nudda

Hi all,

As per subject.
I have read the letter and it says just bring your passport and be at the interview center at the designated time.

Does anyone know what to expect when I get there?
Any hints/tips?
Any way I can prepare?

Thanks

CarefulTaxpayer

I was in the very first batch of applicants, so it may have changed since then. However, I have only one important hint: be 100% truthful and candid, even overly candid. It's NOT a high stress interrogation, just a few questions. My guess is that they're seeing if you are, indeed, a "trusted" traveler. Trust involves truth. In my case, they asked two or three clarifying questions on my application. Then the agent asked "have you ever been arrested?". I thought, and said, "no, unless that includes traffic stops where I get a ticket?" He asked how many tickets I'd gotten, and I said "4 over the past 20 years, but none in the last 10". He looked at his screen and said "good, that's correct".

Spooky, no? I don't know if he actually had that information on his screen. If not, he faked me out really well.

It's not a big deal. Just be honest. Much of the US system is based on that, and it works.

lansbury

I did mine a few months back. Total time less then 10 minutes tops. Fingerprints taken, photo taken, a few questions about myself and future plans. Passport checked for ID. All quite straightforward. In fact the most time taken was making sure I knew how to use the machines. I said I watched the videos on YouTube and the guy asked a few questions about the process and I was done.

CarefulTaxpayer

That doesn't surprise me. I was probably in the first few thousand applicants, and the process would inevitably become more streamlined.

durham_lad

Similar experience with me and my wife last year. All very easy and straight forward.

Mr Weeze

Did it about a year or so ago. Utter non-event. The video takes longer than the interview.

hungryhorace

It's easy. The officers who interviewed me were very nice. Joked about my driving conviction in the UK, and approved me there and then.

tonrob

Me too (few months ago). Piece of piss. Maybe 3-4 minutes of discussion, most of it telling me how to use machines.

nudda

thanks all. I will certainly be truthful - who wouldnt be for opting themselves in for global entry!

hungryhorace

Someone who doesn't want to give up their biometric data to the US government.

nudda

doesnt make sense. Anyone opting in for this knows they will take some form of biometric data. Only those who have nothing to hide will provide the data

hungryhorace

The question was why would a person not wish to join GE. I have provided a perfectly valid answer to this question.

Nothing to hide? OK Stalin.

tht

I thought all VW visitors / visa holders already do bio-metrics on entry?

tht

Since yesterday was tomorrow when you posted, how did it go, were you approved?

If so did they stick something to your ID, the stuck a small white sticker on my GC that says CBP, which I have had questions about from check in agents at airports, one even wanted to remove it...

hungryhorace

They do. What relevance is that to US Citizens though?