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cbayer

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16. I have been preliminarily approved and have my interview on Thursday.

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 01:46 PM

Nov 2013

As the wait at the Tijuana border can be up to 3 hours (or even more), it is well worth the fee and time to get the approval.

They will also be inspecting my car so that I can drive through the border without any hassle.

It's not elitist at all, imo. The background check is extensive and if your time is worth more than about $1/hour and you have to cross borders frequently, it pays for itself very quickly.

It's totally optional and every individual has to make the decision as to whether it is worth the cost to them.

How soon after the interview did you get the authorization?

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OMG TSA PreCheck rocks!!! [View all] NYC_SKP Nov 2013 OP

Did you yell praise Allah after that The Straight Story Nov 2013 #1

One does not keep one's Global Entry status for very long that way. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #2

How does it work? nt Doremus Nov 2013 #3

Online application is followed by in person interview and background check. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #4

$100 fee lets me out. :( Shoulda known. nt Doremus Nov 2013 #8

Once again, those who can afford it get to bypass the nonsense the rest of us have to deal with. cleanhippie Nov 2013 #10

Vast majority of people don't travel all the time... snooper2 Nov 2013 #12

Regardless, it's still elitism and fuck-those-that-cant-afford-it BS. cleanhippie Nov 2013 #13

I would suspect that since this would target business travelers tammywammy Nov 2013 #21

My employer has already pronounced that a non-reimbursable expense. MindPilot Nov 2013 #23

I think it would depend on the employer. tammywammy Nov 2013 #29

When you are on a plane at least once a month, if not more often Aerows Nov 2013 #45

So is first class. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #46

$100 each flight or lifetime fee? nt ecstatic Nov 2013 #30

$100 for 5 years. tammywammy Nov 2013 #38

Expires in 2019, paid online, and I think that's for the full suite of coverage, not just PreCheck. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #44

Word is, if you have bad credit you won't pass. They do a credit check along with kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #41

You mean with an extensive background check and the proper monetary offering MindPilot Nov 2013 #5

Getting on top of the mastodon was the hard part . . . . hatrack Nov 2013 #7

So now we can radicalize you and get you to carry a bag for us through the line??? NightWatcher Nov 2013 #6

I was thinking the same thing ecstatic Nov 2013 #28

who did the background, that same contractor that did bang up jobs on Snowden, Navy shooter, ....? NightWatcher Nov 2013 #31

omg. Good point nt ecstatic Nov 2013 #33

Now I'll go did up dirt on the guy with the prescreen pass (that USIS didnt find) NightWatcher Nov 2013 #34

I think your first scenario is plausible... ecstatic Nov 2013 #42

That's a pretty good loophole for the drug and cash couriers... hunter Nov 2013 #9

I got to use it yesterday. It was *awesome*. MadrasT Nov 2013 #11

I thought about that program, but decided it was overkill for my MineralMan Nov 2013 #14

Every terrorist will sign up! n/t backscatter712 Nov 2013 #15

I have been preliminarily approved and have my interview on Thursday. cbayer Nov 2013 #16

Approval took two days. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #18

Good news. cbayer Nov 2013 #20

How did they know to 'usher' you out of the long line Matariki Nov 2013 #17

Agent was asking group for first class flyers, I raised hand and asked "PreCheck?"... NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #19

No interview...no application...totally free..been using this since it was Beta.. HipChick Nov 2013 #22

PreCheck only, or GOES, too? NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #24

Can brown people apply ? obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2013 #25

American Express will cover its members' GOES $100 app fee mainer Nov 2013 #26

How much is the GOES card? flamingdem Nov 2013 #37

$100 for 5 years cbayer Nov 2013 #43

The plane doesn't leave any earlier. You wait ate the gate instead of at the scanner. upaloopa Nov 2013 #27

Yeah, but if you're flying 1st, you can get in a couple of pre-flight drinks. Link Speed Nov 2013 #32

Yes first class is the only way to enjoy a flight upaloopa Nov 2013 #35

That's an unfortunate truth Link Speed Nov 2013 #39

Personally I like being felt up every time I travel flamingdem Nov 2013 #36

I Started That Process RobinA Nov 2013 #40

I feel ya. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #47