Eleven additional international airports will take part in a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that enables conditionally approved global travelers to complete enrollment interviews upon arrival, the agency said on Tuesday.
With Tuesday’s announcement, the number of international airports taking part in the Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival program will increase from nine to 20. Since its initiation in July, the program has allowed more than 5,200 conditionally approved travelers to complete the final step of the enrollment process during CBP processing.
“Global Entry continues to be one of CBP’s most successful and popular programs and we have made it a priority to improve the enrollment process for those looking to join the ranks of Trusted Traveler,” CBP Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said. “Last month, we launched a modernized, mobile-friendly application website making the initial step of the process more user friendly and now with these additional Enrollment on Arrival locations we have added greater flexibility for those looking to complete the enrollment process.”
Currently Global Entry is available at 54 U.S. airports. The program streamlines the international arrivals process at airports for trusted travelers. The more than 4.7 million Global Entry members bypass traditional CBP inspection lines and use an automated kiosk to complete their admission to the United States.
Under the program, travelers who are conditionally approved don’t have to schedule an interview at a Global Entry Enrollment Center. Rather, a CBP officer conducts primary processing and global entry interviews and collects traveler biometrics to complete the process onsite.
Although the goal of Global Entry is to speed up the process for travelers, certain members may still be selected for further examination when entering the United States.