Several dozen Trusted Traveler programs are available around the world, many of which are available to U.S. citizens. The U.S., of course, also has its own Trusted Traveler program for international arrivals in the form of Global Entry.
Anyone who has Global Entry will tell you that it’s a major time saver. On a U.S.-bound flight, while the rest of your plane has to stand in line to go through Customs when (re)entering the United States, those with Global entry can go through the electronic option and continue on their merry way in just a matter of minutes.
Airports where it’s offered
Global Entry is currently available at the following U.S. and U.S. territory airports:
- Anchorage – Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC)
- Austin – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Boston-Logan International Airport (BOS)
- Burlington International Airport (BTV)
- Charleston International Airport (CHS)
- Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT)
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
- Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW)
- Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)
- Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston (IAH)
- Guam International Airport (GUM)
- Hartford – Bradley International Airport (BDL)
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
- Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
- Houston – Hobby International Airport (HOU)
- Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York (JFK)
- John Wayne Airport (SNA)*
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
- Lambert – St. Louis International Airport (STL)
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas (LAS)
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Milwaukee – General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
- Nashville International Airport (BNA)
- New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
- New York – Stewart International Airport (SWF)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
- Oakland International Airport (OAK)
- Ontario International Airport (ONT)
- Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Orlando-Melbourne International Airport (MLB)
- Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB)
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
- Portland International Airport (PDX)
- Providence – T.F. Green International Airport (PVD)
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
- Saipan International Airport (SPN)
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
- San Diego International Airport (SAN)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- San Jose International Airport (SJC)
- San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (SJU)
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport-SeaTac (SEA)
- South Bend International Airport (SBN)
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)
- St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE)
- Tampa International Airport (TPA)
- Toledo Express Airport (TOL)
- Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD)
But that’s not all!
The fact that the U.S. government has partnered with a handful of other countries, so there are also Global Entry locations at one or more of their respective airports, as well, is just icing on the cake – you can speed through their Customs/border patrol queues, as well.
Not just for U.S. citizens
Over the years the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has entered into arrangements with partner countries to facilitate travel, in that they’ve made Global Entry available to those countries’ respective citizens. Those countries currently include:
- Argentina
- Bahrain
- Brazil
- Canada (via NEXUS membership)
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
- Croatia
- Germany
- India
- Japan
- Mexico
- The Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Qatar
- Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
Each potential member has to be vetted, just as those in the U.S. have to go through a process before being given access to Global Entry status (the citizens of some of these countries actually must be vetted by their own country before they can even apply for Global Entry).
And now…Australia
To that end, the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, recently announced that Australian citizens will also be eligible to apply for Global Entry starting early next year.
The first phase of the program will allow 1,000 Aussies who are deemed as “frequent travelers” (those who’ve traveled to the U.S. at least 5 times in the past 12 months) to access the program, for free, beginning in January 2025. If all goes well, “Phase 2″ will begin in late 2025 and will open to all Australians at a cost of USD$100 (AUD$154) (they’re doing it in 2 phases because Australia still needs to pass legislation to enact the program. That initial ‘Phase 1’ program for frequent travelers is being implemented under the government’s executive powers).
With Global Entry status, these travelers will be also be eligible for TSA Pre-Check program for when they’re on domestic US flights.
“Joining the Global Entry program is a mark of the closeness and the strength of the relationship between our two countries,” said Wong. “The foundation of the friendship between Australia and the United States is the friendship between our people. This program will deepen these links and make it easier to foster greater commercial ties.”
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