MIA Passport Control Kiosks now available to travelers from Visa

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MIA Passport Control Kiosks now available to
travelers from Visa Waiver countries
Theodore Koumelis - 20 June 2014, 09:11
Kiosks have already cut wait times 40 percent for U.S. citizens at MIA.
MIAMI – Miami International Airport’s automated passport control (APC) kiosks, which have cut
wait times by 40 percent for U.S. citizens since last November, are now available to travelers from the
38 countries participating in the U.S. Department of State’s Visa Waiver Program (VWP). APC
technology allows travelers arriving at MIA from abroad to have their passports processed in less than
two minutes via a self-service APC kiosk instead of waiting in line for a U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) officer. MIA is one of the first U.S. airports to provide APC kiosks to eligible travelers
from VWP countries.
Of the 38 VWP countries, MIA offers direct service to 10: Belgium; Chile; France; Germany; Italy; the
Netherlands; Portugal; Spain; Switzerland; and the United Kingdom. The Miami-Dade Aviation
Department (MDAD) purchased and installed 36 APC kiosks in MIA’s North Terminal last November at
a total cost of $3.5 million. Thirty kiosks currently serve passengers arriving at concourses D, E and F,
and six kiosks have been relocated and installed in MIA’s South Terminal to process passengers from
concourses H and J beginning in July. The airport plans to purchase and install an additional 36 kiosks
by the end of the year.
“We project that 6,000 more passengers per day will receive expedited passport screening at MIA now
that travelers from VWP countries are able to use our self-service kiosks,” said MDAD Director Emilio
T. Gonzalez. “We look forward to soon doubling our number of kiosks, gaining approval from CBP to
process legal permanent residents, and further improving the arrival and connection experience at
MIA.”
20 June 2014, 09:11 | Tags: Miami International Airport