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Customs and Border Protection has introduced a new program called Global Entry. The Global Entry program allows US citizens, US permanent residents and Dutch citizens who are pre-approved as low-risk travelers to process quickly through international arrival areas in certain airports in the U.S. (list below). A process for UK citizens is expected to be added soon.
Global Entry is targeted at frequent travelers, but no minimum number of trips per year is required. For an enrollment fee of $100, individuals will receive registration valid for five years. Upon return to the US, rather than waiting in long lines for immigration/arrival control, travelers enrolled in Global Entry walk up to a kiosk, scan their passport, enter their information, and then go directly to baggage claim and customs.
Global Entry is currently available at:
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Washington Dulles International Airport
- Miami International Airport
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Los Angeles International Airport
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport
- Honolulu International Airport
- San Francisco International Airport
- Orlando International Airport
- Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport
- Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport
- Boston - Logan International Airport
- Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport
- Orlando-Sanford International Airport
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Philadelphia International Airport
- San Juan Luis Muños Marín International Airport
- Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport