Global Entry Card - US Customs Bungles

By Vijay Kumar

Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.GLOBAL Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) programme that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travellers upon arrival in the United States. Members enter the United States through automatic kiosks at select airports.

At airports, programme members proceed to Global Entry kiosks, present their machine-readable passport or U.S. permanent resident card, place their fingerprints on the scanner for fingerprint verification and complete a customs declaration. The kiosk issues the traveller a transaction receipt and directs the traveller to baggage claim and the exit.

Travellers must be pre-approved for the Global Entry program. All applicants undergo a rigorous background check and in-person interview before enrolment.

While Global Entry's goal is to speed travellers through the process, members may still be selected for further examination when entering the United States.

But recently, it seems the Customs issued a Global Entry Pass to an American citizen, but the photo on the card was that of a Korean!