I do the same as tht, applying for renewal as soon as allowed, and was approved within a couple of weeks with no interview required. I have quite a long list of countries visited or lived in, and that includes what is currently considered an axis country so I don’t think that is the issue for the delay. Has your passport been renewed since your original application and did you keep that information updated in the GE system? If not, that could cause a glitch. They state that new applications can take up to 11 months and I suspect if you let it expire you pretty much go through the new process. Some people say that reaching out to their congressional rep moves things along. In any case anyone waiting 9 months or more can call 877 227 5511 to ask that their application be expedited, different people have had different levels of success with that but it’s definitely worth trying. They used to let you do that after four months of waiting, but now it’s up to nine, so likely your wait is not uncommon right now, although hopefully not typical. The overall lesson is renew before expiry, and keep you passport information up to date.

Same situation here. Frustrating. I do still get TSA pre, for what it's worth.

Good point on reapplying as soon as possible - my GE is due for renewal early 2025 so I will apply a year in advance. I think you are probably right in the case above - if you let it expire, it likely gets treated as a new application. As Glasgow Girl says, I don't think dodgy countries are necessarily cause for hold up - I spent the best part of the last decade working back to back rotational jobs in Iraq, and now do the same in Nigeria. Many of the other US staff on the last oilfield I was on in Iraq also had GE; I never heard of anyone having an issue for that reason. My original application back in 2019 was processed in about 6 months if memory serves - there was however a months-long wait for an interview in Tampa at the time. I was able to circumvent that by doing the 'interview on arrival' as I was at work in Iraq when the approval came through, so I stopped by the Global Entry office at JFK on my way back home form that rotation and they did that there and then.

Finally got my GE renewal processed and accepted. Received the email notification this week. I presume I will receive a new card through the mail? There was no mention of that.

I don’t think I got a new card in the mail when I renewed, might have but I don’t remember getting one. In any case I have not needed one these past few years. Facial recognition seems to be all they need.

My old card has an expiration of Jan 2023. I see there is an option to report your old card as lost or stolen to get a replacement. Don't want to do that as my card is neither. But I assumed they would issue a new one since my old one is expired?

I renewed mine just as covid hit. It took 11 months to renew. They sent me a new card with the same photo from the previous card.

I thought it had to have the star on it to be RealID? my global entry card doesnt have that star

Star is only for DLs, for example US and foreign passports are also RealIDs.

that is to make it acceptable as ID at the federal level after the DMV has certified your a USC, both GE and GC are already federally issued ID so no need for a star.

in other GE news, just used it in EWR today… now you just have your photo taken at the machine and no questions…. Forgot to remove my cap, and it still found me. Officer at the exit was was not checking passport like they used to and no receipt for customs… so with GE it was about 5 minutes from the aircraft door to kerb side…

I normally fly through EWR and this has been my experience too. But last time at JFK Terminal 8 (BA) after the facial recognition machine it was a normal CBP officer in a booth who then asked regular questions. It was still very fast though, as it operated as a queue jump

I had same experience a few weeks ago in Miami, every time I think....wow!! my husband was 50 mins behind me, as he isn't eligible for GE due to marijuana conviction over a quarter of a century ago resulting in him using MPC followed by the usual secondary questioning. ahhh life lessons.

I arrived back at SFO this week at about 6pm. Never seen such insanely long lines for both citizens and non-citizens. But with MPC we were through in about 10 minutes. It's puzzling so few people use it but I guess I'm happy that's the case!

Yeah, we entered in September. My phone had been stolen in Italy so I no longer had the MPC app. But my g/f had it on HER phone, and somehow, she was able to include me in her 'filing' and we were able to skip the long lines, and pass through the MPC line instantly. We aren't married / have no official association (not 'domestic partners', etc) so it really made no sense but somehow, they allowed me through at the same time!

Not related to MPC, but have you noticed that for the past several years there seems to be absolutely no attempt to 'screen' anyone's baggage on entry from a 'customs' perspective? It used to be the case that you would walk through some checkpoints and have the chance of being randomly selected for a bag search. Or at least be asked questions, like 'any fruits?' etc. It seems like there's just nothing any longer. Is this because the 'x-ray' (or whatever) scanning is so much better now?

I think this stopped being checked so much when the paper declaration form went away - at least then you had to say if you had food etc and that would usually trigger addition questions from customs focused CBP officers after baggage reclaim. Now they are still there with their dogs, but rarely seem to actually stop anyone who doesn't seek them out.

In the UK, I don't think I've ever seen anyone getting stopped in the 'green lane' - customs enforcement always seemed very lax. But then again I am usually travelling back from Europe/US so perhaps enforcement is stricter from other parts of the world?