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Attended interview at CBP at Middleburg heights for Global Entry. It already snowed 2 inches that day and weather was overcast. I arrived at 2pm on Dec 16 2020. The CBP officer took me to his office. He was courteous and asked me if I watched the Global entry video in the waiting room and asked if I had any questions. He asked me to spell my full name and address. He also asked why I am applying for Global Entry. I replied that I love traveling around the world and also travel to work although I am not traveling currently.

          He asked for my passport and took my finger prints of both hands. (He didn't ask for my driver's license which surprised me as that is the proof of my address). After taking finger prints, he told me immediately that I am approved and indicated my GE # which is in my application. He told me that I will get m card in mail in 2 or 3 weeks and it would be in a white envelope and told me to be careful not to discard it. He told that I also get TSA along with GE. He said that I need to take physical GE card only when I travel to other countries (CA, MX) by land entry. (Not needed for air travel). He also told me that it the card can be used a form of Federal ID. He was very friendly and courteous and asked if I had any further questions. Great experience overall. After I came home, I updated my airline profile with my GE #.

This is probably the last task I wanted to do after getting my American citizenship. Now, it is waiting game for me to spread my wings to travel around the world with the luxury of expedited security clearance.