TSA pre-check

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Originally Posted by 29palms

Did you pay for this? What I meant was wife's job got her that evidently. She mentioned getting fingerprinted and all. This was a while ago. I had no clue that companies pay for this global entry or something. My airlines doesn't do it. (Pay for mine.) I won't pay to do this. I'll just go through the line. If wife gets it, more power to her.

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Originally Posted by spongebue

It used to be a program you had to sign up for, but if you were enrolled in something like Global Entry (expedited customs) or Nexus (passport card for Canada and a few others) you could get access to precheck as well. Or if you're feeling lucky (how was Vegas? ;) ) you may be "randomly" selected to get it on your boarding pass.

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Originally Posted by 29palms

Are you saying that anyone can be randomly selected on their boarding pass regardless of signing up for Nexus/GE or whatever other expedited BS is out there?

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Originally Posted by spongebue

I'm not sure what happens in the background (probably some checks made) but... yup. That's about it.

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Nooo Palms not one dime, I was “randomly” selected. I printed out my NRSA, and there in corner was the TSA Pre-check logo. I breezed through security - shoes on.:cool:

GE is not expedited customs--it's expedited immigration (passport control) and expedited customs in one program. I arrived JFK yesterday and they had a dozen kiosks for GE. Opened passport, scanned it and 4 fingerprints (good thing they didn't need my thumb, since I only have half!) Answered a few onscreen q's and moved on. Gave up my receipt. When I passed thru, I looked back at a line that might take 30-60 min to complete the normal process. Done in 60 seconds! I have a renewal coming up for GE and my platinum Amex card will pay for it--woohoo! Hard to believe I've had it for almost 5 years. Worth every penny of my initial $100. Since we never check luggage, we have no waiting for bags. We can be at the next gate in about the same time it takes pax to claim bags and begin the process we just completed.