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documents do they check at the screening point prior to the gate to depart for US flights, this is the roped off area, there is one at around SYDi gate 56/60 or so I think.
I have not been close to SYDi gate 8 where QFi to the US departs from, so am using the UA gate at SYDi as an example.
This is a few metres before the point where they scan your BP.
Is it just that they check your passport at that point, so that there is no bottleneck at the scanning point for BPs?
ESTA is paperless so it can't be a visa check, but is it that they have a handheld device to scan passports that tells them the holder has an ESTA?
I wouldnt be going off to the US for a long time yet, and things might change by then, but if anyone could provide info, thanks.
I have not been close to SYDi gate 8 where QFi to the US departs from, so am using the UA gate at SYDi as an example.
This is a few metres before the point where they scan your BP.
Is it just that they check your passport at that point, so that there is no bottleneck at the scanning point for BPs?
ESTA is paperless so it can't be a visa check, but is it that they have a handheld device to scan passports that tells them the holder has an ESTA?
I wouldnt be going off to the US for a long time yet, and things might change by then, but if anyone could provide info, thanks.