Travel CBP beginning to use facial recognition at airport ports of entry Upgraded to Economy, July 16, 2022July 17, 2022 If you’ve returned to the United States from abroad recently, depending on where you returned from, you may have not had to even hand the CBP agent your passport. When I landed from Paris in March 2022 at Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport and was clearing immigration, my experience went like… Continue Reading
Driving What happens when the NEXUS lane is closed but you are a trusted traveler? Upgraded to Economy, July 16, 2022July 25, 2024 One night, I headed back to the United States from Niagara Falls, Ontario. I crossed via the Rainbow Bridge, which doesn’t have NEXUS. I was crossing at midnight, so unfortunately, there was only one lane open. I had to wait about 10 minutes for my turn to be interviewed. I… Continue Reading
Driving My experience using Global Entry for the first time by land Upgraded to Economy, July 15, 2022July 25, 2024 In November 2021, I applied for Global Entry because it was reimbursed by my new American Express Platinum Card. The process took longer than I would’ve liked, which I’ll explain in another post, but I eventually got conditionally approved in March 2022 and completed enrollment on arrival later that month…. Continue Reading