US Immigration in Dublin
Apr 25th, 2012, 02:51 AM
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US Immigration in Dublin
We are hoping to fly via Dublin to Boston & wondered if anyone had experience of doing a connecting flight. We arrive Dublin at 11.40am, flight to Boston departs 2.15pm is 1hr 25mins enough time to clear immigration? Have contacted Aer Lingus who say as our luggage will be going straight through to Boston, we should be ok providing we don't linger.
Have checked flight times for other departure points & nearest flight to ours leaves about 1 hr before so our flight should be the only one clearing immigration after 1pm.
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Rettie
Have checked flight times for other departure points & nearest flight to ours leaves about 1 hr before so our flight should be the only one clearing immigration after 1pm.
Thanks
Rettie
Apr 27th, 2012, 10:37 AM
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As I understand it, the Irish government has allowed the US to set up a pre clearance system at Dublin airport. Therefore when you arrive in the USA, you will have already cleared immigration and customs...therefore it will be no different than any other connecting flight within the USA...you get off the plane, find the location of the gate. You may or may not have to clear security again depending on the lay out of your arrival airport. Therefore should be enough time.
Apr 28th, 2012, 08:19 AM
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I was confused with the mention the op's bagge is going straight through to Boston, perhaps the EI personnel were too. What difference does it make where the baggage is coming when being pre cleared in Dublin? In any event, I am sure Aer Lingus has minimum check in times based on this listed on their web site or other information they provide.
Apr 28th, 2012, 10:39 AM
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US Immigration--passport control--is in Dublin, but customs is not. So the bags will be checked through to the US, where the passenger will bypass immigration and go straight to baggage claim, then through Customs.
Apr 29th, 2012, 03:34 AM
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Didn't know that...my only experience with pre clearance was in Canada where I believe you go through immigration and customs in Canada....defeats part of the purpose of pre clearance as usually at least in my experience, the immigration lines are pretty much thinned out before the baggage comes down the chute and you carry it through the customs inspection.....important part of the connecting flight procedure on international flights i.e. waiting for luggage, clearing customs and returns the bag to the airline. Also means yu have to go through security again when if you are making an intra line change on a domestic flight, often times you simply walk form one gate to another.
Apr 29th, 2012, 11:41 AM
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Yes, Ireland (and a few Caribbean islands I think) is different from the situation with the big Canadian airports. Having both customs and immigration in Toronto, Vancouver, etc., allows flights between Canada and US destinations that lack international arrivals facilities, such as Washington National DCA. From Dublin and Shannon, flights go only to large US international airports.
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http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/c..._locations.xml
US government pre-clearance locations.
US government pre-clearance locations.
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