Mobile Passport Control (MPC) = game changer

Do you have Global Entry as well as the CBP a app?

Lola, I found this:
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/mobile-passport-vs-global-entry

Was wondering if it made sense to have both, as I already have Global entry. Doesn't sound like it will make a difference though.

For those who travel a lot but are on the fence about mobile passport control vs. global entry:

We recommend applying for Global Entry first since it automatically includes TSA PreCheck. The opposite is not valid. Approval for TSA PreCheck does not include Global Entry membership. You will have to pay a second application fee if you apply for Global Entry after applying for TSA PreCheck.

I've tried to use MPC in the past and even though the airport is on the list of those that use it, I was unable to. It really depends on when and where you are. I'd rather rely on GE, especially because of the TSA pre-check.

I have found that MPC often has a shorter line than Global Entry. I hesitate to tell people about it for reasons you can probably figure out.

I have used Mobile Passport numerous times. It has worked great for me.

Since people are talking about Global Entry - CBP Mobile Passport and Global Entry are two different things. I do not have Global Entry.

(MPC is for passport control/immigration only - it has nothing to do with TSA Precheck).

I had the same experience as malcolmOH did last year once in Seattle and once in Salt Lake. In Salt Lake they had a line for GB and one for Mobile Passport. I was the only one in line and just about to go up to the agent when a man came through the GB line and went ahead of me. The agent told him to next time not be so rude and wait his turn. I'm quite happy with it.

I don't travel enough internationally to justify either GE or any other paid program. MPC is free to all and very easy to use. As i said, I got out in a matter of minutes and was amazed!

Thank you for the reminder to complete our info. Had forgotten I had the new app downloaded but hadn’t scanned our passports. Think we’re ready to go for SEATAC return this fall.

I also used it a couple of times for SeaTac with great success. I'm a big fan of MPC and the best part is that it's free :)

Just signed up for mobile passport, so if that line is shorter than Global Entry when I come back from my upcoming tour, I will hop in that one instead!

Thanks for sharing your experience. I have Global Entry but downloaded the CBP MPC app tonight.

Mobile Passport has worked beautifully for me at JFK, O’Hare, and Detroit. Last time I checked you couldn’t use it in Atlanta which is unfortunate since that is often our point of entry.
I’ve never applied for Global Entry since getting an interview is so difficult.

For those flying from SeaTac, take a look at SpotSaver. I've not used it, but heard that some individuals have had success to avoid a long TSA line. And it's also free :)

https://www.portseattle.org/SEAspotsaver

I've never had more than two people ahead of me with GE.

There are some good things about GE over Mobile Passport...

1) Not all airports have Mobile Passport.

2) If the computers go down, and they have done so, if you have GE and can prove it, you will be moved to the front of the line. Not so for Mobile Passport. (If you can't connect, you can't get the QR code.)

GE is now just facial recognition. No more passports, fingerprints, or answering questions at the kiosk.

Some airports are combining the GE and Mobile Passport lines.

MPC is available at IAD, so I'm just curious if anyone has used it going through the midfield immigration facilities at the C/D Terminal?

I have used MPC at JFK and EWR, both of those lines dumped into the GE lines, so I beat folks even with GE, what a breeze!

Last time I came back I went through Montreal - and I tell ya - THEIR Customs is a breeze, no need for GE/MPC at all; well staffed, pleasant folks, our CBP could learn a thing or a thousand...