Immigration at EWR
Oct 29, 2001 | 12:19 pm
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Immigration at EWR
Is it me, or is immigration at EWR the only place on the planet that has lines longer for citizens and residents than non-citizens?
Oct 29, 2001 | 1:46 pm
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It was certainly true Saturday evening at ORD. The lines for citizens were each perhaps 40 people long; the lines for non-citizens were tiny.
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Oct 29, 2001 | 6:05 pm
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EWR is usually as it was this past Sunday at 4PM. The lines for Citizens and Permanent Residents was huge, but moving quickly. The line for non-citizens was huge plus and not moving very well.
At least they had the Saints v Rams up on TVs right in the middle of the bullpens.
At least they had the Saints v Rams up on TVs right in the middle of the bullpens.
Nov 1, 2001 | 6:52 am
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hmm.. very interesting.. but it usually takes each of you 30 seconds to go through immigration, while non-citizens usually take at least 2-3 mins...
Nov 1, 2001 | 7:09 am
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As a US Citizen, you're allowed to use any line at US immigration. They've marked some lines as "US Citizen" only to speed things up, and offer preference to US citizens.
I was on an LHR/ORD flight last year that had a large number of US citizens on it. the INS agents at ORD kept walking back and forth shouting "US Citizens can use any line".
[This message has been edited by skofarrell (edited 11-01-2001).]
I was on an LHR/ORD flight last year that had a large number of US citizens on it. the INS agents at ORD kept walking back and forth shouting "US Citizens can use any line".
[This message has been edited by skofarrell (edited 11-01-2001).]
Nov 1, 2001 | 7:45 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">As a US Citizen, you're allowed to use any line at US immigration. They've marked some lines as "US Citizen" only to speed things up, and offer preference to US citizens. </font>