That will be the first available interview either in-person or on Zoom that the U.S. government can give me for my global entry renewal application. Of course, I could travel to Michigan to interview in person. There was a slot available earlier at that location.
The government has graciously given applicants additional time on their status due to this backlog, so basically, you get to pay for a year you don’t get to use, but you won’t get stopped at the border just yet. You have a grace period to get in trouble with the law should you so choose.
This task came on the heels of renewing insurance for next year, which for some reason, the lovely Colorado healthcare exchange screws up annually. It takes an in-person phone call, my husband’s voice because they cannot for any reason, get MY name on their records as a contact for MY insurance.
Now to take my car in for its recall on a part which hasn’t been an issue for 112,000 miles plus, but apparently could possibly be. At that age, couldn’t anything be a possible issue?
Bureaucracy at its finest.