RICHMOND (NEWS1130) – Clearing customs will soon take much less of your time.

YVR has announced a new partnership with US Customs and Border Protection.

You’ll soon be able to clear customs going into the US by using an automated kiosks; you’ll just have to swipe your passport and answer a few questions.

“I think it takes the data processing away from the officers so they can do a better job with security,” says one American traveller.

Canadians have been using technology to get back into the country since 2009. We’ll have to wait a few more weeks before we can use it heading southbound, but Americans can use it as of today.