Originally Posted by
samjaynz
Cheers. As long as I've got enough time to hopefully pop in to the lounge and have a shower I'll be happy enough.
How does the process work, e.g. once you've cleared immigration with your baggage do you go to the Air NZ counter and check in for the next flight? (I'm on the Air NZ flight back) and then you just need to pass through outbound immigration and security again in enough time? I'm trying to work out how everybody is getting I N Out burger lol.
US doesn't have the concept of outbound immigration / customs. You only clear security when departing and the security rules are the same for domestic and international unlike places like NZ where they are different hence airside at LAX (and most US airports) having pax together.
For anybody flying into the US who has has entered before on a ESTA as part of the VWP program (meaning the US has your biometric details) you can now use the CBP MPC app to submit your details and then use the dedicated MPC queue at the airport. The app has replaced the kiosks and a lot of people have been commenting that the time to get through CBP is now super quick.. But as always when dealing with CBP the only thing that is consistent is the inconsistency..
It seems very few people know about the app right now, I don't think I've seen a single person in this Air NZ forum post about using it which surprises me.