Indians can now zip through arrivals at US airports via automatic kiosks

In a manner akin to the DigiYatra for domestic travellers, a limited group of pre-approved Indians can now zip through the international arrivals at US airports through automatic kiosks, skipping lengthy lines and interviews at the immigration counters, reported Times of India (TOI).

The Global Entry Programme (GEP), a US Customs and Border Protection initiative, enables pre-approved “low-risk travellers” from India to obtain a prompt clearance upon arrival through automatic kiosks at these international airports.

Since it began a few years ago, 24,000 applications have been processed, many of them from frequent visitors and relatives of powerful politicians, businessmen, and bureaucrats, sources told TOI.