Apr 23, 2016, 3:34 pm
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Where can eligible travelers use MPC?
CBP uses the Mobile Passport Control (MPC) application to streamline the processing of eligible travelers entering the United States. Eligible travelers with a smartphone or tablet may voluntarily download the Mobile Passport Control (MPC)-enabled mobile application (app) from a mobile application store (e.g., Apple App Store or Google Play Store).
The MPC mobile app, is available to U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, Canadian B1/B2 citizen visitors and returning Visa Waiver Program travelers with approved ESTA.
MPC is currently available at the following 48 sites, including 33 U.S. International Airports, 11 Preclearance locations, and 4 seaports of entry:
CBP uses the Mobile Passport Control (MPC) application to streamline the processing of eligible travelers entering the United States. Eligible travelers with a smartphone or tablet may voluntarily download the Mobile Passport Control (MPC)-enabled mobile application (app) from a mobile application store (e.g., Apple App Store or Google Play Store).
The MPC mobile app, is available to U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, Canadian B1/B2 citizen visitors and returning Visa Waiver Program travelers with approved ESTA.
MPC is currently available at the following 48 sites, including 33 U.S. International Airports, 11 Preclearance locations, and 4 seaports of entry:
- Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)
- Aruba Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)
- Bermuda L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
- Calgary International Airport (YYC)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Edmonton International Airport (YEG)
- Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)
- Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
- Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- Houston William P. Hobby International Airport (HOU)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
- Las Vegas Harry Ried International Airport (LAS)
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Miami Seaport
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
- Montreal Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
- Nassau Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
- Oakland International Airport (OAK)
- Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Ottawa International Airport (YOW)
- Palm Beach Seaport
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
- Port Everglades Seaport
- Portland International Airport (PDX)
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- San Diego International Airport (SAN)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- San Jose International Airport (SJC)
- San Juan Airport (SJU)
- San Juan Seaport
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
- Tampa International Airport (TPA)
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
- Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
- Winnipeg James A Richardson International Airport (YWG)
US CBP Mobile Passport Control App (MPC)
Jun 11, 2016, 12:50 pm
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Food Question
As I understand it, the GE kiosks are set up so that one must declare anything remotely considered food (or risk expulsion)? Is the MPC question worded such that only meat, plants, and the like are applicable (common sense approach, rather than draconian)?
Jun 21, 2016, 8:51 am
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For anyone with an iPhone, you can enable Guided Access. You only need to set it up once, and then it's enabled by pressing the home button three times.
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Guided Access.
Once turned on, you press the home button three times when you're in the MPC app and select the option.
You can prevent them from swiping, exiting the app, etc. Can even set a timeout (though I wouldn't recommend it in this case as you don't know how long it'll take them to see the barcode).
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Guided Access.
Once turned on, you press the home button three times when you're in the MPC app and select the option.
You can prevent them from swiping, exiting the app, etc. Can even set a timeout (though I wouldn't recommend it in this case as you don't know how long it'll take them to see the barcode).
Jun 26, 2016, 9:46 am
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For anyone with an iPhone, you can enable Guided Access. You only need to set it up once, and then it's enabled by pressing the home button three times.
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Guided Access.
Once turned on, you press the home button three times when you're in the MPC app and select the option.
You can prevent them from swiping, exiting the app, etc. Can even set a timeout (though I wouldn't recommend it in this case as you don't know how long it'll take them to see the barcode).
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Guided Access.
Once turned on, you press the home button three times when you're in the MPC app and select the option.
You can prevent them from swiping, exiting the app, etc. Can even set a timeout (though I wouldn't recommend it in this case as you don't know how long it'll take them to see the barcode).
Last edited by TWA884; Aug 6, 2019 at 2:28 pm
Jun 29, 2016, 4:13 pm
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"Do I (we) have any fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, insects, meats, or meat products, dairy products, animals, or animal/wildlife products, disease agents, cell cultures, snails, soil; or have I (we) visited a farm/ranch/pasture outside the United States?"
Jun 29, 2016, 4:15 pm
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So, its there any problem with filling out the mobile app on landing and submitting in to CBP but then not using it for entry?
I'll be arriving into EWR later this year from Europe and I have GE, but I thought I may also fill out the app and then I would be able to choose either GE/MBP depending on which was a shorter line.
Would this work?
I'll be arriving into EWR later this year from Europe and I have GE, but I thought I may also fill out the app and then I would be able to choose either GE/MBP depending on which was a shorter line.
Would this work?
Jun 29, 2016, 8:35 pm
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The question in the mobile app says:
"Do I (we) have any fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, insects, meats, or meat products, dairy products, animals, or animal/wildlife products, disease agents, cell cultures, snails, soil; or have I (we) visited a farm/ranch/pasture outside the United States?"
"Do I (we) have any fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, insects, meats, or meat products, dairy products, animals, or animal/wildlife products, disease agents, cell cultures, snails, soil; or have I (we) visited a farm/ranch/pasture outside the United States?"
Jun 29, 2016, 9:13 pm
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Jun 30, 2016, 3:39 pm
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Jun 30, 2016, 3:42 pm
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I was thinking of the stuff that's been removed from the shell and obviously won't grow.
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/isn't plant growth possibility as it's an issue of whether the stuff is host to something that can disrupt an ecological or agricultural system.
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Jul 2, 2016, 8:59 pm
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The question in the mobile app says:
"Do I (we) have any fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, insects, meats, or meat products, dairy products, animals, or animal/wildlife products, disease agents, cell cultures, snails, soil; or have I (we) visited a farm/ranch/pasture outside the United States?"
"Do I (we) have any fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, insects, meats, or meat products, dairy products, animals, or animal/wildlife products, disease agents, cell cultures, snails, soil; or have I (we) visited a farm/ranch/pasture outside the United States?"
Jul 4, 2016, 5:25 am
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I was rather amused by the conflicting "get the MPC app" and "no cellphone usage" signs throughout the walk to immigration at EWR terminal B. They even have some "mobile passport control zone" signs directly beside/above one of the "no cellphones" signs. (I'm not MPC eligible, but do get GE - neither looked busy.)
Jul 4, 2016, 7:07 am
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Does anyone have any experience of flying in using a code share flight, e.g. CX metal into ORD, but on an AA code share. I assume that one should use the CX number as the arrival airline?
Jul 5, 2016, 12:12 pm
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I was rather amused by the conflicting "get the MPC app" and "no cellphone usage" signs throughout the walk to immigration at EWR terminal B. They even have some "mobile passport control zone" signs directly beside/above one of the "no cellphones" signs. (I'm not MPC eligible, but do get GE - neither looked busy.)