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US pre-clearance

  • 25-02-2011 11:56pm
    #1
    G-unit10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭


    Just wondering what peoples experience of the facility in Dublin was? Does it take long? What are the officers like? Does the operation seem more easy-going than on arrival in the US itself? Using it for the first time soon and just curious!


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  • #2
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Time: Depends on the crowds at any particular moment in time. I've breezed through and I've queued.

    Staff: Depends on the staff member. Some are friendly, some are not so much - just like their counterparts on US soil.


  • #3
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Dublin is an absolute breeze compared to JFK, LAX and Atlanta Hartsfield to be honest.

    In T2, once through CBP procedures, the catering choices and facilities are really poor, make sure you've eaten before passing through it.

    I get to the US on a regular basis and find the officers to be friendly if greeted in such a way. Don't be over familiar but a smile is a good way to say hello.


  • #4
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    Had to do it recently. It was my first trip to the US and it was a piece of cake. A quick hello, handed over passport, told them the reason for my trip, took fingerprints and left. Three to four minutes max.

    Colleague, who had a green card and even lived there for years was taken aside and asked to wait to be interviewed. An hour fifteen minutes later and he's still waiting. Barely made the plane. Then he had to go through it all again at the other end while I walked through.


  • #5
    ladybirdirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭ladybirdirl


    Just did this last week - easy peasy.

    Try get there a little early as you can end up in a queue, they don't rush.

    Be aware they show you a photo of your bag now as you checked it in & you have to say it's yours.

    They seem a lot more chatty now than they used to be when I started going to US, they also ask you how much duty free you're taking (well how many smokes anyway)

    They also now take the print of all your fingers not just your fore finger

    LB


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