Karen - We used the Global Entry kiosk upon our return from India last week. Both of our passports worked fine, although I do not have a chip in mine. It was great to be able to bypass the very long passport control line (a widebody had landed just before our flight). In fact, we (along with several other passengers on our flight who also used Global Entry) had cleared passport control, nabbed our luggage, and gone through Customs before anyone else from our flight even made it to the baggage claim area. Priceless...