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Howard
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Global Entry wait time?
I just received an E-Mail saying I was approved and I can start to use it by just giving them the number they sent in the E-Mail. No mention on
appointments or car inspection.
I called them and surprisingly got right through and a friendly person looked me up. I have been approved and now I need to wait for my card in the
mail. She said once I get my card I need to make an appointment at the border to get my car inspected.
My first question is anyone with a similar experience and how long does it take to get your card? She said 4-6 weeks but I am sure that is a canned
answer. What is the next step after receiving the card if I want to use it to drive northbound from Mexico to the U.S.? She also mentioned that I can
only use this without a card at airports.
Something doesn't sound right.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Udo
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The card comes in 1-2 weeks to the address on record. Many of us did not have to have vehicle inspections.
You will cross at any US port of entry, but you will need to find the Sentri lane, which is sometimes difficult to find.
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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SFandH
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Quote: Originally posted by Howard  | | I just received an E-Mail saying I was approved and I can start to use it by just giving them the number they sent in the E-Mail. No mention on
appointments or car inspection. |
"No mention on appointments or car inspection."
Are you saying you got approved without an in-person interview?
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Bajazly
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I assume because you are getting your card you did the interview? After my interview it took like a week to get the card in the mail. DON'T forget to
activate it before you use it, they don't like that, I know from experience.
Usually the car inspection is the first time you cross the border, the most relaxing, friendly and fast secondary you will have ever encountered, at
least it was for me, about 5 or 10 minutes sitting in the air-conditioned waiting booth and I was on my way. Some I have heard of have never been
inspected but I have never heard of making an appointment for car inspection.
I would just cross and see how it goes and play dumb if you need to, should be fine.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Bajazly, August 2019
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The Wonderer
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Switched from expired Sentri to GE.
Approval was a day or 2. Got our cards a week later.
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Howard
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Mood: I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | I just received an E-Mail saying I was approved and I can start to use it by just giving them the number they sent in the E-Mail. No mention on
appointments or car inspection. |
"No mention on appointments or car inspection."
Are you saying you got approved without an in-person interview? |
No, I had an in person interview 3 or so years ago. They turned me down and I finally got around to calling B.S. 3 years later. 6 weeks ago via an
E-Mail submission of proof that they were wrong I received my approval via E-Mail this morning.
When I called they said no more appointments needed and they had my pictures and fingerprints on file so they can mail me my card. She said that I
didn't have to get my car inspected as I had submitted that information in the past.
Seems way to efficient for the government but all I can do is wait and see.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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JZ
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Got the card within 10 days of the interview. You have to activate it. And have to have it at the border. Didn't have to get the truck inspected.
At the airport TSA does not want to see the card, and in fact they won't look at it. If your reservation doesn't have your Trusted Travel Number on
it they won't accept your card as proof. You have to go back to the counter to get it entered, or go through security with the peasants.
[Edited on 6-7-2021 by JZ]
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del mar
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| Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | I just received an E-Mail saying I was approved and I can start to use it by just giving them the number they sent in the E-Mail. No mention on
appointments or car inspection. |
"No mention on appointments or car inspection."
Are you saying you got approved without an in-person interview? |
No, I had an in person interview 3 or so years ago. They turned me down and I finally got around to calling B.S. 3 years later. 6 weeks ago via an
E-Mail submission of proof that they were wrong I received my approval via E-Mail this morning.
When I called they said no more appointments needed and they had my pictures and fingerprints on file so they can mail me my card. She said that I
didn't have to get my car inspected as I had submitted that information in the past.
Seems way to efficient for the government but all I can do is wait and see. |
why were you denied the first time?
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AKgringo
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They must have found this forum with the avatar Howard posted. They may have figured that anybody who can put a dog's head on a parrot can probably
forge anything! 
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Howard
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Location: Loreto/Manhattan Beach/Kona
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Mood: I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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| Quote: Originally posted by del mar | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | I just received an E-Mail saying I was approved and I can start to use it by just giving them the number they sent in the E-Mail. No mention on
appointments or car inspection. |
"No mention on appointments or car inspection."
Are you saying you got approved without an in-person interview? |
No, I had an in person interview 3 or so years ago. They turned me down and I finally got around to calling B.S. 3 years later. 6 weeks ago via an
E-Mail submission of proof that they were wrong I received my approval via E-Mail this morning.
When I called they said no more appointments needed and they had my pictures and fingerprints on file so they can mail me my card. She said that I
didn't have to get my car inspected as I had submitted that information in the past.
Seems way to efficient for the government but all I can do is wait and see. |
why were you denied the first time? |
A slight fracture of the law 40 years ago that had been reduced 35 years ago.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Howard
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Location: Loreto/Manhattan Beach/Kona
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Mood: I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo |
They must have found this forum with the avatar Howard posted. They may have figured that anybody who can put a dog's head on a parrot can probably
forge anything! |
Don't be a dissin my bird dog!
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Don Pisto
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| Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | Quote: Originally posted by del mar | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | I just received an E-Mail saying I was approved and I can start to use it by just giving them the number they sent in the E-Mail. No mention on
appointments or car inspection. |
"No mention on appointments or car inspection."
Are you saying you got approved without an in-person interview? |
No, I had an in person interview 3 or so years ago. They turned me down and I finally got around to calling B.S. 3 years later. 6 weeks ago via an
E-Mail submission of proof that they were wrong I received my approval via E-Mail this morning.
When I called they said no more appointments needed and they had my pictures and fingerprints on file so they can mail me my card. She said that I
didn't have to get my car inspected as I had submitted that information in the past.
Seems way to efficient for the government but all I can do is wait and see. |
why were you denied the first time? |
A slight fracture of the law 40 years ago that had been reduced 35 years ago. |
is this typical they'll let you make it all the way to interview before being denied? 
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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Howard
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Thank you to all who gave their input.
I don't know if that was typical.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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BajaMama
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I had the same experience last summer though my SENTRI was not expired. BUT my husband's approval took 7 months and a follow up interview was
required. In all the times I have crossed using SENTRI or my new GE, I have never ever been asked to inspect my vehicle.
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Howard
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Location: Loreto/Manhattan Beach/Kona
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Woo Hoo!
Today around 10:00 A.M. I went to Tecate to cross northbound and the line was all the way back to the right at the "T" and down the street.
Turned around and went to Otay and the wait was over 2 hours.
Finally got home and low and behold there she was, a brand new shining Global Entry card just waiting for me. So it took just under a week from
approval until I got this card.
I think I am more exited than when I got my discharge papers from the military! I feel like going somewhere just to use it.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by Howard | Today around 10:00 A.M. I went to Tecate to cross northbound and the line was all the way back to the right at the "T" and down the street.
Turned around and went to Otay and the wait was over 2 hours.
Finally got home and low and behold there she was, a brand new shining Global Entry card just waiting for me. So it took just under a week from
approval until I got this card.
I think I am more exited than when I got my discharge papers from the military! I feel like going somewhere just to use it.
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Nice. The first time you use it and pass a thousand cars you'll feel even better.
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boe4fun
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Hola Howard, I would try to get verification for your vehicle in writing, just in case you have problems when crossing.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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Howard
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New question about cars
Can one person have more than one car registered to use crossing northbound?
My main car is registered but wondering if I can add a vehicle, not replace the original one.
Anyone have 2 cars registered under the same card?
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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JZ
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Yes, you can have more than one vehicle. I have two registered.
Log into the Trusted Traveler portal.
Scroll down and you will see a button that says Add Vehicle.
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Howard
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Gracias
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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