NRT Term 1 Immigration Wait
Oct 23, 2003 | 10:22 am
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NRT Term 1 Immigration Wait
From the department of anecdotal observations, here are two data points for wait times for NRT Terminal 1 immigration arrivals, not counting customs:
September, 2003:
--Japanese passports or reentry permit: 0-1 minutes
--others: 51 minutes
October, 2003:
--Japanese passports, etc.: 0 minutes
--others: 53 minutes
Bring a (long) book. The Immigration people seem to have removed the suggestion box, too.
Rich
September, 2003:
--Japanese passports or reentry permit: 0-1 minutes
--others: 51 minutes
October, 2003:
--Japanese passports, etc.: 0 minutes
--others: 53 minutes
Bring a (long) book. The Immigration people seem to have removed the suggestion box, too.
Rich
Oct 23, 2003 | 5:54 pm
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What time did you arrive? About the same time the U.S. airline flights arrive for/from the U.S.? I haven't entered Japan in a long time but in December 1999 and Feb. 2001, it took me <10 minutes at T2 (3 p.m. arrival) and T1 (4pm arrival) respectively.
Jan 2, 2004 | 6:16 pm
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I've gone through Terminal 1 arrivals three times in the past year, always in the afternoon. The wait has been 30-45 minutes each time.
Jan 4, 2004 | 9:54 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rjh:
The Immigration people seem to have removed the suggestion box, too.
Rich</font>
The Immigration people seem to have removed the suggestion box, too.
Rich</font>
Jan 18, 2004 | 2:06 am
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Entered around 13:30 on Thursday 16 Jan. (long transit). There's estimate waiting time placards on the queue a la mouseworld though this may be an overestimate. 15 minutes though a KE flight was paidly filling up the line in front and behind.
