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United Explorer Global Entry Credit: How to Use It

The United Explorer Card includes a statement credit of up to $120 toward the Global Entry application fee — covering the full $120 cost. Here's how to redeem it, and — the part nobody tells you — how to actually get the interview appointment afterward.

How to redeem the credit

1. Apply for Global Entry at ttp.cbp.dhs.gov ($120 application fee, valid 5 years).
2. Pay the fee with your United Explorer — the statement credit posts automatically, typically within one or two billing cycles.
3. The credit renews every 4 years, so it also covers your next renewal — or a family member's application if your card's terms allow.

Popular with United flyers; modest annual fee. Check your card's benefits page for the exact current terms.

The credit covers the fee — not the wait

As of June 2026, 18 of the 123 Global Entry enrollment centers we monitor list no open interviews at all, and another 9 have nothing within the next two months. After CBP conditionally approves your application, you still need an in-person interview (or Enrollment on Arrival when re-entering the US), and that's where most applicants get stuck.

Get the interview, not just the fee credit

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.

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