What to complete your GOES Global Entry, NEXUS or GOES SENTRI applicaion? We’ll walk you though what to expect below. What is GOES? GOES stands for: Global Online Enrollment System. It is the U.S. Government’s official portal to apply for the Trusted Traveler Programs. It works, but does require a lot of individual page loading, redundant questions, and registering with a Username and Password. After you have registered you will have to re-log in and start the application. Following your application submittal (in which your application fee is non-refundable) the remaining steps are the same: Attend your interview and Activate your card. That’s the quick summery. Below we will go into more detain in 3 parts. • Passport #, Birth Certificate # or Legal Document. A Passport is required for Global Entry • Address history of residence for the past 5 years • Employer history for the past 5 years • List of countries you have visited in the past 5 years • List of prior criminal offenses during the past 5 years • Automobile data if you wish to register your vehicle: make/model/color/owner • Non refundable application fee To start your application go to the CBP’s and register with a user name and password. Activating a trusted traveler card. When will I receive my Trusted Traveler card? Lost, Stolen or Damaged NEXUS, SENTRI. Membership card activation. Use the SentriLock Card Utility/SentriCard® Utility to log in to the REALTOR® Lockbox Web Site. To activate a terminated SentriCard®. Applicants will not qualify for participation in the SENTRI program if they: Provide false or incomplete information on the application;Have been convicted of any. There is an “activate card button” you need to click and then enter the security code from your Global Entry card. You will not need your Global Entry card to go through Global Entry kiosks in the US, but you will need it going through Sentri or Nexus lanes at the Mexican or Canadian border when coming back to the US for. How do I activate my Global Entry card prior to use at NEXUS/SENTRI lanes? A: Click here to activate your card within 30 days of receipt or you will be unable to use. You will then need to log back into your account and start the application. The process is fairly straightforward, but the interphase is lacking, user experience is not optimal and the form has a number of redundant questions and a lack of conditional logic. The CBP estimates approximately 40 minuets to complete the application. If you have the above documentation in order you can be done in 20. Note that an incomplete application, criminal offenses and outstanding warrants are causes of application denials. If you have a few speeding tickets or other traffic violations you will be ok. The CBP states that denials can be due to failing to satisfy their low-risk status. They offer a basic review concerning. Actual specifics surrounding how to refute a denial of your application or general complaints or praises for the CBP can be found and directed to their. Once you submit your application and pay the non-refundable fee you will be notified by e-mail and in your GOES account within 2-3 weeks if your Trusted Traveler application has been conditionally approved. If it has, you can not move on to scheduling your CBP interview. Two: Schedule and attend your CBP Interview If your application is approved you will be notified through your account on the GOES website or through a notification e-mail. Now it’s time to schedule a CBP interview. Log back into your GOES account and schedule your interview at the most convenient location for you. Vehicle inspection by a CBP officer is no longer required to register your car for use in SENTRI lanes! This goes for Global Entry, SENTRI and NEXUS applicants. Available dates and interview locations vary depending on which Program you apply for and which location you choose. The majority being located at the major airports or border crossing stations. Dates for an interview can be up to 3 weeks. So plan ahead as best you can. You can walk into a enrollment center and see if there are available openings for that day. When you attend your interview you will want to bring certain documentation with you. If applying for Global Entry you will need to bring your passport and driver’s license. If applying for SENTRI or NEXUS it is wise to also bring. • Originals of evidence of citizenship that you listed on your application • If not a U.S. Citizen, originals of evidence of immigration admissibility to the U.S., that you listed on your application • Valid drivers license (or state identification) issued in state where applicant lives • Any evidence of your employment or residence (tax return, pay stub, mortgage/rent payment receipts) The interview with a CBP agent as actually pretty easy. During the interview you will have your photograph taken for your identification card and your fingerprints will be scanned. The CBP officer will also as basic questions concerning your application.
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