Global Entry For Kids Will Be FREE Come October

 

We just returned from 3 weeks in Tahiti, it was amazing! Be sure to follow my blog in the next few weeks where I'll share inside tips on how to travel to this island using points and miles. 

But right now, I need to talk about Global Entry. Wow! I'm not sure there is anything else out there that helps as much with summer travel. 

We usually fly in and out of Los Angeles International Airport when we fly international because there are more flights and it's way easier to find award availability than our home airport. But whichever airport you use to fly in and out of the United States, Global Entry works the same way. 

You are pre approved to enter the United States. The pre-approval means you can scan your passport at a kiosk or allow the kiosk to snap your photo and you walk right through passport control. 

No lines! No waiting! Really, it takes all of five minutes and you can be on your way. 

Global Entry costs $100 right now, the cost will increase to $120 in October. And Global Entry is FREE with your Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card, Capital One Venture (lowest annual fee) and the Capital One Venture X credit card. You can use this benefit for you or anyone else, just use the credit card to purchase the Global Entry. 

Here's the change, starting in October, your Global Entry can also include your children under 18 years old. Wow! 

Even though the price will increase, you can enroll your children for FREE. This applies to current members and new applicants. 

• apply for Global Entry here. 
• create an account
• enter your passport information
• pay 
• submit

If it is your first time applying, you will be prompted via email to schedule an interview which can be done at the airport and at various retail stores. 

Once you are approved, you will receive a Global Entry card which you do not need to carry with you. But you MUST enter your Global Entry or "known traveler number" into your  flight information BEFORE you check in. 

Global Entry includes TSA Precheck which means shorter security lines when you fly within the United States and you don't have remove your shoes! Yay!