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title: "What is Global Entry | Business Class Glossary"
description: "A US Customs and Border Protection program that speeds up immigration and customs when returning to the US. It includes TSA PreCheck."
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# What is Global Entry?

Source: https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/global-entry

A US Customs and Border Protection program that speeds up immigration and customs when returning to the US. It includes TSA PreCheck.

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## Global Entry, explained

Global Entry is for travelers who come back to the US often. After an application, a background check and an interview, approved members skip the regular passport control line on arrival and are processed at a kiosk or by face recognition.

Membership includes TSA PreCheck for security on departure, and the Known Traveler Number goes into each booking the same way.

After a long flight home, it can save a long wait at a busy arrival hall.

Applications are made through the Trusted Traveler Programs site of US Customs and Border Protection.

### On a business class trip

Landing in New York after a night flight from Europe, a Global Entry member skips the regular passport control line and heads home.

## Related terms

-   [TSA PreCheck](https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/tsa-precheck)
    
    A US program for faster airport security: approved travelers keep their shoes, belt and light jacket on and leave laptops and liquids in the bag.
    
-   [Fast track security](https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/fast-track-security)
    
    A separate, shorter security lane for premium passengers at many airports outside the US. In the US, TSA PreCheck is the usual faster lane.
    
-   [Red-eye flight](https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/red-eye-flight)
    
    A flight that leaves late in the evening and lands early the next morning, so most of it is flown at night.
    

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