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Update, 9/30/24: These changes will go into effect tomorrow, so signup tonight to beat the rate increase. Note that all credit cards that currently cover the $100 Global Entry fee will reimburse the $120 Global Entry fee starting tomorrow.
Update, 4/3/24: After 4 years, these changes will finally be implemented on 10/1.
Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI, which all include PreCheck, will cost $120 for 5 years.
But the great news is that as proposed 4 years ago, applicants under 18 will be free when a parent is a member or is applying for membership!
We have reached out to several banks to confirm if they will cover the new higher fees and will update this post when there is news on that front.
Originally posted on 9/13/2020:
Global Entry is fantastic. It allows you to skip the long customs lines when you re-enter the US, which has saved several connections for me. And thanks to credit cards that cover the fee, it’s the best money I never spent.
Global Entry includes TSA Pre-Check, which is also a lifesaver.
Currently Global Entry costs $100 for 5 years. Oddly, NEXUS, which includes everything Global Entry does, plus the ability to skip lines into Canada, costs just $50. On the other hand, SENTRI, which also helps for Mexico, costs $122.50.
The CBP is now proposing to harmonize those fees and make them all $120.
But the good news is that they are also proposing to make kids under 18 free if their parent is applying or already has the same service! While kids under 13 don’t need Pre-Check, they do need their own Global Entry membership.
I would assume that credit cards that currently offer a $100 Global Entry credit will increase that reimbursement to $120, making this a big win thanks to the new free kids membership!
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Whalen is this prop roses to take effect
It says they’re accepting comments from the public through November 9th, so not before then.
This would be an amazing change.
Only for people with kids (under 18). For everyone else it will be more expensive.
On the website it shows Nexus for entry Canada to us. Tsa shows entry international to us. You sure nexus is the same as tsa in regards to all Intl?
Yes it is.
Nexus was always free for kids under 18
Not for Global Entry purposes.
You were able to submit an application for nexus for kids under 18 which would get you all the GE perks.
Interesting, learned something new today.
I’ve had Nexus for my kids for the past 12 years, and I always had to pay the $50.
Then you did something wrong.
I had done it for 4 kids under 18 and they were all free. They didn’t require any payment.
Was able to submit and schedule an appointment and all without any application fees.
How long ago are you talking about?
Where do you live? Canada or the USA?
How many children would one person be able to add per application? 😉
I wouldn’t advise lying on a Global Entry application unless you don’t like Global Entry very much…
Very sound advice 🙂
I didn’t mean it that way (although I added a wink).
I meant as a large family, how many of my own children would I be able to add on my application?
No limit that I see.
Thanks!
Kids are free for Nexus as of at least 8 months ago
Kids DO NEED Pre-Check if they are 13 and older.
Good point!
i have flown multiple times with my children over 13 and they got pre-check benefits even though they don’t have their own membership
If you all are on the same reservation then all of you can get pre check.
I have precheck. Even when not on the same reservation my kids over 13 have always had precheck. I never signed them up. My kid under 13 did not. My wife did not as she never signed up for precheck.
What does Global Entry offer more than Nexus
Nothing that I’m aware of.
Nexus is already free for kids.
Am I reading something wrong? Could it be that if I wnt to enroll in Nexus, ths nearest site for a personal interview for someone in New York is by going to Vermont?
Yes and that’s why it’s $50.
Because it requires you to go to one of the border crossings.
No, you’re reading just fine. Nexus is a program run by both the American and Canadian governments, so any interviews need to take place by a border, or another place that there will be both American and Canadian agents.
I believe a few Canadian airports including the one in Toronto, YYZ, offer interviews, and they also used to do pop up events in various places in the US, although they may have put a hold on those because of corona.
I’ve always wondered bout the nexus loophole.
Just to confirm with nexus alone I get Precheck, Global Entry, and the nexus benefits?
Yes. But you will need to drive or fly to one of the US/CAD border crossings to enroll.
My Global entry expires in August 2021. Can I renew now to lock in the lower price?
Thx
You can renew one year in advance, and you pay the current rate upon renewing.
I believe Nexus only allows you to use Global Entry kiosks when entering from Canada (on the Canadian side) – not if you’re entering the US from any other country.
You can use when coming from anywhere. Super helpful benefit!
No, it includes full Global Entry benefits. You can use it to enter the US from anywhere.
Just sharing my experience in case you want to use it as well, (although I wouldn’t really on it that it will always work).
Myself and my wife have Global Entry, we ware in the Ben Gurian airport on the way to fly back from Israel to the US, we thought that our plane is an hour later than it really was, so after checking in the luggage we took our time, till we realized that we made a bad mistake and that the boarding was going to start in minutes, so we ware on a marathon to pass thru costumes but the line was crazy, so we just went to some kind of VIP line and showed them the Global Entry cards explaining them that this should let us skip the huge line and thank God they let us skip the line so we made our flight.
I always wondered what the card is for.
Is there anything else you can do with the card?
Free NEXUS for kid under age 18 most certainly DOES include Global Entry (and pre-check).
My kids under 18 got NEXUS for free, and have used the Global Entry lines with no problem. Including one who was 17 when he got NEXUS, and 18+ when he used it for Global Entry. The renewal is the 5th birthday after enrollment, so he won’t have to renew and pay again until he turns 22.
Wow that’s nice. I was always wondering how that would work if they applied before 18 and what would happen at 18.
I would be happy to pay 3x the amount to garantee precheck is always open in the US airports.
Do you mean you would be happy for the credit card to pay 3x….
Are they processing new applications now? We recently extended our memberships for a few fam members, they were processed overnight, and we got new cards within a week. However, a family member submitted a new application for GE in January, and the application is still pending review.
They are open now.
My application has been pending since December!
I need to make global entry for myself.
should I rush to do with lower rate or wait some time so hopefully my young kids will be free and I could get for them too?
Get a card that gives it for free?
You can apply now and add the kids later when they’re free
I’m confused whats the difference between pre check vs global entry but in other words under the new proposal kids under 18 won’t need anything for their own ?
They will need, but it will be free.
Will that have to go along to interviews?
“Maybe cards will even start offering NEXUS or SENTRI for free now that the costs will be identical?”
It they don’t cover NEXUS at $50, why would they cover it at $120?
There is a PenFed card that you can add to the list of cards that cover the Global Entry fee.
I have the PenFed Pathfinder Rewards Visa, which reimburses the Global Entry or TSA Precheck fee, but they are not accepting new applications for this card.
Nexus and SENTRI are pre DHS things that for whatever reason are still under separate arrangements. This would harmonize them under DHS, which presumably is the one that has some sort of agreement with the credit cards to push it since Global Entry came out in 2011.
Is Capital 1 covering Global Entry?
Spark miles
Capital one Venture covers it (I think it is a recent change in the past year or so).
I am sooo thrilled. I never got global entry even though I have Sapphire Reserve because I always travel to the States with a kid or two or six. And I wasn’t going to pay for each of them.
Once borders are open and I can travel again, I really must schedule myself an appointment!
One of my kid’s membership needs to be renewed in 2 months, mine needs to be now, to get the proposed kids free would the applications need to be filed at the same time or can I do it now and as long as I’m a member I can renew my kids memberships for free as they expire?
If you have the Amex platinum card which refunds the $100 fee, you can get additional cards (green cards) for free (up to 99per account). Each card can get $100 reimbursed for GE fees. So just get a bunch of additional cards, use each one for a different family member’s fee, and it’s all free.
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In Canada, the CIBC Aventura Infinite Visa gives a rebate for the Nexus as well. What makes no sense is if this is being written for the Nexus crowd, they already give free membership for kids under 18, as others have said. No point in selling that feature when it’s always been that way.
Was the issue of getting Global Entry fixed for NY’ers?
Yes
???
How do I find out when my global entry is expired ?
Login to your account?
So those of us without young kids are asked to subsidize those who have them. I don’t mind walking down the path to socialism, but I’m opposed to anything that makes second-class citizens pay for a promotion to the way things ought to be in the first place.
you are talking about 20 dollars over 5 years that equals 4 dollars a year i mean seriously it ‘s not a big deal imho
For someone who wants nexus because he travels between the US and Canada, That’s a steep hike.
So get nexus – no one is stopping you.
Global entry is not an expense for the government.
Its a way of saving money & being more efficient.
Its a pity it costs money at all, it should be done for free, to come down once for an interview & save 5 years of lines & more border staff @ the airport
Why is this a good change? Nexus is already free for kids. So, now, You can get everything that global entry gets, plus the ability to skip lines into Canada, for just $50 with kids free. Now it will be $120 for the same thing. Why is this good?
You have to travel to a Canadian border to get Nexus; that may cost more than $50/ $70.
Do children under 18 need their own interview? Also, does renewing require another interview?
Hey Dan I don’t see anything about Clear is there any chance in the credit cards will start covering that
There’s some info about discounts in this post: https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/travel-tips/cyber-monday-sale-buy-clear-membership-sale-119-get-20-amazon-gift-card/
@Dan
can a US citizen currently residing in Canada have Global Entry?
I put an application months ago, still showing “processing”
How long should it take?
No rhyme or reason, could be days, weeks, or months.
Will the kids need an interview?
I assume they will still need that.
I think this update would merit a post of its own, not merely an “update”. Surely, if it had only involved the addition of children under 18 you would have written a separate post about it.
In any event, is the addition of children effective immediately?
Does it involve the typical lengthy process? Interview?
Why is it not an update? It’s the exact changes that were written about in 2020.
The new rules go into effect on 10/1, as stated.
An interview is required after applying and getting approved.
Yup sorry, I didn’t realized the proposal of adding kids under 18 in the original post.
Thanks for the clarification and all you do!
If I already have global entry and my kids GE expires before mine, can I get theirs renewed for free?
Yes, as of 10/1.
Ridiculous. Why should kids be free? I have to subside other people’s kids ?
How exactly are you subsidizing other peoples kids. The fees are just an income for the government as the entire global entry saves them money i.e. fewer employees, shorter lines. They just offer a discount to family’s with children.
+1
How long after applying do I get the rebate from the credit card?
Within a few days.
Hi if I’m up for renewal will Chas reimburse me again
Yes, every 4 years.
Dan,
I go to Montreal often, Just to clarify if I want my kids to have GE benefits I need to wait until 10/1/2024 in order to have that included?
You have to apply for Nexus instead of GE, and you can do it now for only 50.00.
If the parents already have global entry, can they now add the kids for free?
Try tomorrow.
It’s obviously a loophole that amex platinum free (gold) users get free global entry… Just wait till they stop it
Been working for over a decade just fine.
Ok so say we already have global entry and I got three kids. How to I now get global entry for them after this goes into affect
Same question. @Dan?
Sign up your kids now on a new application, make sure to enter your ge number as a guardian of you kids. When filled out properly the price at the end adjusts to $0.
So why would anyone sign up for Global entry when you get all the benefits with Nexus for half the price
Not as of tomorrow.
So if I get Nexus tonight it’s only $50? And it will include global entry for the next 5 years?
Does Nexus include TSA precheack?
And it’s only $50 tonight for the next 5 years?
Would love to get my 4 month old GE. Will they require I bring my baby in for an interview?
Biggest update should be to schedule your kids starting tomorrow. We’ve been holding the kids off of global entry due to the price for so many people but are excited for this change
Yet another thing those of us without kids can pay for you
I tried using my Global Entry & TSA in the airport and was not allowed to use it. They claimed it wasn’t working or some other BS and I had wasted time and money getting it done for me and my husband before our flights to Israel.
Ridiculous — absolutely zero reason kids should be free
I’ll put in a request that they charge you for your kids as well.
Note that it does not cost the government anything to add a child, besides for 10 cents for a useless card. They do not need to do background checks on babies.
It’s just a way to shorten lines at the airport.
Nothing is free — they are funding it by increasing the price for others. They’re not even pretending —- they are doing it at the EXACT SAME TIME
Just like a child tax credit ain’t free…funded by others
You didn’t understand what I meant.
They are raising the fee when they remove the fee for children, because they need the fundraising to add staff for those that do not have GE.
Children should’ve been free from the beginning. It is not an expense for the government. Period.
I’m trying to sign my child up for global entry now that it’s 10/1 but when I get to payment it says $120. Is there a separate application?
Sign up your kids now on a new application, make sure to enter your ge number as a guardian of you kids. When filled out properly the price at the end adjusts to $0.
Do you need to create a separate login for each child, or can they use the parent’s TTP login? what are the steps?
I just signed up my 5 kids and was totally free. Now all are just pending their interviews.
if i allready have global entry will i be able to add my children free?
If you are trying to add you child for free (if you have a membership already) and are getting an error code of 105 (cant add your self as a guardian). As per my conversation with TTP now, wait a couple of hours before trying to submit again and it should work no issues. It seems since its the first day, something went wrong.
did you try adding a child for free by creating a new login.gov account for them? Or is there a way to add the child from your login.gov account? If the latter, please advise where exactly on the because I can’t seem to figure out how to do so on my end. Thank you!
you would have to make a new account.
Can we pre fund ge expiring I one year ? Pay now while still in effect ?
@Dan can you perhaps explain how to add kids free for existing GE member?
If my kids already have GE, is there a way to link it?
For my kids that don’t have it yet, how do we add it.
It’s automatically linked, just open a new account or renew and it will ask for the guardian’s GE number and it will be free.
so basically, nothing needs to be done for existing active kid’s memberships, it’s only when it comes time to renew you can do so for free?
Correct