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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to expand Global Entry, the program enabling international travelers arriving in the U.S. to get faster U.S. Customs clearance at kiosks.
The USA Today writes that Alan Bersin, Customs and Border Protection commissioner, hopes to increase membership to 100,000 by the end of the year. Applicants pay a one-time $100 fee.
- How Global Entry works
The process requires participants to present their machine-readable U.S. passport or permanent resident card, submit their fingerprints for biometric verification, and make a customs declaration at the kiosk’s touch-screen. Upon successful completion of the Global Entry process at the kiosk, the traveler is issued a transaction receipt and directed to baggage claim and the exit, unless chosen for a selective or random secondary referral.
Details about the program are available on the Global Entry website.
