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Feb 7, 2015 | 2:55 am

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johnspenceruk

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Originally Posted by DANNYB111

I waited 25 minutes last Friday having arrived off the 283. I was probably the first Economy PAX off the plane and overtook a number of people on the long walk to immigration.

If you're further towards the front, knock a bit off, if you're further back, add a bit on.

Be aware that if your are a UK citizen travelling on an ESTA, and have had at least one visit to the US on your current passport since 2008, you can use the e-immigration gates. I only found this out AFTER being manually processed, and would probably have sped things up.

Thanks, it does not sound too bad. I am at the front of the back

(code name for exit row in Y) To be honest, I was not aware I could use the e-immigration gates. The chip on my passport seems to be playing up. Do e-gates require the biometric chip, or just a machine readable passport?

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