Global Entry costs $120 for five years — and it includes TSA PreCheck. You can do your Global Entry interview right at TPA: it has a Trusted Traveler enrollment center. So at Tampa (TPA) it covers faster U.S. security on the way out and faster customs when you fly home, for not much more than PreCheck on its own.
TPA has a Trusted Traveler enrollment center, so once CBP conditionally approves your application you can book the in-person interview at the airport. Bring a valid passport and proof of address. Appointment slots fill up, so book early at the Trusted Traveler scheduler.
Global Entry costs $120 for five years and already includes TSA PreCheck. Our Global Entry enrollment guide covers the fee breakdown, renewal timing, and the Known Traveler Number.
Deciding between programs? Our PreCheck vs CLEAR vs Global Entry and Global Entry vs TSA PreCheck guides cover the trade-offs. At TPA, compare PreCheck at TPA and CLEAR at TPA.
Landing at TPA from abroad, Global Entry lets you skip the passport line at the kiosk or app. For the departure wait that sets when to leave home, watch the live TPA TSA wait times.
Because Global Entry includes PreCheck, it shrinks the security buffer in your plan — but only when the lane is actually short. Instead of guessing, set your Leave-By Time: it folds the live TPA PreCheck wait, your drive with traffic, and the walk to your gate into one exact time to leave home today.
Driving to TPA? Compare TPA airport parking and fold the lot and shuttle into the same Leave-By Time.
See also: Is TSA PreCheck open right now? and how early to arrive at the airport.
Yes — TPA has a Trusted Traveler enrollment center, so you can book and complete the in-person Global Entry interview at the airport once you are conditionally approved.
Yes. Unlike PreCheck, where children 12 and under use the lane free with an enrolled parent, every traveler needs their own Global Entry membership and interview — there is no family rate.