TSA PreCheck

[Nickshu]

Buy Clear plus renew your TSA Precheck. At airports that have Clear it's pure bliss. Like flying in the 1980s again.

[RANDY P]

I've encountered more than a few times where it's literally faster to avoid the TSA Precheck line and go regular. Everyone seems to have the Precheck these days.

rjp

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Have you had it long enough to require a renewal? Did you do it?

Yes and yes. I will do it again. Also had CLEAR and unless your home base is a major airport it’s not worth it. I’ve been doing a lot of Wichita to Tampa and neither even offer CLEAR.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Tishabet

The last couple of times I flew out of San Jose the pre-check line was longer than the normal line... coworker and I split up to test it, and sure enough she got through first (I was in pre-check).

Global Entry still totally worth it though.

That is exactly my concern.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Nickshu

Buy Clear plus renew your TSA Precheck. At airports that have Clear it's pure bliss. Like flying in the 1980s again.

How much is Clear?

[Rick Lee]

I will never ever be without Global Entry. Since I got it, I have also gotten the Amex Business Platinum card. So my card covers the renewal. TSA Pre-Check is sometimes ok. Mrs. Lee doesn't have it, but when I book flights for both of us, they give it to her. But coming home from int'l. flights makes Global Entry priceless. Oh man, I can't imagine waiting in those lines. I have had my bags and been at the Uber pick up literally less than 10 min. from getting off the plane from Europe or Mexico or China, while the peasants had a good hour or more wait. Worth every single penny to me.

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I will never ever be without Global Entry. Since I got it, I have also gotten the Amex Business Platinum card. So my card covers the renewal. .

That's a good idea. I'll have to see my AMEX plat covers it.

rjp

[RANDY P]

Yea buddy!

[Pazuzu]

A lot of you mongrels won't qualify for Global Entry. Only us Elite can get it.

I like Global Entry, I've renewed it once already, and I carry the card with me at all times, just so I can shove it in the face of anyone that asks that YES, I *DO* have a proof of citizenship on me.

[Nickshu]

Originally Posted by stevej37

How much is Clear?

I think we pay $169 per year for a family of 4.

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[red-beard]

If you are even Silver on United, it is $109.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Free if you are Diamond on Delta.

[red-beard]

I'm United 1K and it is free. It hasn't helped yet. Yesterday I went through the Clear line. There were no lines at all anywhere. In fact, they closed the "Pre-Check" side and we all had to do the regular stuff except back-scatter X-ray.

[3rd_gear_Ted]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

A lot of you mongrels won't qualify for Global Entry. Only us Elite can get it.

I like Global Entry, I've renewed it once already, and I carry the card with me at all times, just so I can shove it in the face of anyone that asks that YES, I *DO* have a proof of citizenship on me.

I've had my SENTRI/GOES card for 15 years , makes border crossing a dream and the time saved in Customs from international is priceless after umpteen hours with a mass of humanity in a plane.

No DUI's in the past ten years
NO BK's
Never had a tax lien
Always paid child support
Past DoD secret security clearance is a help (Thank You Rockwell Corp.)

Most can't get the card due the reason demons

[red-beard]

No Drug convictions, ever...

Someone I know, his wife made him apply and he "forgot" he got caught at the border with pot in his youth...Denied!

[911boost]

I love Global Entry....

Now if I could just start traveling again.

[Vipergrün]

TSA Pre is still way better based on a recent trip to Florida. Instead of Global Entry I use the mobile passport app and in many airports, such as LAX and BOS there are designated lines for people using the app with only a few people in line.

[Otter74]

I got Global Entry (which includes PreCheck) as a bennie from my credit card and it's gold. I fly in and out of ORD and can get through passport control in five minutes. PreCheck saves me the security theater of removing my shoes, belt and jacket and taking my iPad out, and it also always saves me time. I also have the Mobile Passport app so I can use whichever is handier. If you like the feeling of being in a special club that only some people are allowed into, then PreCheck is of less value than it was some years ago, but still valuable to a degree that depends on what airports you fly out of. If you like to avoid pseudo-security measures that are annoying, it's no less useful now than it ever was.

[vash]

all this time, I thought it expired in 1 year.

wow.

I love the thing. my wife doesn't have it, she thinks its "elitists" or something.

I always blast thru, get coffee for two, sit down and relax..then she comes trudging along. good times!!

[vash]

do they notify you to renew? how does it all work. I just mail in the fee?