US Pre-Clearance in DUB - Checked Baggage?
Sep 13, 2023, 6:37 pm
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US Pre-Clearance in DUB - Checked Baggage?
I have been to DUB countless times as a domestic/Schengen passenger but not international. For the pre-clearance process, does US Customs inspect checked baggage? My first flight originates in Madrid with a 2.5 hour connection before the onward flight to IAD. I would assume that pre-clearance formalities do not require collection of checked baggage as this would have to take place airside. And I assume that checked baggage arrives on a domestic belt in the US which helps to avoid all the queues typical in Customs.
Sep 13, 2023, 11:23 pm
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Your bag will be through-checked to the US, and inspected by US CBP in Dublin. When you go to the US immigration officials in Dublin Airport, they will bring up a photo of your bag which you will have to attest if it's yours or not, and they'll ask if you have anything to declare. If your bag is 'flagged' somehow, they'll have it set aside already.
In the US, you get off as a domestic pax, and bag either transfers on to the next US destination or, you just go pick it up like any domestic pax.
In the US, you get off as a domestic pax, and bag either transfers on to the next US destination or, you just go pick it up like any domestic pax.
Sep 14, 2023, 1:21 am
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Sep 16, 2023, 12:43 pm
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Sep 16, 2023, 12:56 pm
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Your bag will be through-checked to the US, and inspected by US CBP in Dublin. When you go to the US immigration officials in Dublin Airport, they will bring up a photo of your bag which you will have to attest if it's yours or not, and they'll ask if you have anything to declare. If your bag is 'flagged' somehow, they'll have it set aside already.
In the US, you get off as a domestic pax, and bag either transfers on to the next US destination or, you just go pick it up like any domestic pax.
In the US, you get off as a domestic pax, and bag either transfers on to the next US destination or, you just go pick it up like any domestic pax.
Sep 16, 2023, 1:00 pm
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I appreciate the info, as well as the other posters stating that the bag photo is no longer a thing. It makes sense that the inspection takes place at DUB and I was curious on how those logistics work for connecting passengers since you would normally "claim" your bag before entering the USA! For pre-clearance, they CBP officer asks the same questions as if they were physically in the USA with the upside being you don't have to deal with any checked baggage until the final destination in the US. I like easy!
Sep 18, 2023, 9:05 am
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Sep 18, 2023, 10:07 am
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If you are super quick on a transfer to get to the CBP desk before the bag gets into the system there may be no photo. If you check in at Dublin the bag should get photo taken at the time of tagging.
Sep 18, 2023, 10:15 am
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As far as I understand it what has changed is that the CBP no longer ask every passenger to verify the photo of their bag. But I believe the photo is still taken. I flew last month and wasn’t asked to verify my bag, but the CBP officer upon handing back my passport told me to enjoy my golf vacation. I’d checked a golf bag which he could clearly see on screen. Or else he was clairvoyant 😁.
Sep 18, 2023, 11:20 am
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You are correct, once you always had to do it.
Sep 18, 2023, 11:43 am
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The fingerprints thing is quite simple the have migrated to a facial recognition model
1. First time or new passport you get fingerprints and photo
2. If not first time its just the photo
1. First time or new passport you get fingerprints and photo
2. If not first time its just the photo