US Global Entry Program for Australian citizens [from 2025]

[DirectConnect]

Bloody hell, that is steep! And considering the fact that we also have the most expensive passport in the world! The government sure knows how to milk us dry.

The primary reason that I can think of is the continuous annual background checks for 5 years. All built into the cost.

 

[COC]

The primary reason that I can think of is the continuous annual background checks for 5 years. All built into the cost.

Like ASIC and MSIC

 

[desafinado74]

The primary reason that I can think of is the continuous annual background checks for 5 years. All built into the cost.

I forgot about this. Thanks for bringing it up. Fair enough re the high cost I guess.

 

[DFWorldtraveller]

Although it doesn’t explain why Australian charges as so much higher than US or others like UK.

 

[DirectConnect]

Although it doesn’t explain why Australian charges as so much higher than US or others like UK.

A normal AFP NPC costs $56 per application which is $280 over the 5 year span. The other costs would be most likely the GEP staff required to handle all of these background checks going forward including uplinking it to the US system.

 

[LondonAussie]

A UK police certificate costs £65 (or $134 AUD) for a 20 day turnaround, or £115 ($237) for a 2 day processing time.

UK global entry is £42 ($86 AUD) for a UK background check plus $120 USD for a US Customs check.

 

[justinbrett]

Short version: If your ticket has your title on it (e.g. MS, MR, etc), it might mess with pre-check (at least on AS).

Had my GE on arrival interview the other day. Took about an hour of waiting to be seen, and then the interview took 5 mins (basically went over the questions in my application to see if anything had changed between applying and the interview).

Interview was completed around 1200hrs, received the full approval via email the next day around 0800hrs (~20 hours later).

Went to use my new Known Traveller Number (KTN) with online check-in for an AS flight (booked by QF on a QF ticket) and didn't get pre-check. Went to the counter to figure out if there was something funny with my booking, and turns out AS had the "MR" as part of my actual name on my ticket (e.g. LASTNAME FIRSTNAME MR). I've noticed MR being added to my ticket before, but this was the first time it caused an issue.

At the check-in counter, they played with my booking, removed the MR at the end... and voila — pre-check on the boarding pass!

I asked this in my GE interview and was told that shouldn’t happen. Might be an AS thing.

I’m flying AA today on a QF CR ticket, with the same format name (JUSTIN B MR). TSA precheck automatically on my BP, agent didn’t have to do anything.

 

[DFWorldtraveller]

Terminal 4 JFK today at 315pm EOA - there was one person in front of my wife. Took less than 10 minutes and approval came through an hour later.