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Why your Global Entry application may be taking forever
Source: Washington Post
Why your Global Entry application may be taking forever
Customs and Border Protection points to immigration and a backlog from winter’s government shutdown stalling applications. Still, there are options to fast-track being screened.
By Hannah Sampson July 31 at 11:28 AM
Some travelers looking to speed up their international security screening are running into roadblocks. And according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a surge in immigration and the government shutdown at the beginning of the year are responsible.
“The extended partial government shutdown and the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis on our southern border has resulted in a substantial backlog of CBP’s Trusted Traveler Programs applications and renewals,” the agency says on its website.
In an email, a spokesperson said that because more Customs and Border Protection workers have been sent to the southern border, the agency has reduced staffing levels at Global Entry enrollment centers, forcing “many” scheduled interviews to be canceled.
At Los Angeles International Airport, the enrollment center has been closed indefinitely, the agency confirmed to the Los Angeles Times this month.
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Customs and Border Protection points to immigration and a backlog from winter’s government shutdown stalling applications. Still, there are options to fast-track being screened.
By Hannah Sampson July 31 at 11:28 AM
Some travelers looking to speed up their international security screening are running into roadblocks. And according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a surge in immigration and the government shutdown at the beginning of the year are responsible.
“The extended partial government shutdown and the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis on our southern border has resulted in a substantial backlog of CBP’s Trusted Traveler Programs applications and renewals,” the agency says on its website.
In an email, a spokesperson said that because more Customs and Border Protection workers have been sent to the southern border, the agency has reduced staffing levels at Global Entry enrollment centers, forcing “many” scheduled interviews to be canceled.
At Los Angeles International Airport, the enrollment center has been closed indefinitely, the agency confirmed to the Los Angeles Times this month.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/07/31/why-your-global-entry-application-may-be-taking-forever/