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Excuse my ignorance but what is an MPC?

Mobile Passport Control. Its an app that streamlines / fast-track entry to the USA for eligible ESTA (Visa Waiver) visitors

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/mobile-passport-control

Last two visits to the US this year, SYD+1 and I were the only ones heading to the empty MPC passport control lines. Everyone else was queuing up....

If the ESTA applications switch to app only, I expect MPC will eventually become mandatory and thus lose the nice hack...

 

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Mobile Passport Control. Its an app that streamlines / fast-track entry to the USA for eligible ESTA (Visa Waiver) visitors

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/mobile-passport-control

Last two visits to the US this year, SYD+1 and I were the only ones heading to the empty MPC passport control lines. Everyone else was queuing up....

If the ESTA applications switch to app only, I expect MPC will eventually become mandatory and thus lose the nice hack...

Cheers - great tip!