How do I get a SENTRI pass?

Question

I live in San Diego and travel to Mexico quite often. I always see SENTRI lanes and hear people talk about SENRI passes, but do not know how get one. Can someone let me know where to look and how long the process of getting one takes?

Answer 1

SENTRI is for people who live in mexico and work in the states or people who live in the states and work in mexico. Its like the car pool lane for the border.

To get one. Go to the immigration office and ask how to get one. The office is where people enter by walking.

Just ask around, homeland security are very secret about things, so they will give you the round around for a while.

You will have to have a good reason for getting SENTRI. You will need to show the reason for wanting it, not just to save 2 hours in the line.

They will do a background check on you, so it takes a couple of months.

They also charge you but I don't know how much.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Getting a SENTRI pass is a lengthy process, but it is well worth saving your travel time, if you travel across the boarder often.  Obtaining a SENTRI pass is not difficult, but it does take some time....mostly filling out paperwork and waiting for approval.  I got mine back relatively quickly, but I did need a help of an attorney in getting some prior convictions expunged, before I applied.  I found an article that proved to be incredibly helpful in guiding me through the application process:

http://www.recordgone.com/articles/obtai...

Give it a read-- its fairly short and sweet.  Most importabtly, if guides you through the process of obtaining your pass.

If you are like me and do need to clear your record prior to applying, I suggest hiring an expungment attorney-- he/she can prove to be really helpful in the long run not just for SENTRI, but for employment, etc.  The attorneys at Recordgone.com are pretty awesome at that stuff.  Good luck and Happy Holidays.