Expedited process through immigration?
Apr 27, 2012 | 7:59 pm
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Apr 27, 2012 | 8:01 pm
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Apr 27, 2012 | 8:02 pm
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The new system works, and its fast.... however, they still dont have enough booths in operation so when you arrive AM with all the US flights coming in at the same time, its still a zoo.... I waited in line for 35 minutes before getting my turn... my face time with the Immigrasi Doode was less than 50 seconds.
Apr 27, 2012 | 8:02 pm
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Apr 27, 2012 | 8:05 pm
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The new system works, and its fast.... however, they still dont have enough booths in operation so when you arrive AM with all the US flights coming in at the same time, its still a zoo.... I waited in line for 35 minutes before getting my turn... my face time with the Immigrasi Doode was less than 50 seconds.
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Apr 27, 2012 | 10:41 pm
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The new system works, and its fast.... however, they still dont have enough booths in operation so when you arrive AM with all the US flights coming in at the same time, its still a zoo.... I waited in line for 35 minutes before getting my turn... my face time with the Immigrasi Doode was less than 50 seconds.
Apr 28, 2012 | 5:30 am
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I use Global Entry when entering the US, so fingerprint recognition allows entry using a kiosk without human intervention.
Is there some suspected forgery of passports of people entering Argentina?
Apr 28, 2012 | 5:34 am
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Apr 28, 2012 | 5:40 am
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The other thing I forgot to mention in my original post, was that immigration asked what flight I had arrived on (which they also keyed in). So even though there was no form to fill in, they essentially collected the same information.
It will be interesting to see what the procedure is on exit and re-entry.
It will be interesting to see what the procedure is on exit and re-entry.
May 5, 2012 | 12:07 pm
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I was the first one off AA997 the other day. I already have my visa. The new process took less than a minute. It was the quickest trip through that I have ever had. Granted there was no herd line from coach.
May 7, 2012 | 3:40 pm
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The other thing I forgot to mention in my original post, was that immigration asked what flight I had arrived on (which they also keyed in). So even though there was no form to fill in, they essentially collected the same information.
It will be interesting to see what the procedure is on exit and re-entry.
It will be interesting to see what the procedure is on exit and re-entry.
May 8, 2012 | 2:45 pm
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May 9, 2012 | 2:36 pm
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From completing check in until past migraciones took 7 minutes today. This is a record. However, there must be some flight schedule adjusting as usually the line is full of Brazilians and there was almost no line at all for security, in addition to their being 3 lanes open. Usually there are 2 at this hour. Maybe because UA now has a Nooerk flight earlier than the old IAD flight, they are staffing up earlier? Hoo nose. I just think it was good luck today. BTW, the actual departure tramite, which includes another photo and thumbprint, took just a tad longer, if at all, than the old way.