Global Entry enrollment at IAD?

[Anonymous]

My departure flight was through IAD, it is very simple, they have an office located in the Department terminal( terminal B) no appointment needed, it literally took me less than 10 minutes from taking photos and finger print scan - answering few questions. You will download the app to use the service upon your return and the global entry card will be mailed to your address as well.

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Anonymous wrote:We did it on our arrival back from Spain last month. The program is called Enrollment on Arrival (EOA).

We filled out our applications while in Spain. Three days after submittal we were notified via email of conditional approval. You will need conditional approval before you can do an EOA.

I just made an appointment for my mom at IAD and it was a week out - same for a family friend at Ronald Reagan. Plenty of times and spots. I don’t think it takes months anymore to make an appointment like it used to.

We arrived at IAD and proceeded to the line for EOA. You can ask anyone as you are entering the customs area, and they will point you to the correct line.

The customs officer asked each of us several questions. It took about 5-10 minutes per person. He said we were approved and would receive our Global Entry cards in the mail.

Only one person was ahead of us when we arrived on Sunday afternoon. However, the line for EOA was about 20 deep by the time we finished.

Either way EOA is totally worth it versus spending months trying to find an appointment.

I should add it is first come first served on arrival.

My wife did this a couple of weeks ago and said it was a bit of a hassle. It was first come first serve and she was stuck there waiting for a while. She said with hindsight it would have been better to get an appointment.

Getting any appointment can take months. Not to mention IF you get an appointment, you have take time out of the day to drive back to the airport, pay for parking and possibly still wait a bit.

Coming in off of a long international flight it was an extra hassle that she did not need. I agree and would prefer the route of selecting an appointment time and heading out there at a time more convenient to me.

[Anonymous]

Fyi once we got conditional approval for both family member and friend we got appointment following week- plenty of times available. Both at IAD and Reagan. Once we got there they saw us within 5 minutes and interview took another 5. This was last month for both IAD and Reagan.