Fort Lauderdale Global Entry Enrollment Center

Booking a Global Entry interview at Fort Lauderdale Global Entry Enrollment Center

• 1. Submit your Global Entry application online

  You can apply on the DHS Trusted Traveler Program website. You'll need to pay the application fee and fill out all the information about your background.

• 2. Wait for conditional approval

  Getting conditional approval for your Global Entry can take anywhere from 24 hours to a few months depending on your specific circumstances and the current backlog of applications.

  
  

  Check back on your application often. The DHS may also notify you by email once your application is approved, if you gave them permission to contact you.

• 3. Schedule your interview (even with "no appointments available for this location")

  Now, the hardest part–scheduling your Global Entry interview.

  
  
  Sign up for Global Entry interview alerts
  
  

  Enrollment centers across the country are struggling to keep up with the backlog of Global Entry applicants. It's common to run into one of two scenarios:

  
  

  The soonest appointment is months or years away

  

  "No appointments available for this location" message

  
  
  
  

  The secret: in both cases, new appointments (usually 1-60 days out) will become available every single day when other applicants cancel or reschedule their appointments.

  
  

  Tip: The confusing "No appointments available for this location" message just means that all the interview appointments are currently booked. It does not mean the center is closed or not conducting interviews.

  
  
  

  Finding a sooner Global Entry interview appointment

  
  

  Tons of last minute interview appointments become available at nearly every enrollment center, every single day. The catch? These new interview appointments get taken fast. They'll often be snatched up within minutes after they appear, so you need to be quick!

  
  

  One option is to try your luck at refreshing the scheduler page periodically thoughout the day and seen if any appointments show up. Don't want to sit at your computer, refreshing all day? A better strategy is to use Appointment Scanner to get text message alerts when interview appointments open up:

  Using Appointment Scanner to get alerts for Global Entry interview appointments

  
  

  The most reliable way to book a Global Entry interview when you can't find on on your own is to sign up for interview alerts from Appointment Scanner. Appointment Scanner monitors 24/7 for interview appointments at your preferrred enrollment centers and sends you text messages or emails to alert you when appointments open up. When you get an alert, log into your Global Entry account and try to schedule the appointment as fast as you can, just like you normally would.

  
  

  Appointment Scanner works for all of the Global Entry enrollment centers, even when they say "no appointments available for this location."

  
  

  Tip: You can also customize your appointment date preferences in Appointment Scanner, so that you're only alerted about appointments that fit your schedule.

  
  

  Appointment Scanner has helped thousands of applicants book their interview appointments and save months or years of waiting.

  
  
  Sign up for Global Entry interview alerts
  
  
  

  Appointment Scanner is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agencies or programs. It's a privately-owned service that helps users find interview appointments.

Fort Lauderdale Global Entry Enrollment Center