url: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/iberia-caused-1845-of-irreversible-damage-to-my-hand-luggage-help-0gbcr9r9v (not paywalled, apparently)
Times wrote:I’ve read that the US is extending the use of its Mobile Passport Control app to include those eligible for the visa-waiver programme. I would really like to use this when we visit the US again. We already have Estas. Do you have any more details?
Anyone who has spent hours in an infuriatingly slow-moving American immigration queue after a long transatlantic flight will be delighted by this news. The Mobile Passport Control (MPC) app allows eligible travellers to submit their travel document, photo and customs declaration information through a free, secure app on their smartphone or other mobile device and bypass the usual lines. Use of the MPC app was extended to returning Esta-holders on December 18 and they can now use the designated MPC queue at more than 30 airports. If it all works correctly (submit information before you fly and then take a photo on arrival), you’ll be able to whizz through immigration in minutes. But anecdotal evidence suggests you’re not always guaranteed a speedy exit because the designated MPC queues may not be open and the app is sometimes glitchy. Another way to speed through, if you’re planning frequent trips, is by applying for global entry, which lasts for five years. The fee is a non-refundable $100 (£79) and you’d need to attend an interview at a global entry enrolment centre in the US (cbp.gov).