Super easy and quick process. The office was a little difficult to find because the sign doesn't seem that prominent but the wait time was short and interview was done in minutes. read more

The appointment process was pretty painless and quick. I take four stars off for the officer's picture taking ability. I look deformed, asymmetrical, and my eyes are half closed. WTF? How do you even approve issuing a government document with a picture that looks nothing like the person on it! read more

It could not be any better! Quick quick quick. I arrived at 12:45pm for a 1pm appointment and I was finished and heading back to my car at 1:10pm! Unreal! The agents are so nice! After a brief interview they take a pic of you, and you are fingerprinted. Then you get your known traveler number and a little instruction booklet and you're out the door! READ THE OTHER REVIEWS for vital tips on where to park and how to find the office. My fellow yelpers are AMAZING! read more

Very efficient, small waiting area, interview process was quick! I was pleasantly surprised.

Easy process! The getting to JFK part is the hard one, especially when your toddler pukes in the Uber. But once there it was smooth and quick and easy. The people were nice, too! read more

I just had to stop in to rate my experience I had at the Global Entry Office at JFK. I expected it to be a long, drawn out, painful experience. But no! My appt was for 12:45. I arrived at 12:30, signed in and went into the waiting room. It wasn't 5 minutes later, they called my name for my passport. I gave it to them and 5 minutes later my name was called. I was in the chair 3 minutes, finger printed, photographed, and was out of the office before my actual appointment time. What?!? It sure did beat the almost 4 hour wait at the DMV I had just experienced! The lady that worked with me was so nice and efficient. Be sure to stop into the Central Diner for lunch. It's right across from the GE office. Fast, cheap and delicious! It was a good day! read more

Thanks to a yelp reviewer I learned how to get to this tiny but efficient office in Terminal 4 at JFK! It is on the first floor, behind the diner and near the bathrooms. If you are driving, do NOT park in the terminal 4 GARAGE! Park in the TERMINAL 4 LOT and use parking aisles 107-110 when you park. This puts you right at the terminal entrance near the global entry office. The folks here are very efficient. I was seen early and out in ten minutes! read more

All the positive reviews are right. The Global Entry interview at JFK was quick and painless. Before going, I was prepared for a lot of questions, but the interview was very easy and quick. I arrived 30 minutes early and was leaving the airport before my originally scheduled appointment time. I've already used Global Entry once returning to the US and the process was seamless. I'm glad I decided to apply. Plus, it also includes PreCheck, so shorter security lines and not having to remove your shoes are an added benefit. read more

Great experience getting our interviews completed at the JFK Terminal 4 Global Entry processing center. It was a minimal wait time and had clear instructions and expectations. The best part was the kind lady who helped process our interview. She was very friendly and had a great demeanor. It totally was unexpected because I thought there would be a long line, rude interviewers and would take forever. Quite the opposite. TSA did a GREAT job! read more

Despite what some internet locations may be indicating, they will not accept you as a walk in, even if you have a future appointment. Three stars for being polite about it. read more

The officers are JFK's Global Entry program are terrific. Three of us went through this system within 2 days and we all had an extremely positive experience. Special thank you for Ms. Rodriguez and Mr. Singh for your efficiency and courtesy. A truly quick, very good experience. Regina K. read more

Wow! I arrived at 12:05 for a 12:30 interview. They took my passport when I arrived, called my name around 12:10 and I was out about ten minutes later. Simple and quick! Glad I did my interview here and appreciate the staff's efficiency and timeliness. read more

**You do not need an appointment at this location if you are coming just for a name change.** I came here to update my name/passport information after changing my name, and I was in and out in about 20 minutes. The process was super easy (just bring your new passport) and the officer was very friendly. When you arrive, you have to sign in - they ask for your name, appointment time, and arrival time. Since I didn't have an appointment, I wrote "no appointment, name change" and it was fine. Initially, I was concerned because there were 8 people signed in before me and I had a flight that evening, but the officer called me between appointments instead of making me wait. She spent about 5 minutes updating my information on the computer, and asked if I had already updated my driver's license - when I said yes, she asked for it so that she could update that information in that system as well (I didn't realize this was something that had to be done, so I guess it's good that she asked!) Online it says that the office is by baggage claim, but it is actually across from the diner in Terminal 4, near passenger pickup A (per the reviews below). read more

Made an appointment about 2 months prior and arrived about 15 minutes before my appointment time. Global entry is located in terminal 4 right across from the diner. You just need to bring a copy of your conditional approval letter and your passport. There's a sign in sheet and a small waiting area. I didn't even get to sit down for a full minute before they called my name. I proceeded to one of the tables and was asked a few questions. They took a photo and fingerprinted me before I was on my way. The whole thing ended before my appointment time too! Definitely try to get someone to wait for you in the car rather than paying for parking or taking the AirTran. I don't believe they take walk ins but check the website frequently for any recent cancellations. read more

This was a shockingly efficient trip to a government office! My boyfriend and I had back to back appointments for a Saturday morning at 10am. It is located at terminal 4 and if you aren't paying attention (just as we did), you will miss the small door sign for it and walk clear across the terminal! It is closer to the Passenger pick up A/B across the way from the diner. We walked in at 10am exactly. One of the guys took our passports and we were instructed to sit in the side room to watch a very short video on loop. Thankfully, we were not in that room for long. Both of us were taken to 2 separate desks to be quickly fingerprinted and questioned about addresses. I was given my paperwork within 3 minutes of sitting there to gleefully leave and congratulate myself on never needing to wait in another airport line again (lol just kidding, you and I both know there will still be lines). read more

It is inside the airport in terminal 4 right across from a diner. Once you get there you sign in then get seated in a waiting area with others. The waiting area is nothing special but hey you're really not there longer than 10 mins or so depending on how early you arrive. Once called by an officer, you get asked a few questions then get finger printed and your photo snapped.. the whole interview was no more than 10 minutes if that. The officers are generally courteous. You get your Global entry # at the interview that you can add to your tickets. Your physical card arrives about a week later. read more

Great Service! Officer Brennan was the best!!! He was funny professional and prompt!!! I had to change my last name of which must be done in person and cannot be done online. I arrived at 7:32 singed in and was greet by officer Brennan and out by 7:50. This is my second time here and the service and professionalism are consisent!!! The officers are happy to help you. read more

Super efficient place! I totally got my wires crossed and thought my appointment was for Sunday not Saturday the lady who assisted me was super accommodating and squeezed me in. Super nice people there and the process was super quick. I had been dreading the appointment for weeks just because I expected it to be like a trip to the DMV, I was so wrong. read more

Awesome! I scheduled my interview two weeks ago, had it today. I arrived 50 minutes early and was in and out. Sat in the waiting room for a few minutes, watched their DVD. My customs and border control agent was friendly, social, the interview consisted of checking my license, scanned my passport, took my fingerprints, gave me a brochure and a letter and off I went. If you are driving a car to JFK follow the blue signs to 4 parking. When you are facing the building, enter on the far right doors. As you walk in, go left, the global entry office will be on your right approximately 200 feet from the doors. PS, don't order breakfast at the diner across from global entry at 1pm. The bacon was dry and hard, the eggs were overcooked and the hashbrowns were frozen. Do order the thick toast and the service is fantastic. read more

Scheduled or interviews online. Showed up promptly and our interview was a few minutes. Global Entry has been an amazing thing to have esp when coming home and seeing the ridiculous customs lines. Following the signs for global entry and just doing the fingerprint scan and answering a few questions on the touch screen makes the process so much better! After being your luggage there's also a global entry line to exit! Also when departing the US, if your airline participates in TSA Pre, you get to use that as well. Also coming back from Canada, you can use the GE booth but leaving the US, you can only speed through with NEX/SEN lines of you have those! Regardless GE is so so worth it!! read more

Wow, what a pleasant experience! I managed to snag a Saturday appointment two days before, so the whole process from start (from when I submitted the application) to finish (received approval) took all of 13 days. When I initially went to schedule my appointment, the earliest available was at Newark in October. I know I'm very lucky, but do keep checking to see if there are last minute cancellations! I arrived about 30 minutes early for my appointment. The waiting room was very full and it seemed like they were running about 15 minutes behind which was no biggie for me. They seemed to be following appointment order followed by time of arrival. E.g., they saw someone who had the same appointment time as me but arrived 10 minutes before I did first, which makes complete sense. They also turned away anyone without an appointment, not sure if they normally take walk-ins. There were a lot of couples and families so I suspect the reason they were running late was only one person had the appointment but the officers agreed to see both. Speculation on my part. Officer Rodriquez handled my interview and was very courteous and polite. She was very patient with my questions. Entire interview lasted about 10 minutes, received my email confirmation within 15 minutes of the conclusion of the interview. Would highly recommend this location based on my experience! read more

The global entry office is located in the arrivals part of terminal 4. If you're on the air train hop off and go down the stirs and around the corner and it's pretty easy to find. We arrived at 5:50 for a 6PM appointment and put down out name. At 6:01PM we were called and by 6:10PM we were ready to go. The only question was literally have you ever tried to bring back anything illegal through customs. The whole process was super smooth. If you can wait to get an apointment at the one in lower Manhattan I recommend it since getting out to JFK is a bitch but they constantly have appointment openings here. read more

Unlike other reviewers, I needed all of the documentation requested in the letter. The guard at the front was very friendly. Due to the LIRR schedule, I arrived for my 1:30pm appointment at 12 - they saw me right away and I was out by 12:08. They mentioned that people can drop in any time (regardless of the online schedule) because they have enough availability - I saw that firsthand and can confirm. read more

I came for a 5:30 appointment and arrived at about 5:05. I was pretty much done with the interview and fingerprinting at roughly 5:30! The officer was not chatty but very nice and got me through the process painlessly and ahead of schedule! read more

Finally broke down and decided to apply for Global Entry. I'll be able to use it for re-entry to the US but more importantly for me these days, it's also good for TSA Precheck since I recently started travelling almost weekly for my project. The whole process from application to approval took 2 weeks. After initially scheduling my interview for about 6 or 7 weeks out, I went back and checked frequently for both this location and Newark Airport and found a slot only a week after my conditional approval. This check and re-check of available slots is key to getting an earlier appointment. I learned this trick thanks to some blogger. The interview itself was really nothing to write about (though I will). It was straight forward as the agent verified my date of birth, e-mail address and home address via my license. She asked a couple of questions about my travels (which country was business, which was pleasure) that seemed like small talk. That was pretty much it. Then came the fingerprints and the photo part. The agent was pleasant and friendly. The process was efficient and quick. Once done, I was told that I was approved and would receive my card in 1-2 weeks. I was told that I could start using the number immediately for TSA Precheck. Just as I got back to my car, I had already received an e-mail confirmation of the approval. For those wondering if they take walk-ins, the sign-in sheet said "No Walk-ins." However, I suspect the table next to me had walkins because they came after me, did not come to the waiting room and were immediately taken in (just before me). From what I could tell the agent handling my case knew one of them so I think it was a special favor. No complaints on my end because I was called in a few minutes early. My wait was a bit long, but this is because I went in early. read more

Pleasant staff and fast service approval came within four hours thank you , I was told they will wait for my fingerprints results, I thought that might take a week or so I was surprised , beautiful . Do not think twice guys go a head and apply getting an appointment at JFK much faster than Manhattan read more

Global Entry - Embassy Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Fantastic service! I showed up early and they took me 45 minutes before my appointment. Hardest part of the trip was actually getting to JFK. read more

Interviewing here is based on your appointment and not when you arrive. I came here exactly on time and completed my interview within 2 minutes. read more

I highly recommend the Global Entry application process. We got preapproval within 48 hours. Made the appointment immediately and got an appointment right away. The interview was very pleasant with officer Newton today. A highly efficient courteous gentleman. Hard to believe within the hour I had a email with the approval and mebership number. My greatest compliments Dieter Langendorf read more

how much is fee for a global entry fees which is showing online $ 100 and some commercial agencies showing online with different prices so please advice to me have any for senior citizens discount or disable people discount if not so I could not find application online to pay $ 100 for 5 years or I can go to JFK AIRPORT to pay them $ 100 so please advice to me the exact fee altogether fee ASAPOSSIBLE and how can apply for global entry card read more

Pleasant, quick and easy. Had a 7 am appointment and was out by 7:15 am. There was little waiting when the doors only open at 7 am. Definitely worth getting up early and getting the first appointment in the morning. read more

Awful costumer service by the phone. The guy was rude and hung up on me because I asked him to repeat what he said.

The most efficient experience ever! Came in time for my appointment, was seated promptly, and was out of the office in under 5 minutes! i was prepared to wait a while, but was pleasantly surprised. Everyone was also very nice. read more

Process was super quick! Location at JFK Terminal 4 (Parking lot 4).

This was an excellent experience and not what I expected. I arrived 20 mins before my appointment and I waited only very briefly before being called in. The officer I dealt was very pleasant and everything went quickly. read more

Stopped in today to get my global entry done. As others have said it's near the arrivals hall across from the Central Diner. No wait, was seen immediately and had a nice conversation with the officer for a few minutes. Did my fingerprints and was on my way. By far the smoothest government interaction I've ever had. I wish everything was this read more

Huge compliments to the team here. I was in and out of there in maybe 15 minutes. Arrived early and they were still able to see me right away. Officer Stanzione, I believe, was so nice and made the process easy and fast. Edited to add: my appointment was on the 31st and I just received my physical card on the 3rd. So fast!!! read more

This was the fastest government-related appointment I've ever been to. My appt was at 7:15 am, I got to the airport early and expected to wait a long time, but was called in 5 minutes after my scheduled time. I was in the interview for 10 minutes and my KTN/Global Entry status was active right away. The place is across from the Central Diner in the Arrival Hall of Terminal 4. There is a sign outside the office saying "Enrollment Center", it was fairly easy to spot. I gave it four stars because of the inconvenience of having to go to JFK airport. read more

I am talking specifically the Global Entry Office at Terminal 4 JFK. It was a surprisingly quick, efficient, friendly, visit. read more

The entire Global Entry process was super fast and the interview was very smooth and friendly.