Originally Posted by MIKESILV
Thanks for the replies, looks like a new passport is in order.
Perhaps I will skip the stopover in Brasil this time not sure I want to go through that twice in under two weeks. If I was going to spend more time in the country OK but looks like BA here I come again.
mike
My stop in GIG last March the fingerprint and photo were relatively painless an quick. Just a thumbpress on an electronic reader and a quick snap from a webcam connected to a PC. Not really worth missing out on Brazil over an extra 5-10 minutes in the immigration line. I think if you are on the late flight from MIA on AA the lines are pretty painless.
The most painful thing for us was leaving. There was a police strike and the security line was ridiculous. We waited for HOURS. Surely that must be over now, but I dont know.