del mar
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adding a car to sentri
my daughter bought a new car and applied to sentri on jan 10th, hasn't heard boo? anyone else have similar waits? (she's had her sentri for about a
year)
[Edited on 3-5-2017 by del mar]
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BooJumMan
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Sentri has been known to take many months for anything to get approved. About 1-2 years ago, it appeared they had got a little faster, but I'm sure
that was just temporary.
[Edited on 3-5-2017 by BooJumMan]
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I just got my Senti last week ( approval that is ) waiting on card.
I had the interview in Calexico as that was the shortest wait time.
I believe that all you need to do is go to any interview station and they will complete the change for you there without and appt..??
BUT I would call them to confirm . The # to the Calexico office is 1-760-768-2406
They were not as busy as I thought thet would be.
If you end up going to the Calexico offise U2U me as it's kinda tri ky to find.
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They don't need to interview you for a car anymore.
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True, you don't need an interview but the correct car needs to be tied to YOUR Sentri. So you need to visit a Senti office with car registration and
proof of insurance, me thinks ? Call to confirm.
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Quote: Originally posted by Paco Facullo  | True, you don't need an interview but the correct car needs to be tied to YOUR Sentri. So you need to visit a Senti office with car registration and
proof of insurance, me thinks ? Call to confirm.
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No need to visit the office to add a car to an existing account.
You add the car in your GOES account. No inspection required anymore for approval. Instead, It is possible you will get called Into secondary one of
the first times you cross.
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her account is still showing the message "changes to registered vehicle is pending approval".....
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Keep checking the account every 3 - 5 days
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... mine took eight weeks, just hang in there.. one thing I found out is when you receive the approval notice it says the card is coming, I called and
if you card is current, you are good to go with your card.... hang in there...
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We had the distinct pleasure of visiting secondary a few weeks ago. We were told by a very professional cbp officer that when you add your car online
you will be sent to secondary to have all the documents verified. It will happen during one of the first five times you cross in the new vehicle. They
have instituted this policy so that the officers at the Sentri office can concentrate on the people signing up and not waste time on the vehicles.
We were also told that if you start your renewal before your card expires you automatically get a 30 day grace period on the expired card and can use
it to cross. After the 30 days if approval is still pending they will extend for another 30 days. And so on. If you start the renewal after the
expiration date your old card will be confiscated if its in your possession.
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You can submit your renewal up to a year in advance of your card expiration date
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We were also told that if you start your renewal before your card expires you automatically get a 30 day grace period on the expired card and can use
it to cross. After the 30 days if approval is still pending they will extend for another 30 days. And so on. If you start the renewal after the
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| Quote: Originally posted by Paco Facullo | True, you don't need an interview but the correct car needs to be tied to YOUR Sentri. So you need to visit a Senti office with car registration and
proof of insurance, me thinks ? Call to confirm.
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Last time through Sentri lane they sent us to secondary because the vehicle was on its second trip since being added. I asked if I could drive
another car if it was approved for Sentri under someone else. He said yes. ??
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25 days
I just got my approval -- a total of 25 days from adding the car online to approval.
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I added 2 cars about 7 months ago. At that time I got approval in under 7 days.
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