Does anyone know how long the wait is now to renew Global Entry?

[JudyH]

I know you can renew a few months in advance of expiration. Ours expires in July 2025 and we are going to London and South Africa in Sept 2025.

 

[Ski-Dad]

I understand it may go through the same or similar channels as renewal of a Nexus card. My Nexus card was renewed in two weeks. The key of being placed in the fast renewal lane is status quo, more specifically that nothings has changed in your life. Working at the same place - living at the same address - same phone #. These applications get processed in a different line.

 

[Sandy VDH]

I know you can renew a few months in advance of expiration. Ours expires in July 2025 and we are going to London and South Africa in Sept 2025.

You can start the process 1 year from card expiration.

Price for Global Entry has gone up to $120, so $20 increase. Price of NEXUS has gone way up. It was $50 and you got GE included for no additional charge. I think they wised up and now the two NEXUS and GE are both $120. So HUGE increase for NEXUS but now equal in price to GE, at $120. Best to check if any of your credit cards cover it. Several travel ones cover NEXUS or GE now.

 

[Luanne]

You can start the process 1 year from card expiration.

Price for Global Entry has gone up to $120, so $20 increase. Price of NEXUS has gone way up. It was $50 and you got GE included for no additional charge. I think they wised up and now the two NEXUS and GE are both $120. So HUGE increase for NEXUS but now equal in price to GE, at $120. Best to check if any of your credit cards cover it. Several travel ones cover NEXUS or GE now.

United Chase card has increased the amount to $120 to match the Global Entry increase. Mine expires 10/25/2025. I am going to start the renewal process on 10/25 of this year.

 

[JudyH]

My Chase card covers the price. I plan to start this week.

 

[bnoble]

I renewed a few years ago. At the time, if you applied for renewal before expiration, your valid period would be extended for a healthy period. So even if it takes a little longer, you should still be eligible for the return lane.

It would be worth double checking that, but I think you should be good.

 

[dioxide45]

There is another ongoing thread about Global Entry;

Global Entry processing now 13-14 months

I made an inquiry about my Global Entry application that I made in April 2023 and got an email with the following “average processing times: Global Entry-13-14 months SENTRI-up to 2 years NEXUS-16-18 months There is different, shorter time lines on the site. It obviously needs to be updated...

tugbbs.com

 

[Luanne]

I renewed a few years ago. At the time, if you applied for renewal before expiration, your valid period would be extended for a healthy period. So even if it takes a little longer, you should still be eligible for the return lane.

It would be worth double checking that, but I think you should be good.

From their website:

You become eligible to renew your membership one year prior to program expiration. If you submit a renewal application before your membership expires, you will be able to continue to use benefits up to 24 months after your membership expiration date.

 

[tiel]

We did the renewal process on line, and both of us were approved within 3 days. I just did mine in August, so that’s a recent experience. No interview was required for either of us. It was 7-10 days before we got our cards, though we have never actually needed or used them.

 

[Luanne]

We did the renewal process on line, and both of us were approved within 3 days. I just did mine in August, so that’s a recent experience. No interview was required for either of us. It was 7-10 days before we got our cards, though we have never actually needed or used them.

The only time I have ever needed to show my Global Entry card has been when coming back through the Vancouver airport. We needed to show it to get into the expedited line.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

2 days over a weekend for my renewal. I was surprised.

 

[PcflEZFlng]

2 days over a weekend for my renewal. I was surprised.

I had the exact same experience, just a couple of months ago. Applied online and it came back lightning fast.

 

[Luanne]

I applied for renewal yesterday. Got notice today that it was approved.

 

[JudyH]

Me too. Less than 24 hours and got the reply!!!

 

[Sandy VDH]

Had my interview for my renewal on oct 11.
Got the email I was approved 10 mins after my interview was over.
Got my new card in the mail, 11 days after my interview, and that included 2 weeks ends and Columbus day (Thanksgiving in Canada).

So pretty quick.

 

[Luanne]

Had my interview for my renewal on oct 11.
Got the email I was approved 10 mins after my interview was over.
Got my new card in the mail, 11 days after my interview, and that included 2 weeks ends and Columbus day (Thanksgiving in Canada).

So pretty quick.

This is the second renewal I've had. I have not had to have an interview with either one. When I first applied I scheduled the interview at ABQ the day I had a flight out of there. Whole process was very smooth. I got the email, with my KTN a few minutes after I had gone through Security and was waiting for my flight. I was able to use it for my return flight even though I didn't have card yet.

 

[Sandy VDH]

This is the second renewal I've had. I have not had to have an interview with either one. When I first applied I scheduled the interview at ABQ the day I had a flight out of there. Whole process was very smooth. I got the email, with my KTN a few minutes after I had gone through Security and was waiting for my flight. I was able to use it for my return flight even though I didn't have card yet.

Global Entry you can use without the card, NEXUS you have to have the card to use the lanes. I have to reinterview both on my GE renewal and now again on my NEXUS renewal. I asked why some did and other didn't he said it was random, and they can see NO pattern as to who gets pick to reinterview and who doesn't.

 

[Luanne]

Global Entry you can use without the card, NEXUS you have to have the card to use the lanes. I have to reinterview both on my GE renewal and now again on my NEXUS renewal. I asked why some did and other didn't he said it was random, and they can see NO pattern as to who gets pick to reinterview and who doesn't.

We have had to use our GE cards when coming back into the U.S. from the Vancouver airport. We just needed it to get into the line for the GE kiosks. Maybe it's changed since the last time I few that route. I always carry mine when I travel just in case.

 

[Sandy VDH]

We have had to use our GE cards when coming back into the U.S. from the Vancouver airport. We just needed it to get into the line for the GE kiosks. Maybe it's changed since the last time I few that route. I always carry mine when I travel just in case.

I just came though YVR airport on Wednesday, no card needed for GE. Just use the kiosk.

 

[Luanne]

I just came though YVR airport on Wednesday, no card needed for GE. Just use the kiosk.

My experiences may have been when GE was kind of new and they wanted to be sure people were in the line who were supposed to be. However, if you don't have GE and get up to the kiosks you wouldn't be able to use them so you'd have to turn around and get into the other line (which as I recall was usually pretty long).