A U.S. Global Entry Program enrollment event will be conducted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and American Institute in Taiwan Dec. 3-6 in Taipei City, extending greater convenience to local applicants wishing to register for the program.
Visiting CBP officers will interview a selection of conditionally approved GEP applicants during the event, described by the AIT as the second of its kind in Taiwan. Those unable to take part can be enrolled upon arrival at a number of designated U.S. international airports.
Managed by CBP, the program grants preapproved and low-risk passport holders expedited clearance upon arriving at select ports of entry. GEP enrollees can bypass traditional inspection lines and use automated kiosks upon arrival at 54 U.S. airports and 15 preclearance sites worldwide.
Since Taiwan’s GEP inclusion in November last year, over 3,000 nationals have been greenlighted for the expedited travel initiative, while more than 1,200 have been conditionally approved and are awaiting interviews, according to the AIT. Taiwan was the 12th country in the world and fourth in Asia to be included in the GEP, which has 4.7 million-plus members.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the initiative enhances Taiwan-U.S. people-to-people exchanges and promotes the roll out of new mutually beneficial programs. U.S. nationals enjoy reciprocal privileges via Taiwan’s e-Gate Program administered by the National Immigration Agency under the Ministry of the Interior. (KWS-E)
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