What to Bring to Your Global Entry Interview: Checklist

Quick answer: Bring your valid passport (every one you travel on), proof of where you live such as a driver’s license with your current address, and your permanent resident card if you have one. That is CBP’s own list. 110 of CBP’s 134 enrollment centers add their own requirements in their notes; pick yours above to see them.

How to use it

Pick the program (Global Entry, NEXUS or SENTRI), then where your interview is (Enrollment on Arrival when you land, or one of the enrollment centers), whether you are a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident or a citizen of another country, whether the applicant is under 18, how many passports you hold and whether you have ever been arrested. The checklist says who asks for each document; below it, your center’s own notes, word for word. Print it or save it as a PDF to take along.

CBP’s own list

CBP’s Global Entry FAQ gives the documents for an Enrollment on Arrival interview: To complete the interview via EoA, you must be in possession of the following documents: A valid passport. If you travel using more than one passport, please bring them all to the interview so that the information can be added to your file. Documents providing evidence of residency. Examples are: driver’s license (if the address is current), mortgage statement, rental payment statement, utility bill, etc. This is not required for minors. A permanent resident card (if applicable). The enrollment centers ask for the same, and many add their own lines.

NEXUS and SENTRI

SENTRI. CBP’s How to Apply for SENTRI page: You will need to bring your valid passport(s) and one other form of identification, such as a driver’s license or ID card to the interview. If you do not have a passport please bring any valid U.S. entry documents in your possession. If you are a lawful permanent resident, you must present your permanent resident card. Also, required are vehicle registration and evidence of United States automobile insurance by a company authorized to write automobile insurance in the United States. For a child, its eligibility page: However, if you are under the age of 18, you must have your parent or legal guardian’s consent to participate in the program. CBP’s appointment system lists 15 SENTRI enrollment centers, all in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

NEXUS. CBP’s NEXUS pages print no list of documents; the Canada Border Services Agency, its partner in the program, does: You must provide proof of citizenship or permanent residency, and proof of residency. If you are working or studying in Canada or the U.S., you must also provide your work or study permit. It accepts as proof of citizenship a valid passport, a birth certificate and photo ID, a citizenship or naturalization certificate, a border crossing card (U.S.), a Certificate of Indian Status or a permanent resident card, and as proof of residency a valid driver’s license, a provincial or federal identification card, or any document with a current address, such as a utility bill or bank statement. For a child: Either one or both parents, a legal guardian or another adult must accompany a minor applying for NEXUS to the enrolment interview. If only one parent with custody can attend the interview, or if the minor is accompanied by someone other than a parent or legal guardian, the accompanying adult needs to bring a letter of consent to the interview. CBP’s appointment system lists 18 NEXUS enrollment centers; 10 of them ask for court papers after an arrest in their notes, and 7 accept originals only.

What the enrollment centers add

Counted from the English sentences that name a document in each center’s notes on CBP’s appointment system, read 2026-10-04; 24 centers’ notes name none.

Worked examples

A U.S. citizen at JFK. Bring your passport and proof of address. JFK’s own note: Bring documents entered in application to appointment (UNEXPIRED PASSPORT, VISA, LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD) and proof of current address.

A citizen of another country with an old arrest, at Otay Mesa. Bring your passport, proof of address, your U.S. visa and court papers: originals only, the center says.

A 12-year-old at Niagara Falls. Bring your passport and a parent’s consent; no proof of address for a minor, and if one parent cannot come, the other signs a letter of consent.

SENTRI at Otay Mesa, on foot, with an old arrest. Bring your passport, a second ID, court papers and proof of address: originals only, and Otay Mesa’s own notes add the proof of residency.

A child’s NEXUS interview at Niagara Falls. Bring proof of citizenship, proof of address, any work or study permit and an adult with the child; if both parents do not come, the one who stays home signs a letter of consent.

A dual citizen at Washington Dulles. Bring every passport and proof of address. Dulles: Applicants must bring ALL PASSPORTS they own, including any foreign passports.

Common mistakes

• Bringing the passport card. 21 centers say in their notes that it must be the passport book.
• Bringing photocopies. 17 centers accept originals only.
• Leaving a second passport at home. CBP asks for every passport you travel on, so it can be added to your file.
• Bringing a child alone with one parent and no consent letter where the center asks for one.

Related

Not sure which program? SENTRI or NEXUS? compares the time each saves at your crossing. Find the enrollment center nearest you with the Global Entry Interview Locations finder, plan a renewal with the Global Entry Renewal Planner, and compare it with PreCheck in the TSA PreCheck vs Global Entry calculator. Read our international travel tips, what to do if you lose a passport abroad and the Caribbean islands you can visit without a passport.