IRIS SCANNING & FINGERPRINTING

[nikkikk]

Anyone had recent experience of the queues we are likely to experience to do this for the first time since 1st October? Not looking forward to it with 4 kids including a tired 3 year old!!![:O]

Thanks
Nikki

[Calamity Jane]

We went to New York a few weeks ago, the queues moved pretty quickly, dont know about anywhere else though, it depends on how many other flights have come in, in front of you I would imagine.

[DarrenShort]

We were at Orlando International a few weeks ago, the fingerprinting and picture taking are very quick - maybe 30secs per person !!!

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

We flew into MCO last week and had all this done. To be honest we did not notice a difference in the wait times at all.

They have very obvious instructions on big signs just before you step up to the immigration desk - basically right index finger, left index finger and then smile for your photo to be taken [msnsmile2]

[linda allen]

We didn't experience any difference either, we went through MCO in November.

[Nostromo]

I think queues were slow at first. My wife went to New York on 2nd October and it took her over 3 hours to get through. But like everything new, people are getting used to this system and things are speeding up.

[Matt]

I flew through Phoenix a couple of weeks ago and it was no problem at all.

Also, I found an immigration officer with a sense of humour, in fact he was actually comical!!

Matt

[brizzle]

No difference in getting in on 13th November.
In fact we actually had a happy joking immigration officer, who told my Mum that she could not work in the US on the visa waiver even babysitting for free....and winked.

Brizzle.

[SunLover]

Assuming not all flights arrive at the same time as yours, you wont notice any difference in processing times.

[chrizzy100]

There was a big thing made about the waits on the news in the USA a few months ago......they were worried it would put people off coming because there were reports of very long waits.....so if no-one is having trouble they must of got their acts together.....