Global Entry Renewal Planner: When to Renew & the Interview

Quick answer: you can renew Global Entry from one year before the expiry date on your card. Send the renewal before it expires and you keep using Global Entry up to 24 months after that date while CBP finishes. The fee is $120 for five years, and a renewal may need no interview at all.

How to use it

Type the expiry date printed on your Global Entry card and say whether you have sent the renewal, and when. The answer says whether the renewal window is open, whether you are still covered and until which date, and, if you type the date of your next trip abroad, whether Global Entry will work on it. Under it are CBP’s own words on the renewal interview, and below, every airport where you can do the interview when you land, without an appointment.

The rules, in CBP’s words

• The window: “You become eligible to renew your membership one year prior to program expiration.”
• The 24 months: “If you submit a renewal application before your membership expires, you will be able to continue to use benefits up to 24 months after your membership expiration date.”
• The fee: “The application fee is $120, and membership lasts for five years.”
• The interview: “An interview for program membership renewal may not be necessary.” “Once you submit your renewal application and fee, check your TTP account periodically for updates on what actions are necessary to complete the renewal process.”
• By video: “Now you can renew your Global Entry, NEXUS, or SENTRI membership right from home with the remote interview process.” “Some renewing Global Entry members who are conditionally approved are eligible to participate in the pilot.” Among the criteria: “Be at least 18 years of age;” “Have a photo on file with CBP that was taken (1) within the past 10 years, and (2) after the applicant was 14 years of age; and” “Have previously submitted fingerprints to CBP.” “Interviews will take approximately 15 minutes.”
• Without an appointment: “Your Global Entry enrollment interview can be completed without the need to schedule an appointment at an Enrollment Center.” For Enrollment on Arrival, “Only those who are entering the U.S. Customs and Border Protection area after arriving from an international flight can participate in EoA.”

The tool counts a month from the same day of the month, and from the 31st to the last day of a shorter month. It reads CBP’s pages; it is not CBP, and your TTP account has the last word.

Worked examples

A card that expires on March 15, 2027. The window opened on March 15, 2026. Send the renewal before March 15, 2027 and Global Entry keeps working up to March 15, 2029 if CBP has not finished. A trip on June 1, 2027 is covered only if the renewal went in before the card expired.

A card that expired on May 1, 2026, renewal sent on time. Still covered up to May 1, 2028, while CBP finishes.

The same card, renewal sent in June 2026. No extra 24 months: they cover only a renewal sent before the card expires. Use the regular lines until it is approved.

Common mistakes

• Waiting for the expiry date. The 24 months after it count only if the renewal went in before it.
• Booking an enrollment center appointment you may not need. A renewal may need no interview; if it does, it can be by video for some renewing members, or on arrival from an international flight.
• Going to an Enrollment on Arrival booth after a domestic flight. It is only for travelers arriving from an international flight.
• Forgetting the new passport. “Global Entry cards are not accepted at Global Entry kiosks, which require passports or U.S. lawful permanent resident cards.” And “All Global Entry members can update their passport information through their TTP account.” (A new name means a visit to an enrollment center.)

Enrollment on Arrival: the interview when you land

For a conditionally approved applicant, CBP lists these airports and preclearance locations, with the booth’s hours (68 on its page of 2026-09-24). “A Global Entry conditionally approved applicant may simply arrive at an EoA booth in the CBP Federal Inspection Services area at a participating airport.” Enrollment on Departure, before a flight out, is at Miami International Airport (MIA): Monday through Saturday from 8am to 6pm ET.

More for the trip

First trip abroad? Read the international travel tips for first-timers, and what to do when losing a passport abroad; a new passport means updating your Global Entry. Not sure you need one? See the Caribbean islands you can visit without a passport. Comparing programs: TSA PreCheck vs Global Entry vs CLEAR.