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This App Is the Best-Kept Secret For Cruising Through Airport Customs - Popsugar
Traveling internationally is such a process — between the early airport arrival time to the paperwork to the long security lines, the stress can add up extremely fast. So the last thing you want to do when you arrive back in the US is wait some more.
But there's a handy app that can make the entire process so much easier. The Mobile Passport app lets users submit passport control and customs declaration information to US Customs and Border Protection through their mobile phone (don't be fooled, though; you still need to bring your actual passport!). Once you answer a few questions about your trip — like which airport you're flying into and at what time — and submit when you land in the US, you'll be given an encrypted barcode that's valid for four hours. That means you can skip the traditional paper forms and have everything in the palm of your hand. Better yet, it also allows you to use expedited Mobile Passport lanes in federal inspection areas in airports and cruise terminals when available (it's currently available in about 30).
Traveling internationally is such a process — between the early airport arrival time to the paperwork to the long security lines, the stress can add up extremely fast. So the last thing you want to do when you arrive back in the US is wait some more.
But there's a handy app that can make the entire process so much easier. The Mobile Passport app lets users submit passport control and customs declaration information to US Customs and Border Protection through their mobile phone (don't be fooled, though; you still need to bring your actual passport!). Once you answer a few questions about your trip — like which airport you're flying into and at what time — and submit when you land in the US, you'll be given an encrypted barcode that's valid for four hours. That means you can skip the traditional paper forms and have everything in the palm of your hand. Better yet, it also allows you to use expedited Mobile Passport lanes in federal inspection areas in airports and cruise terminals when available (it's currently available in about 30).