Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My renewal was 48 hrs

It seems to go one of two ways: super quick or super slow. Mine took over a year. I did send a reminder email at a year and it was processed about 6 weeks after that. The good thing was that Global Entry kept working in the meantime. It just made me wonder what was going on.

Why?!

Nobody knows. People have tried to figure out the patterns and there really are none. Sometimes a couple who go to the same countries get put in the separate buckets. A friend had 2 kids get the quick approval, the other took 3 months

It's basically random what group you get put in, assuming you aren't already in a clearly high risk group. Seems like it's something like 70-75% get the quick approval, and 25-30% get put in the "approval maybe in months, sorry"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My renewal was 48 hrs

It seems to go one of two ways: super quick or super slow. Mine took over a year. I did send a reminder email at a year and it was processed about 6 weeks after that. The good thing was that Global Entry kept working in the meantime. It just made me wonder what was going on.

Why?!

Anonymous wrote:My renewal was 48 hrs

It seems to go one of two ways: super quick or super slow. Mine took over a year. I did send a reminder email at a year and it was processed about 6 weeks after that. The good thing was that Global Entry kept working in the meantime. It just made me wonder what was going on.

My renewal in December was same day, on a weekend morning, no interview needed.

My renewal was 48 hrs

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need Global Entry? I think I waited around 5 min at customs at IAD coming back from Colombia a few weeks ago.

Not the norm at IAD at all. You were lucky

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need Global Entry? I think I waited around 5 min at customs at IAD coming back from Colombia a few weeks ago.

And I waited for almost 2 hours coming back from Europe yesterday. I'm getting Global entry before my next trip.

Why do you need Global Entry? I think I waited around 5 min at customs at IAD coming back from Colombia a few weeks ago.

I renewed early thiscyear, and it took just a few days.

My wife and I both submitted our renewals months ago and they're still pending with no update. It does at least say "Due to a significant increase in application volume, we are extending the grace period to allow you continued full benefits while U.S. Customs and Border Protection is finalizing your renewal application."

Renewed mine a few weeks ago, approved with no interview needed, like your husband, in less than 2 days.

Seems like you randomly got put into the "much longer review" group. Unfortunately it can be 6-12 months, and there isn't much way to tell anything in that time until you get conditionally approved again. Good news is you have a 24 month period now that your GE is still good for.

Has anyone renewed their Global Entry lately? I submitted my application in very early January and it is still "under review." My husband applied for renewal almost a month after I did, and his was approved, no interview needed, in 48 hours. Wondering what others' experiences have been recently.