Has anybody applied for the Global Entry clearance?

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6. I've got it. It was not very onerous at all and has been well worth the money.

My interview was maybe ten minutes mostly spent talking about the interviewer's son. Not joking.

Edit. It includes pre-check, so you basically get all the international goodies for $15. I got my card about ten days after the interview, and scheduling the interview was about a week out. If you fly at all frequently and are even pondering international flying, it's a no-brainer. I used to get pre-check as a frequent flyer courtesy, but TSA stopped doing that and now the only way to get it with any reliability is pre-check or something similar. Even if you're flying out of one of the rinky-dink airports on a regional jet to a hub, it usually gets you something, albeit not always the smooth sailing you get at a major airport.