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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
So the message is visiting the USA is more trouble than its worth so I'll go
some place else. |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
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"nobody760" wrote: So the message is visiting the USA is more trouble than its worth so I'll go some place else. Yeah, that two minute fingerprinting and photo is *sooo* hard after a six-hour plane flight... ....and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs checks in 99% of the countries in the world. -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
"Chad Irby" schreef in bericht . com... In article , "nobody760" wrote: So the message is visiting the USA is more trouble than its worth so I'll go some place else. Yeah, that two minute fingerprinting and photo is *sooo* hard after a six-hour plane flight... ...and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs checks in 99% of the countries in the world. That's not true. US immigration queues are amongst the longest in the world. Sjoerd |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
"Chad Irby" wrote in message . com... In article , "nobody760" wrote: So the message is visiting the USA is more trouble than its worth so I'll go some place else. Yeah, that two minute fingerprinting and photo is *sooo* hard after a six-hour plane flight... ...and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs checks in 99% of the countries in the world. You know this as a fact, do you? Please note that we all have the rest of the world to visit. Why visit a country which treats us as criminals? |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 13:57:38 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:
In article , "nobody760" wrote: So the message is visiting the USA is more trouble than its worth so I'll go some place else. Yeah, that two minute fingerprinting and photo is *sooo* hard after a six-hour plane flight... ...and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs checks in 99% of the countries in the world. You don't get out very much do you? --==++AJC++==-- |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
"Chad Irby" skrev i meddelandet . com... In article , "nobody760" wrote: So the message is visiting the USA is more trouble than its worth so I'll go some place else. Yeah, that two minute fingerprinting and photo is *sooo* hard after a six-hour plane flight... ...and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs checks in 99% of the countries in the world. 99% ? Interesting. I transferred recently in 6 minutes from International to domestic including security check. Was in Sandefjord Norway. How many transfers international-domestic are done in less 6 minutes in U.S ? |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
"Lennart Petersen" schreef in bericht ... 99% ? Interesting. I transferred recently in 6 minutes from International to domestic including security check. Was in Sandefjord Norway. How many transfers international-domestic are done in less 6 minutes in U.S In the last two weeks I entered: Hong Kong wait at immigration about 2 minutes Vietnam wait at immigration about 1 minute Thailand wait at immigration about 3 minutes Malaysia wait at immigration about 10 minutes Vietnam wait at immigration about 10 minutes Hong Kong wait at immigration about 1 minute Mongolia got a visa on arrival which had to be processed wait at immigration about 25 minutes China wait at immigration about 5 minutes My trips to the US wait at immigration has never been less than 10 minutes and several times an hour or more. Sjoerd |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
...and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs
checks in 99% of the countries in the world. When I arrive at JFK, I often wait 10-30 minutes in line, and I am a USA citizen. The other lines are worse, and this is without the finger- printing and photographing. I contrast that to countries like Finland, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland, where I breeze by passport control hardly slowing down. I am sure this is the same for Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and many other European countries. Your 99% must exclude Europe, right? Pete |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 15:08:54 GMT, "Pete"
wrote: ...and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs checks in 99% of the countries in the world. When I arrive at JFK, I often wait 10-30 minutes in line, and I am a USA citizen. The other lines are worse, and this is without the finger- printing and photographing. I contrast that to countries like Finland, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland, where I breeze by passport control hardly slowing down. I am sure this is the same for Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and many other European countries. Your 99% must exclude Europe, right? His 99% would exclude much of Asia as well. I would imagine it was the first number that came in to his head rather than based on any actual experience. --==++AJC++==-- |
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Air America breaking news: "USA to fingerprint ALL visitors !!!"
On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 13:57:38 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:
.and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs checks in 99% of the countries in the world. Say what? The US is one of a few countries that doesn't allow arriving passengers to pick a green lane if they have nothing to declare. Mexico is another exception, but I seen others lately that I can recall. Are you perhaps immigration with customs? |
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