were automatic disqualifications for the pass, but that they (the officers) have a little latitude and discretion
in awarding the passes.
Ya think they might be willing to over look a fistfull of 2-11s ??
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[Edited on 9-24-2014 by Udo]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
What I did, Dennis,
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Thanks, Udo. I was only mildly curious. I'm clean.
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