Global Entry or TSA Precheck for study abroad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:20 year old DS will study abroad in the fall, and I am wondering whether he should apply for either of these programs. What is the actual benefit and is there one you would recommend? Thanks.

Global Entry includes TSA Precheck automatically. That is the best choice unless studying in Canada.

For Canada, get NEXUS, which is cheaper than GE and includes both GE and TSA Precheck. Only NEXUS also provides fast-track entry *into* Canada.

Nexus is more logistically difficult, as you have to interview at only a few locations along the border, or you have do to 2 interviews, one in the US and one in Canada.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/travel-voyage/prog/nexus/centres-eng.html

The whole thread is about someone studying outside the US.

In the context of OP, Nexus is not really more complicated -- because student already is attending school in Canada. Hence the qualification "For Canada,...".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he flying home more than one time? If only once, it will take as much time to get the GE as it would take him to just wait in the immigration line coming home the one time.

DP. Yes, for a typical student studying college overseas, probably at least two trips per year, times 4 years. Exceptions will exist. English university would be only 3 years, for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he flying home more than one time? If only once, it will take as much time to get the GE as it would take him to just wait in the immigration line coming home the one time.

DP. Yes, for a typical student studying college overseas, probably at least two trips per year, times 4 years. Exceptions will exist. English university would be only 3 years, for example.

OP’s kid is 20 which means most likely they are doing one semester abroad

[Anonymous]

Global Entry and Clear, always. TSA Precheck is worthless now

[Anonymous]

To make it easier for my children, we have them each have Amex Platinums. We pay the yearly fee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he flying home more than one time? If only once, it will take as much time to get the GE as it would take him to just wait in the immigration line coming home the one time.

But if the rest of the family had is, best time to get it done as it will only waste his time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To make it easier for my children, we have them each have Amex Platinums. We pay the yearly fee.

Does Amex Platinum get you through security or immigration more quickly? How does that work outside the US?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To make it easier for my children, we have them each have Amex Platinums. We pay the yearly fee.

Does Amex Platinum get you through security or immigration more quickly? How does that work outside the US?

It doesn't. It will refund the costs for Global Entry and Clear, but that's it.

[Anonymous]

I recently traveled with family members who had GE. I used mobile passport and went through customs at the same time they were.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To make it easier for my children, we have them each have Amex Platinums. We pay the yearly fee.

Does Amex Platinum get you through security or immigration more quickly? How does that work outside the US?

These are all US based programs and they only work on US soil (global entry is for international arrivals at a US port of entry, or where US CBP has overseas preclearance posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To make it easier for my children, we have them each have Amex Platinums. We pay the yearly fee.

Does Amex Platinum get you through security or immigration more quickly? How does that work outside the US?

It doesn't. It will refund the costs for Global Entry and Clear, but that's it.

That's what I thought. Just thought the PP might have some secret about Amex Platinum that I wasn't aware of. I travel internationally a lot so always looking for benefits.

The only place I have trouble with entry is Canada. I've been pulled aside for secondary screening more than once. But the GE card (you have to have the physical card) will get you into the preferred line for security screening in Canada. I travel to the UK regularly and at least at Heathrow it's all completely automated now and takes only a couple of minutes to get through. And amazingly they are no longer so strict about liquids at security. They don't even need to be bagged anymore, although they do need to be smaller than 100 ML.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless he’s going to make frequent trips to and from the US, it’s not necessary. It might save time when he returns, but it won’t help in other countries.

Yep.

Unpopular opinion:

OP's doesn't need either. Assuming he comes.back to the U.S. once, at the end of his term, he's saving very little time.

Those options make sense -- maybe -- for people who travel more than a couple times per year. But a one-off trip to study abroad?

[Anonymous]

I have had Global Entry for a long time, and it's great to stroll on through Immigration (and now it's just your face!).

...then you have to wait for checked bags. Womp womp womp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To make it easier for my children, we have them each have Amex Platinums. We pay the yearly fee.

Does Amex Platinum get you through security or immigration more quickly? How does that work outside the US?

It doesn't. It will refund the costs for Global Entry and Clear, but that's it.

Lots of cards cheaper than Amex Plat refund the fee. My IHG card is only $99 a year and refunds the fee.