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Of course! Okay, my post inadvertently makes it sound like AUH is the only airport where those facility is available, but I'm aware it's not :) Actually, I ju

by 2143 4y ago

Of course! Okay, my post inadvertently makes it sound like AUH is the only airport where those facility is available, but I'm aware it's not :) Actually, I just searched and found a list of airports outside the US with pre-clearance facility at https://www.cbp.gov/travel/preclearance https://www.cbp.gov/travel/preclearance Also, I think similar strategies have been adopted for verifying the contents of containers (as in, container ships) to ease the traffic at destination ports in the US. Like, they verify the containers at the source port and lock it (using some kind of high tech mechanism to prevent tampering). Don't know too much details though.

RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u 4y ago
Oh wow 15 locations I didn't know there are so many! Alas there doesn't seem to be any in Asia, which is where I primarily travel to / from.
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- 2143 4y ago
  Of those 15 locations 9 of them are in Canada. > Alas there doesn't seem to be any in Asia Abu Dhabi — a place with pre-clearance which I've been talking about — is in Asia :) However, if you intend to travel to Eastern part of Asia (Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan etc) going via Abu Dhabi is inefficient; from LAX it's 15 hours to AUH, and then 10 hours to NRT. Direct LAX to NRT is just around 12 hours.
  - RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u 4y ago
    > Abu Dhabi — a place with pre-clearance which I've been talking about — is in Asia :) Apologies of course you're right. I'm too accustomed to conflating Asia = East Asia.