GLOBAL ENTRY ENROLLMENT ARRIVAL.note¶
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When landing in an international terminal follow the signage directing you to CBP officers who can
complete your Global Entry interview during your admissibility inspection. You won’t need any
additional documents other than the requisite documents for international travel (e.g., your passport).
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Location: Terminals A and G, International Arrivals
San Francisco, CA 94128
Hours of Operation:
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Terminal G) and
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. (Terminal A)
Contact Information: (650) 877-4006
Finding Where to Enroll on Arrival
you should just be able to follow the signs for Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival when you
arrive in the immigration hall. In some cases, Global Entry Enrollment on Arrival has its
own lanes in the immigration inspection hall. In other cases, travelers go through the
normal immigration line first and are then sent to the interview. In either case, signs
should direct travelers how to proceed.
I proceeded to the immigration officer and mentioned that I wanted to complete the
interview for Global Entry. Once he had gone through the normal immigration questions,
the officer escorted me back to the area where secondary screening is conducted and told
them I wanted to conduct the interview.
Conducting the Interview
Once I had been escorted to the waiting room in the secondary area, I waited for perhaps
15 or 20 minutes for an officer to be available to conduct the interview. All that was
needed for the interview, aside from already having conditional approval, was my
passport. The officers were friendly and helpful. The interview itself took only around 10
minutes. The officer conducting the interview collected my fingerprints and asked the
normal Global Entry interview questions. The interview included questions such as:
GLOBAL ENTRY ENROLLMENT ARRIVAL
What countries have you visited?
Once the interview was complete, the officer took my picture for the Global Entry card.
Don’t expect beautiful photography here — the photo quality almost rivals a DMV driver’s
license photo. Except monochrome. Finally, the officer gave me my PASSID number
along with a brochure and told me that my Global Entry card would be mailed to me.
I was then on my way to the baggage claim. Where my bags had still not yet arrived.
Because JFK.
Overall Impression
Aside from the signage snafu, enrolling in Global Entry on arrival was relatively quick and
easy. If you’re in a situation like mine where there’s not a convenient enrollment center
nearby or if you’re having trouble getting an interview scheduled at your local enrollment
center in a reasonable time frame, Enrollment on Arrival can be a great option to complete
your Global Entry interview while you’re already at immigration.
What was the purpose of your travel?
Do you have any criminal convictions?
Have you ever been arrested?
Have you committed any customs violations?