Fingerprinting flying into USA
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Fingerprinting flying into USA
Ok, maybe you all can help settle a little wager I have with my friend. 
I have EU citizenship and am taking a job over in Asia flying a corporate jet which might bring me stateside on a flight. I know that arriving passengers on airlines from other countries all get fingerprinted and photographed when they arrive (major airports) but do the pilots on arriving BUSINESS JETS who are NON-US citizens get the same treatment (again, major airports of arrival) as the passengers ( ie, fingerprinted/photographed) or not?
Could any of you that don't hold US nationality, and have flown into the USA let me know. I got 5 bucks riding on this one!!
THANKS!
I have EU citizenship and am taking a job over in Asia flying a corporate jet which might bring me stateside on a flight. I know that arriving passengers on airlines from other countries all get fingerprinted and photographed when they arrive (major airports) but do the pilots on arriving BUSINESS JETS who are NON-US citizens get the same treatment (again, major airports of arrival) as the passengers ( ie, fingerprinted/photographed) or not?
Could any of you that don't hold US nationality, and have flown into the USA let me know. I got 5 bucks riding on this one!!
THANKS!
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It depends on the airport you fly in to. At the airports without the finger printing/photo equipment, that won't happen. Plenty of airports large enough to take a corporate jet do not have that equipment.
Always phone ahead to check with the US CBP at the airport of entry.
Always phone ahead to check with the US CBP at the airport of entry.
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Thanks for pointing that out flydive1, I was in Dallas at the time I opened my account here.
Nope, am in HK, Non-US citizen, been into SFO, LAX, TEB, ANC, etc many times and never had a mugshot taken either!
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Nope, am in HK, Non-US citizen, been into SFO, LAX, TEB, ANC, etc many times and never had a mugshot taken either!
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Dec 2011, Caribean into MCO. I got the job as I had a B1/B2 as well as a C1/D, they would not accept the crew visa for a private flight. Prints and mugshot evey time, for me anyway. Seems wherever you go they make their own rules.
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eric, not always the case. I came into KBGR a couple of weeks ago on a private flight and they did not fingerprint me, only checked pp and greencard.
I should add I work for a US company on N regged aircraft.
As a returning pax on airline I do always get fingerprinted though.
I should add I work for a US company on N regged aircraft.
As a returning pax on airline I do always get fingerprinted though.
