Any travel plans for this fall? For those traveling through Toronto and Vancouver to select US cities, this new app may cut some long queues at customs.
The Mobile Passport Control app allows travelers who qualify to submit their passport and travel information through the app and make it available for “future international travel.”
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, after completing the information upon arrival in the U.S. or at a convenient location for pre-clearance, travelers will select their airport or seaport and terminal, take a selfie, and respond to a series of CBP inspections . related questions.
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Are you traveling to the US from Pearson? Download @cbp‘s Mobile Passport Control app and submit your information digitally before you travel to ensure a smoother departure experience. https://t.co/DmxNJvXGaf
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) 09/12/2022
Travelers will then receive an electronic receipt with a QR code that they must show to a CBP officer before entering the United States
“As wait times continue to increase due to increased international travel, the app may be particularly useful for families traveling together, as it allows a single household to file an MPC transaction, including answers to CBP inspection questions,” the app said CBP .
“Additionally, the need for a declaration form is eliminated as travelers can answer CBP inspection questions electronically via their smartphone or tablet before arriving at customs.”
Although it was launched in 2014, travelers through Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Montreal Trudeau International Airport are only now able to participate in the program.
The MPC app can currently be used at 31 US international airports, three Canadian preclearance locations and four ports of entry, namely:
- Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI)
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
- Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
- Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- William P Hobby Houston International Airport (HOU)
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Port of Miami
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
- Montreal Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
- Oakland International Airport (OAK)
- Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Palm Beach Harbour
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
- Port Everglades seaport
- Portland International Airport (PDX)
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
- San Diego International Airport (SAN)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- San Jose International Airport (SJC)
- San Juan Airport (SJU)
- Port of San Juan
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
- Tampa International Airport (TPA)
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
- Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Safe travels!
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