The United States Customs and Border Protection has a program known as the Global Entry Program. The program allows travelers who are low-risk the opportunity to use an electronic kiosk at the airport in effort of avoiding long lines associated with clearing customs.
For many people, the program offers great benefits, especially for those who travel frequently because of work-related responsibilities. Enrollment in the program also offers benefits to the United States Customs and Border Protection. This is because the program allows travelers to be pre-screened, thus allows the agency the opportunity to focus resources on other travelers that could pose a threat to the nation’s security.
Benefits of the Global Entry Program
For the most part, the Global Entry Program can offer valuable benefits to those who travel regularly for business purposes. Other individuals who could find benefits in the program include airline employees such as pilots or other crew members who often travel internationally.
Once admitted into the Global Entry Program, travelers can expect to have minimized waiting lines when it comes to the inspection process. Individuals can self-process by using a designated kiosk. Dependent on the current waiting times, a traveler can save hours each time he or she travels.
According to the United States Customs and Border Protection website, the following are some of the benefits provided to members of the Global Entry Program:
Diminished paperwork,
No processing waiting lines,
An access to receiving entry benefits in other places outside the United States,
Reduced waiting times,
Availability at all major United States airports,
TSA PreCheck Eligibility
Appealing a Global Entry Revocation or Denial
A person who has received a notification that membership to the Global Entry Program was either revoked or denied, the individual can appeal the decision. This can be done through the following:
By writing to the office that conducted the preliminary interview.
By using the Department of Homeland Security traveler redress inquiry program.
By contacting the United States Customs and Border Protection’s Trusted Traveler Ombudsman.
It is important to note that application results are not guaranteed. Understanding who to contact for an appeal and the process in its entirety can be complex and difficult to understand. Nevertheless, a revocation or rejection should not deter a travel from appealing the decision.
Obtain the Legal Support of a Professional Attorney
If you have recently filed for admittance into the Global Entry Program and found the application to be rejected, it is important to know that a denial is not the ultimate opinion. This is the same for travelers who have found that their admittance into the program has been revoked.
There are many reasons as to why admittance into the program can be denied or revoked. If you have found yourself in any of these circumstances, seek the legal expertise of a qualified attorney who can look into your case and help you understand the avenue that will help you be admitted into the program.
The attorneys at the Brett O’Brien Law, LLC have helped many travelers gain admittance into the Global Entry Program after receiving an application denial or program revocation. If you are a frequent traveler and have been denied into the program or have otherwise received a program revocation, obtain the legal support of a proficient attorney as soon as possible.
Brett O’Brien specializes in security clearance appeals. He has dedicated his career to learning the entire security clearance process from start to finish. He started his journey by working for the federal government before entering private practice. His extensive experience working for the federal government includes over eight years advising clients on revoking and suspending an employee’s security clearance, reporting derogatory information, representing clients in their response to a Statement of Reasons (SOR), and using his Army Reserve duty to support the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). His work at the DOHA allowed him to learn the... View full business profile here: National Security Law Firm
