Step 1 - Apply for Global Entry
You must first apply for the Global Entry program through the DHS Trusted Traveler Programs website. You will be asked to pay a $120 fee for a 5 year membership. You will also have to fill out questions regarding your background.
Note: You are able to waive the $120 fee if you pay using one of these travel credit cards .
Start Your Global Entry ApplicationStep 2 - Wait for conditional approval
After your application has been submitted, you will have to wait for conditional approval. Conditional approval means that you have been pre approved for the Global Entry program, but you need to schedule an interview to finalize your application.
The conditional approval process can take anywhere from 24 hours to multiple months, depending on the volume of applications, your background, etc.
Step 3 - Schedule Your Global Entry interview
Congratulations! You've been conditionally approved for Global Entry. The next step is to schedule your interview at Houlton Enrollment Center.
- Click the button below to open the DHS Trusted Traveler Program website.
- Scroll down to your state (ME)
- Click on Houlton Enrollment Center
- Click on the "Chose This Location" button to see the available timeslots at Houlton Enrollment Center
Step 4 - Skip the Global Entry Interview wait time
You might notice that Houlton Enrollment Center is showing "No appointments available for this location", or the next appointment available is months out.
So what can you do?
Global Entry interview appointments are constantly cancelled, rescheduled, and added. This means that if you can monitor the interview slots, you can find an appointment that fits your schedule.
This is exactly what Global Entry Alerts does. We monitor the interview slots at Houlton Enrollment Center and send you an SMS alert when an appointment opens up. This way, you can skip the long wait time and book your interview as soon as this week.
Click below to sign up and cut months off your Global Entry interview appointment wait time.
Sign Up For Global Entry AlertsHoulton Enrollment Center Details
27 Customs Loop
Houlton, ME 04730
Phone Number: +1 (207) 532-2131
Directions: The Enrollment Center is located at the Houlton, Maine Port of Entry, at the end of the Interstate 95. If coming from Canada, please tell the Primary Officer that you are applying for entry to the United States for a Trusted Traveler interview and you will be directed to the Enrollment Center. If you are coming from the United States, cross under the overpass and take the first Left (look for an Orange Barricade with FAST EXPRESS signage) drive across the parking lot to the USDA building where you will see a sign for FAST EXPRESS above the USDA placard. Enter the door under the sign for the Enrollment Center.
Notes: The Houlton Enrollment Center conducts in person only Global Entry, NEXUS, and FAST North interviews. All applicants are required to bring proof of citizenship, birth certificates, passports if applicable, and verification of permanent physical address and mailing address to their appointment. *Applicants must be able to provide evidence that they are admissible to the United States*