New Passport Questions
Sep 20, 2010 | 10:36 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
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New Passport Questions
I was wondering with the new RFID chip will this speed my time waiting in the immigration lines? Is it true that I go to a special line with the passport chip? Does this eliminate the stamps in the passport and the country will instead track my entry and exit on the computer.
It seems like now countries like Israel do not require one to fill out a landing card. Is this going to be the same for the USA and other countries and we would only need to fill out a declaration card if we exceeded the requirements.
It seems like now countries like Israel do not require one to fill out a landing card. Is this going to be the same for the USA and other countries and we would only need to fill out a declaration card if we exceeded the requirements.
Sep 21, 2010 | 12:16 am
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 11,679
I was wondering with the new RFID chip will this speed my time waiting in the immigration lines? Is it true that I go to a special line with the passport chip? Does this eliminate the stamps in the passport and the country will instead track my entry and exit on the computer.
It seems like now countries like Israel do not require one to fill out a landing card. Is this going to be the same for the USA and other countries and we would only need to fill out a declaration card if we exceeded the requirements.
It seems like now countries like Israel do not require one to fill out a landing card. Is this going to be the same for the USA and other countries and we would only need to fill out a declaration card if we exceeded the requirements.
Sep 21, 2010 | 1:03 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PDX
Posts: 908
Every time I enter any country (including USA) with my biometric passport, in the best case the MRZ will be scanned, and in the worst - the border guard will be typing info manually. I am not even sure the chip was actually used once.
Sep 21, 2010 | 11:32 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SFO
Programs: GS UA+3MM
Posts: 265
I was wondering with the new RFID chip will this speed my time waiting in the immigration lines? Is it true that I go to a special line with the passport chip? Does this eliminate the stamps in the passport and the country will instead track my entry and exit on the computer.
It seems like now countries like Israel do not require one to fill out a landing card. Is this going to be the same for the USA and other countries and we would only need to fill out a declaration card if we exceeded the requirements.
It seems like now countries like Israel do not require one to fill out a landing card. Is this going to be the same for the USA and other countries and we would only need to fill out a declaration card if we exceeded the requirements.
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