Customs and Border Protection is trailing a new procedure at seven international airports for even quicker processing. You will no longer need to use the koisk upon arrival. There is another process being trailed for US citizens not enrolled in Global Entry.
Links below from The Points Guy with more info.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/global-entry-seamless-border-entry/
https://thepointsguy.com/news/cbp-enhanced-passenger-processing/
We have had this in Seattle. Stand, picture taken, walk on through.
I encountered this early last week at Houston on my way back from Bolivia - barely needed to pause - basically took 5 secs
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-- Mike Beebe
Yes! It was seconds. My flights are all jumbled up in my head so not sure which US airport I was in.
@Mike; links works for me.
Link to CBP on this
ORD has this. There can still be lines at GE and waiting as there are fewer camera machines than when the kiosks were used. I hope they get more machines. Sometimes I’ve had faster experiences with the older systems than recent experiences with the new.
This will be SO great. I really appreciate Global Entry.
Just experienced this at LAX yesterday. So smooth and quick!
I experienced the super-quick entry at LAX a few weeks ago. I was in a wheelchair and the photo was made while I was sitting. Incredibly quick.
At Denver International Airport last week (DIA to locals, but DEN to everybody else), it definitely still involved breaking one’s stride, so was not quite as seamless as the Points Guy would suggest, but not as cumbersome as many past returns home have been. Stand on yellow footprints on the floor, and face the device. I’d still call it a kiosk, a standing metal device 5 or 6 feet tall. Your image appears on the kiosk’s screen, with a yellow box around your face. If it works, the seated CBP person calls your first name and hands you a placard when to go over to her.
It worked for me - more than 5 seconds, but certainly less than a minute. My husband, however, had less success. The agent said, “It says you’re not enrolled. Do you have Global Entry?” He said, yes, for more than 10 years.” She had him move to a different machine, and that worked. So, it’s hit and miss?
It’s still weird how they call out just a person’s first name. It feels overly familiar, when the rest of the process is very formal and distancing. It’s good to be home, though, and the quicker through the process, the better.
