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

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 07:37 PM

Nov 2013

I went for Global Entry, the ID card, a bunch of stuff that I think goes beyond just PreCheck.

Must be good for five or six years, expires on my birthday but I got it a couple months after my 2013 birthday.

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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