Customs at DFW - is this normal?
Apr 19, 2014, 2:57 am
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Customs at DFW - is this normal?
After clearing passport control and going through baggage reclaim, everyone then had to queue to surrender their customs form. Nothing new there.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.
Apr 19, 2014, 3:47 am
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After clearing passport control and going through baggage reclaim, everyone then had to queue to surrender their customs form. Nothing new there.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.
Apr 19, 2014, 4:16 am
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After clearing passport control and going through baggage reclaim, everyone then had to queue to surrender their customs form. Nothing new there.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.
Apr 19, 2014, 7:12 am
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One by one, US ports of entry are introducing "automated passport control" for holders of US and Canadian passports. More details and lots of opinions in this FT thread.
In a nutshell, more and more people (US and Canadian citizens plus people who've paid for Global Entry and related programmes) are getting to go through the first stages of entering the country without being questioned by a human. They scan their passports, answer questions via a screen and get 'receipts' from the machines. They then need to hand over the receipts and show their passports when exiting the customs area -- at which point they may be asked one or more questions.
A side effect is that permanent residents now have to queue with visitors.
In a nutshell, more and more people (US and Canadian citizens plus people who've paid for Global Entry and related programmes) are getting to go through the first stages of entering the country without being questioned by a human. They scan their passports, answer questions via a screen and get 'receipts' from the machines. They then need to hand over the receipts and show their passports when exiting the customs area -- at which point they may be asked one or more questions.
A side effect is that permanent residents now have to queue with visitors.
Apr 19, 2014, 8:50 am
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One by one, US ports of entry are introducing "automated passport control" for holders of US and Canadian passports. More details and lots of opinions in this FT thread.
In a nutshell, more and more people (US and Canadian citizens plus people who've paid for Global Entry and related programmes) are getting to go through the first stages of entering the country without being questioned by a human. They scan their passports, answer questions via a screen and get 'receipts' from the machines. They then need to hand over the receipts and show their passports when exiting the customs area -- at which point they may be asked one or more questions.
A side effect is that permanent residents now have to queue with visitors.
In a nutshell, more and more people (US and Canadian citizens plus people who've paid for Global Entry and related programmes) are getting to go through the first stages of entering the country without being questioned by a human. They scan their passports, answer questions via a screen and get 'receipts' from the machines. They then need to hand over the receipts and show their passports when exiting the customs area -- at which point they may be asked one or more questions.
A side effect is that permanent residents now have to queue with visitors.
Apr 19, 2014, 10:29 am
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It's allegedly coming for both groups, but I won't be holding my breath.
Apr 25, 2014, 11:33 am
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After clearing passport control and going through baggage reclaim, everyone then had to queue to surrender their customs form. Nothing new there.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.
What I found different was that instead of just simply surrendering it, you actually had to offer the form and passport to the customs officer, who then did a mini-interview.
Is this normal? At LAX you simply hand over the form and that's it - no mini-interview.