Make Sure Your TSA and Global Login Are Not Due to Expire Anytime Soon
If you were one of the first TSA PreCheck or Global Entry users, now may be the best time to check and find out when your membership is about to expire.
It has been five years since TSA began implementing PreCheck, and the first TSA PreCheck recipients gained access to the program in December 2013. The service is provided for five years, which means that if you were one of the first, then it’s time to start. working on this update.
Global Entry has been around a little longer. It was originally available in December 2008. Those who signed up for the service early on are now embarking on a second round of renewals.
If you’re not sure when yours will expire, you can find it (and possibly fill out those renewal documents) online here , Travel + Leisure Notes .
And if you travel at least moderately regularly and don’t have PreCheck or Global Entry, you should definitely consider adding these services to your vacation wishlist.
I finally signed up for Global Entry two years ago and would definitely like to take a step earlier. Global Entry costs $ 100 and comes with TSA PreCheck (PreCheck costs $ 85 separately). With it, I literally reduced the time I spend at customs when I return home from abroad. On a trip from Italy to San Francisco last year, I managed to drive almost two hours earlier than my boyfriend did, even though we got off the plane and went through customs together.
So it’s worth it.
With PreCheck, you get a shorter line through security to physically board the plane, which is also a pretty solid win in my book, if only because I don’t have to take off my shoes and walk on the dirty airport floor.