Two things surprise most parents: every family member — including a newborn — needs their own Global Entry membership to use the lane together, and since October 1, 2024, kids under 18 are free when a parent or legal guardian is a member or applies alongside them. (Haya exists, in fact, because finding an interview slot for the founder's newborn son took weeks of refreshing the scheduler.)
Cancelled interview slots open up every day — they're just gone within minutes. Haya watches the official CBP scheduler every 5 minutes, around the clock, and alerts you the moment a slot opens at your enrollment center. Email alerts are free; push and SMS alerts for near-term slots are on Pro.
Get free appointment alerts →Group Alerts (Pro) watch for 2–6 slots opening inside the same window at your center — built for exactly this problem.
Yes. Every traveler using the Global Entry lane needs their own membership, regardless of age — including infants. Each child gets their own application, background check, conditional approval, and interview.
Free. Since October 1, 2024, CBP waives the application fee for applicants under 18 when a parent or legal guardian is already a Global Entry member or applies at the same time. Adults pay $120 for five years.
Yes — the in-person interview applies at every age. For applicants under 18, a parent or legal guardian must be present at the interview to give consent. Interviews can be at any enrollment center or via Enrollment on Arrival.
Yes, there is no minimum age. An infant needs their own passport and application; at the interview the officer verifies documents and takes a photo — fingerprints are captured for older children only, and the officer will adapt the process for infants.
Applications are vetted independently, so family members are often approved at different times. You can wait and interview together (conditional approval stays valid for 730 days), or take the child to an interview now — a parent or legal guardian must attend either way, but the parent does not need to be a member yet.
Yes, and it is usually the practical choice — but you need enough interview slots at the same center around the same time, which is the hard part at busy locations. Haya's Group Alerts (Pro) notify you when 2–6 slots open within a window you choose, so families can book together.
Card credits generally reimburse one application fee per card. In practice it rarely matters for kids: under-18 applications are free when a parent or guardian is a member or applies at the same time — so save the card credits for the adults.
A Global Entry membership includes TSA PreCheck at any age — add the child's Known Traveler Number to their reservations. (Separately, TSA also lets children 12 and under join a PreCheck-enrolled parent in the PreCheck lane without their own membership.)