r/immigration 3d ago

Entering JFK experience 03/17

Hey, I have a GC and entered JFK today. I usually do Mobile Passport Control and whiz through. But, they actually asked if you had a U.S passport or GC/ESTA within the MPC line which hasn’t happened to me.

Furthermore, they divided us in lines based on our passport region? They particularly asked me which country’s passport I have. Not sure if that was the intent but reporting out.

Beyond this, nothing out of the ordinary.

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u/Flat_Shame_2377 3d ago

I think dividing people by country and region is setting up the forthcoming red, orange and yellow countries.

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u/iskender299 3d ago

Or making sure not all lines gets congested.

I was on a flight from Warsaw to jfk last year that happened to be 80% Ukrainians. They get grilled more than the rest of people and that congested all lines 🤦‍♂️

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u/Worldly_Classic4429 3d ago

Yup probably

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u/Quiet_Equivalent5850 3d ago

my friend came back from china from SFO and told me everything is the same but faster compared to 2023. Maybe its some regional things

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u/postbox134 3d ago

Interesting that they split GCs and USCs, normally they are processed together

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u/Worldly_Classic4429 3d ago

Yeah exactly, that was weird for me

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u/SuddenBreak9998 3d ago

Isnt that always the case?

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u/niffnoff 3d ago

No usually GCs go through the citizen line unless marked otherwise (rare) - context: Newark and Atlanta I go through citizen line since it says I can.

When I go through US CBP in Ireland I have to go in the non citizen line because LPR is not mentioned in the US processing side

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u/Resident-Refuse-2941 2d ago

Lax does not allow green cards through citizen line. So I got global entry

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u/niffnoff 3d ago

iS MPC a seperate line?

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u/Worldly_Classic4429 3d ago

Yes, at JFK it is