Washington: Low-risk Indian travellers to the US would now experience speedy customs clearance after landing at US airports, with India making a formal entry into an American initiative. The citizens of Switzerland and the UK are also part of the programme, which India has now joined. Global Entry is a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) programme which allows expedited customs clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travellers upon arrival in the US. On landing at select airports, the programme members enter the US through automatic kiosks, instead of queueing up to clear the immigration by meeting an immigration officer. Travellers must be pre-approved for the Global Entry programme.

Source: Mint June 27, 2017 15:45 UTC