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Credit cards with a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit

This benefit is a statement credit that repays the application fee for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck, and on Chase's Sapphire cards also NEXUS, when the fee is charged to the card ⁠1⁠2. Of the 45 cards we cover, 9 list it, with credits of up to $100 or up to $120, available once every four years on every one of them ⁠3⁠4⁠5⁠1⁠6⁠7⁠8⁠9⁠10.

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How the credit is triggered

Chase gives one statement credit every four years, up to $120, after the first Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS application fee is charged to a Sapphire Preferred or Sapphire Reserve by the cardmember or an authorized user ⁠1⁠6. For the Sapphire Preferred, Chase says the fee must be paid directly to DHS, an eligible partner or an authorized TSA PreCheck enrollment provider ⁠1.

Capital One applies the credit to the first Global Entry or TSA PreCheck fee charged to a Venture or Venture X card, matches the fee paid up to $120, allows one credit per account every 4 years and excludes fees paid through PayPal ⁠2⁠7⁠8. Capital One also accepts TSA PreCheck fees only when paid directly to an official TSA PreCheck enrollment provider ⁠2. Citi's terms for the Strata Elite credit the first program fee charged to the card, regardless of whether the application is approved ⁠9. Bank of America applies its credits in the order the qualifying transactions post, up to the card's total, and states that it has no control over the government programs' applications, approval or fees ⁠4.

Amounts and eligible programs

Seven cards list up to $120: the Amex Platinum, Bank of America Premium Rewards Elite, Capital One Venture and Venture X, Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve, and Citi Strata Elite ⁠3⁠5⁠7⁠8⁠1⁠6⁠9. The Bank of America Premium Rewards and the U.S. Bank Altitude Connect list up to $100 ⁠4⁠10.

American Express sets two amounts for the Platinum Card: $120 for the Global Entry application fee or up to $85 for the TSA PreCheck fee when applying through a TSA official enrollment provider, once every 4 years, credited for whichever program is charged to the card first ⁠3. Its terms state that NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST and Privium are not eligible ⁠3.

How the four-year period is counted

Bank of America grants its credit per account every four years for TSA PreCheck or Global Entry fees paid with the Premium Rewards or Premium Rewards Elite card ⁠4⁠5. Citi also limits it to one credit per account every four years ⁠9. U.S. Bank grants up to $100 per eligible Visa Signature account number every four years, with the period based on the date of the first qualifying transaction ⁠10. American Express makes Basic Card Members eligible for the Platinum credit ⁠3.

Annual fees vary widely: the Altitude Connect has no annual fee, the Venture and Premium Rewards charge $95, and the Venture X charges $395 ⁠11⁠7⁠4⁠8.

Cards with Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit

9 of the 45 cards we cover list Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit, 1 of them with no annual fee. Select a heading to sort the table. Each card’s page has the full terms.

Credit cards with a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit, by annual fee
Terms
U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature CardU.S. Bank $0 $100every 4 years (period based on the date of the first qualified transaction) Up to $100 for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck once every 4 years when the fee is paid with the card.⁠10⁠12
Bank of America Premium Rewards credit cardBank of America $95 $100every four years, per account Up to $100 per account every four years for TSA PreCheck or Global Entry fees paid with the card.⁠4
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit CardCapital One $95 $120one statement credit per account every 4 years Up to $120 for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck, once per account every 4 years; pay with the card.⁠7⁠13⁠2
Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit CardChase $95 $120once every four years Up to $120 every four years for Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS.⁠1
Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit CardCapital One $395 $120one statement credit per account every 4 years Up to $120 for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck, once per account every 4 years.⁠8⁠2
Bank of America Premium Rewards Elite credit cardBank of America $550 $120every four years, per account Up to $120 per account every four years for TSA PreCheck or Global Entry fees paid with the card.⁠5
Citi Strata Elite CardCiti $595 $120once per account every four years Up to $120 once every four years for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck, fee charged to the card.⁠9
Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit CardChase $795 $120once every four years Up to $120 every four years for Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS.⁠6
Platinum Card from American ExpressAmerican Express $895 $120every 4 years Credit every 4 years: $120 for Global Entry or up to $85 for TSA PreCheck; NEXUS not eligible.⁠3

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