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One was shouted as "visitors" and the other "US Citizens and returning ESTAs"
I try to avoid O'hare after a very long wait for the US citizen line, the visitor line was almost no existent and I had considered going there and using my UK passport and PR card but I figured they would just end up moving me back. If it wasn't for United's spectacular incompetence I would have missed my connection, but they lived up to expectations and the flight was delayed 2hrs. I'm going to try immigration at LAX on this trip with Air NZ and see if it's any better.
LAX isn't better. Sorry.
I haven't been flying internationally much for the last 5 years, just domestic US, but I'll doing more again now and I don't really remember which airports are good or bad for immigration.
I don't really remember which airports are good or bad for immigration.
Bad? ones in Americal
Good? The others 😉 HTH
If you are going to be traveling a lot in the US, get a Global Entry card. They have just opened up the program to UK citizens. You need to get a criminal record check from the police (£90 or so) and have an interview in the US (they may be doing it in the UK now), but it makes life so much easier - you use the self service machines (for which there is never a wait) rather than waiting in a queue for 45 mins. You can be through into the baggage hall within about 5 mins of getting off the plane... You also get TSA status, so if you are flying within or internationally on an american carrier you get quicker security screening too...
Both lanes were insanely long, and overseen by hideous staff shouting in an unpleasant tone, with zero welcome or warmth.
Short lines? Mumbai. They have a huge row of immigration desks. Not particularly recommended on any other grounds though 🙁
Manchester's the busiest two-runway holiday airport in the world with more pints of Carling drunk for breakfast, more condoms bought in Boots and more all-day-breakfast packet sandwiches purchased than Atlanta, Heathrow, Dubai and Schiphol put together.
Fact.
So a decision has been made, well sort of, in a year?!
I see Zac the Racist is about to resign,
very very glad we are no longer under the flight path, but feel very sorry for those that are, the traffic and noise pollution really is bad and we lived quite far away!