If you are a frequent traveler and especially if saving time is very important to you, you might want to consider one of these choices to expedite your airport screening. Depending on your travel needs you can choose one of the following available options:

1. TSA PreCheck offered by Transportation and Security Administration

  • Provides security screening benefits on domestic fights and when departing USA to foreign countries.
  • Cost $85/5-years membership (Chase Sapphire Reserve offer up to $100 application fee credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck). 
  • Available at 200 airports and 37 airlines.
  • You can keep on your shoes, light jacket and belt (most of the time). You can keep your laptop in the case and the small liquids bag inside the carry-on.
  • Children aged 12 and under traveling with an eligible parent have free access to expediting screening.
  • Not all airports and not all airlines have PreCheck. 
  • The PreCheck expediting is never guaranteed, you might still need to count in the extra time in case of random security measures.
  • To find our more about airports/airlines offering the program, how to apply, eligibility requirements, enrollment centers and other info, visit TSA  https://www.tsa.gov/precheck 

2. Global Entry offered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  • Provides expedited clearance upon arrival into U.S. at major airports. Global entry can also be used in some other countries with U.S. Customs and Border Protection clearance, most notable Canada. For example in Canada you can use Global Entry Kiosks to clear U.S. customs. 
  • Cost $100/5-years membership (same fee applies to minor children). Chase Sapphire Reserve offer up to $100 application fee credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck. 
  • Global entry members may use the TSA PreCheck by entering their ID number from their Global Entry card into their flight reservation or into their frequent flyer account under "Known Traveler Number". 
  • Global entry members may use NEXUS lanes when entering the U.S. via land from Canada, but Global Entry cannot be used to enter Canada through a NEXUS lane if they are not members of NEXUS.
  • The Global Entry expediting is never guaranteed, in case of random security measures.
  • To find our more about the program, how to apply, eligibility requirement, enrollment centers, and other info visit U.S. Customs and Border Protection at:   https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entr

3. NEXUS offered jointly by Canada Border Services  and U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  • Provides expedited processing when entering the United States and Canada at designated NEXUS air and land ports of entry.
  • Cost $50/5-years membership. The membership for children under the age of 18 is free.
  • When entering at land border: you can use your NEXUS card in the NEXUX lanes to enter Canada or US.
  • When entering at airports:
    • you can use your NEXUS card at the Nexus self-serve kiosk to enter Canada.
    • you can use your Nexus card at Global Entry kiosks in Canada Preclearance locations to enter the US (you cannot use your NEXUS card at Global Entry kiosks outside of Canadian Preclearance locations). Nexus Kiosk are located at the following airports: Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), Halifax (YHZ), Montreal (YUL), Ottawa (YOW), Toronto (YYZ), Toronto City (YTZ), Vancouver (YVR), and Winnipeg (YWG).
  • Children need to have their own Nexus card in order to use the Nexus lanes.
  • Nexus enrollment centers are only located along the Canadian border in the states of: Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Vermont, and Washington. 
  • To find our more about the program, how to apply, eligibility requirement, enrollment centers, and other info, visit U.S. Customs and Border Protection at:  https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus