Global Entry - prior arrest?

[Anonymous]

Wow - so no one can every come back from a mistake they made when they were 17. They should be penalized in every aspect of their lives from then on? I'd just be honest - all they can say is no.

[Anonymous]

OUr interviews are in JAnuary. Husband was arrested and convicted of DUI 34 years ago. He was 25 years old.
Will it prevent him from getting it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got arrested in 2012, and had the record expunged (charges were dropped). Applied for GE in 2017 and had all the paperwork with me. I remember having to get fingerprints for my GE appointment.

I get to the appointment and disclose that I was arrested once. He leaves for what feels like forever - I was internally freaking out waiting.

He comes back and goes, "I have no idea how you did it, but you don't appear in any database whatsoever. Usually we can at least see that you were arrested and it was dropped. Congrats on being honest, you're good with me!"

Got my approval by the time I was in the parking lot leaving, and renewed in 2022 without an issue.

I can't speak for this process, but I used to be an investigator dealing with people who had been recently arrested. I was much more lenient on people who told the truth about their backgrounds. Nobody is perfect. Honesty means a lot.

[Anonymous]

You all do realize that people get arrested for things that they did not do and are hopefully not wrongfully prosecuted. And even if they are, innocent until proven guilty. If you aren’t familiar with the rate of incorrect arrests for people of color in this country, please go do some reading before you judge everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all do realize that people get arrested for things that they did not do and are hopefully not wrongfully prosecuted. And even if they are, innocent until proven guilty. If you aren’t familiar with the rate of incorrect arrests for people of color in this country, please go do some reading before you judge everyone.

Op never said they didn’t do their crimes.

[Anonymous]

OP here: We are not innocent. That being said mine was super dumb lol. I picked up a street sign off the ground in a parking lot. Someone took down the license plate of the car and the police came to the house and asked for it back. I gave it to them. The end.

Now i have to report that dumb teenage moment for the rest of my life on everything. Lesson learned. Don't be dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You both sound like awful people who shouldn’t be allowed special privileges like global entry.

Why, because they made mistakes 15-20 years ago? Go f4ck yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am asking the DCUM crystal ball what my husband and I's chances are of getting approved for global entry.

Me: Arrest for theft at age 17 (2000). Went through diversion program so it never went on my record. There was no court. No conviction. 12 years ago (when I applied for the bar) the only info available was the phone call record from when someone reported it to the police. Current federal employee.

Husband: Arrest for DUI in 2005 or so (can't remember the exact year). Was pled down to obstructing traffic and he paid a fine.

Do we have any hope? I applied before I realized they were so strict! (Guess I just assumed stuff from years ago wouldn't matter but read posts on the internet about DUI convictions from 40 years ago resulting in a denial). I guess at least my kids will be approved lol.

I have a MIP not leaving a police zone from 20 years ago. I'm pretty confident I could get approved for Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check. I simply don't feel I get much of a benefit for confessing my sins to the federal government.

If I were to apply for Global Entry or TSA Pre-Check, I would be honest with them about your history. The worst thing they can do is say no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OUr interviews are in JAnuary. Husband was arrested and convicted of DUI 34 years ago. He was 25 years old.
Will it prevent him from getting it?

Highly doubtful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OUr interviews are in JAnuary. Husband was arrested and convicted of DUI 34 years ago. He was 25 years old.
Will it prevent him from getting it?

Highly doubtful

DP. I posted earlier about DH having DUI in his 20’s. He did not get instant approval like I did, but did get a card in the mail a few months later.

[Anonymous]

My husband got his global entry w DUI on his record. My interview was far longer … for an agriculture violation. I had no idea what they were talking about. I am very law abiding - I’ve never even smoked a cigarette and don’t drink. Anyway apparently in my 20s, during one of my 5k international work trips (lawyer) I got selected for customs screening and I had a sandwich with a tomato on it which was an agriculture violation. My memory returned to me when they provided more details - though the incident when it happened seemed kind of like a non event, but they took forever and wrote me up. Anyway, I did get my global entry but was interviewed for wayyyyyy longer than my husband.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got arrested in 2012, and had the record expunged (charges were dropped). Applied for GE in 2017 and had all the paperwork with me. I remember having to get fingerprints for my GE appointment.

I get to the appointment and disclose that I was arrested once. He leaves for what feels like forever - I was internally freaking out waiting.

He comes back and goes, "I have no idea how you did it, but you don't appear in any database whatsoever. Usually we can at least see that you were arrested and it was dropped. Congrats on being honest, you're good with me!"

Got my approval by the time I was in the parking lot leaving, and renewed in 2022 without an issue.

NP here

As someone who was the victim of a very traumatizing crime, it disgusts me that people's criminal past can be so easily erased.

This and the OP is an odious person joking about DUI and stealing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow - so no one can every come back from a mistake they made when they were 17. They should be penalized in every aspect of their lives from then on? I'd just be honest - all they can say is no.

My child died due to DUI so no that is not a mistake. The stealing meh.

[Anonymous]

The same people who think OP should be denied global entry and are hysterical about having a past are the same people who want to elect candidates that are extremely light on crime. You should be fine OP.