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 U.S. Custom House - Bowling Green.
- Click the button below to open the DHS Trusted Traveler Program website.
- Scroll down to your state (NY)
- Click on U.S. Custom House - Bowling Green
- Click on the "Chose This Location" button to see the available timeslots at U.S. Custom House - Bowling Green
Step 4 - Skip the Global Entry Interview wait time
You might notice that U.S. Custom House - Bowling Green 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 U.S. Custom House - Bowling Green 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 AlertsU.S. Custom House - Bowling Green Details
1 BOWLING GREEN
NEW YORK, NY 10004
Phone Number: +1 (212) 344-2296
Directions: Take the 4/5 subway trains to the Bowling Green stop. R subway train to Whitehall stop. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry Enrollment Center is located inside the National Museum of the American Indian. Please use the entrance labeled “Group Museum Entrance” located on the far right of the main stairwell entrance. Inform security that you have a Global Entry appointment. The waiting area is to the left of the elevators on the 1st floor, with signs in front of two couches. Do not wander from the waiting area, or disturb neighboring offices. A CBP Officer will come to escort you to the enrollment center. When you have completed enrollment, follow the officer’s instructions. Leave the enrollment center through the doors marked exit and make a right to go to the elevators you were escorted from. Go to the main floor, and depart from the same door you entered.
Notes: You must bring your Passport(s), Legal Permanent Resident card (if applicable), your driver’s license (if entered in application), and proof of current address. Applicants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by the Legal Guardian listed on the application. Absolutely NO weapons of any kind, food, drinks, skateboards, bicycles, or scooters as per building management and security policies.