TSA PreCheck and Global Entry are programs designed to help travelers avoid wait times at airports. While these are paid services, fortunately, with the right credit card, you can receive a statement credit to cover both without even paying a significant annual fee.
Here are some of the easiest and most affordable ways to get these valuable services.
What are Global Entry and TSA PreCheck?
TSA PreCheck users can pass through security checkpoints at more than 200 United States airports using a dedicated line — without removing their shoes, belts or light jackets or taking out their laptops and liquids, like passengers in the regular Transportation Security Administration line are required to do. According to the TSA, 99% of PreCheck users wait less than 10 minutes to pass airport security, with nearly 100 domestic and foreign airlines participating in the program.
Related: Which airports and airlines use TSA PreCheck?
Meanwhile, Global Entry members can use dedicated kiosks at more than 75 airports to skip the U.S. Customs and Border Protection lines when entering the United States, which should mean a faster processing time.
