GLOBAL ENTRY

[disneedee]

got approved for global entry however there are no current appointments available in PDX. no calendar. nothing. just says on their website NO CURRENT APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. now what? appointment has to be booked in 30 days.

 

[Marionnette]

got approved for global entry however there are no current appointments available in PDX. no calendar. nothing. just says on their website NO CURRENT APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. now what? appointment has to be booked in 30 days.

You only need to book an appointment within the next 30 days. The actual appointment can be beyond 30 days. We got approved in June but didn't go for our interview until August.

 

[Albort]

Book whatever u can. Then check like every day, every moment u can... I was approved April 10th, next appointment was July 20th. I was travelling in May so i checked every hour and such. finally got an appointment April 15th. approved right away after interview.

 

[Biceratops]

I guess I got lucky -- applied for Global Entry on 8/31 and was able to schedule the interview a couple of weeks later.

 

[LizGirl]

I had that problem. I was approved in June but couldn't book an appointment until October. Just book what you can and keep checking back. Some offices will take you without an appointment. If you live close to yours, you could give that a try.

We ended up getting really lucky in that we were traveling to another city and they had appointments available during our visit. The interview only took minutes. I don't understand why they make it so hard to get an appointment. The office we visited was empty and the agents were just standing around waiting for people.