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Still have email notifications turned on for this thread ever since DFAT announced GE was coming - wanted to be in the loop on everything so here I am lol

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Just an FYI; DHS will be reactivating Global Entry on March 11th at 5:00 AM ET

For those with interviews at Sydney - I don’t think it’ll affect them as it’s run by the consulate official Department of State staff and not DHS. EoA on the other hand and ofc normal Global Entry will have issues. But MPC should still be available.

Family Members Report on EoA at SFO: He arrived during peak hours at International 'A' Gates (Same as QF) coming in from LHR on BA. There is a separate line at the normal immigration area marked for Enrollment on Arrival and there was zero queues at all. He went first to a CBP Officer who went...

They open them only a few weeks in advance so they are def not available as of yet. Just keep on checking.

You have 365 days to complete your interview for Global Entry. You can organize an appointment through the US Embassy in Singapore which runs Global Entry interviews 1 day a week.

It would probably be best to email [email protected] and start up a ticket

He was also under manual review from 12:03am to 1:43pm My guess they have a massive influx of applications and they are working through them bit by bit

Had a family friend go through the process as someone who just missed out on Stage 1 but have a TTP application number. Filed for his background check application at 12:03am AEDT (Had to pay the additional $260~ fee), had notice that his background check was commencing at 1:43pm AEDT and by...

Well, the AusCheck legislation amendments for Global Entry was approved back in March... AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program) Bill 2025 In terms of speculation of what could be the hold up.. That GEP and Home Affairs are working on other aspects of the Department that needs more urgent...

The visa is the first hurdle, please report back to see how her Port of Entry clearance goes.

Yes if its all under one e-ticket and PNR you will be fine, bags will be checked all the way through to BKK. And you can also use the international transfer bus when arriving in Sydney.

June school holidays is usually packed with school groups, travellers, people heading home etc - it does check out

A normal AFP NPC costs $56 per application which is $280 over the 5 year span. The other costs would be most likely the GEP staff required to handle all of these background checks going forward including uplinking it to the US system.

The primary reason that I can think of is the continuous annual background checks for 5 years. All built into the cost.

They do need to implement a few more systems including the final cost recovery process which is rumoured to be around $300-$400, fixing any issues/increasing efficiency as per demonstrated in Stage 1 and then the gates will be opened up.

I had my nephew offer me a 'bot' that would automatically book reward flights as soon as 'U' inventory came through. Locally hosted on one of my old laptops, it had virtually all of my details including my name, DOB, FF number, FF login info, KTN, etc. and a prepaid debit card for the taxes of...

Its not quite completely "zero contact" you still need to present your ticket or submission to a CBP agent who may ask further questions, if you get the dreaded "X" ticket - a full secondary review which includes surrendering your phone for inspection or just check your details and process you...

Just a general note for all people who are following onto the US CEP Phase 2 implementation: The prerequisite of which being legislative changes to allow the continuous annual background check of AU GEP members and to allow "cost recovery" going forward. We are getting close to the final...