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Old 09-20-2003, 01:04 PM
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Sorry guys only in spanish!

Aeropuertos del país usarán moderno sistema pre-chequeo
El sistema de pre-chequeo a pasajeros que salen con destino a Estados Unidos, desde República Dominicana, comenzará aplicarse a más tardar en enero o febrero del 2004 en los aeropuertos del país.
Carlos Gabriel García, director del Departamento Aeroportuario reveló que la Comisión Aeroportuaria aprobó el documento que era requerido por las autoridades norteamericanas, con la finalidad de que en el próximo mes de noviembre la propuesta sea sometida ante el congreso de Estados Unidos. La pieza cuenta con el respaldo y la simpatía de las autoridades norteamericanas.
Explicó el funcionario que el nuevo mecanismo permitirá a todos los viajeros nacionales y extranjeros que salgan desde el país, hacia Estados Unidos, ingresar directamente a esa nación sin la necesidad de recibir el tedioso chequeo de que son objeto éstos a su llegada a los aeropuertos norteamericanos.
El chequeo será realizado por un personal especializado del Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización norteamericano (SIN), que laborará en las terminales, junto a los inspectores de migración dominicanos.
Esto será sumamente provechoso para los pasajeros dominicanos y turistas que quieran trasladarse desde el país hacia territorio norteamericano. Así podrán ingresar a cualquier aeropuerto de Estados Unidos, como si fuera un vuelo doméstico” manifestó García.
‘‘Es decir que cuando un pasajero pase ya por ese cedazo en el país, no será necesario que se le chequee y se le revise nuevamente a su entrada a los Estados Unidos”, manifestó el funcionario.
Destacó que ese método será incluso una gran solución para el problema de los ilegales que van desde la República Dominicana hacia territorio norteamericano, con papeles falsificados porque éstos serían detectados aquí en los aeropuertos nacionales y no cuando lleguen a Estados Unidos. Precisó que otros controles más efectivos también serían los establecidos para verificar los equipajes de los viajeros para evitar que dentro de los mismos sean introducidos narcóticos de contrabando hacia territorio estadounidense.
Resaltó que las autoridades aeroportuarias tienen en su agenda como un punto prioritario lograr que ese moderno sistema que ya ha sido implementado en otras islas del Caribe se convierta en una realidad muy pronto en la República Dominicana.
Expresó que el método beneficiará significativamente a la consolidación del turismo en el país, y contribuirá a que la República Dominicana se convierta en un punto importante de conexión de vuelos y de pasajeros que tengan como destino final Estados Unidos.
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finally the United States will have their offices of immigracion in the Dominican airports like here in canada, simplifying all the travellers lives, who will arrived in to the United States territory as if they came from a domestic flight.
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Old 09-20-2003, 03:28 PM
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We have been doing this in major Canadian cities for several years and it makes connecting in MIA a lot faster. Doing the same on the DR end will be fabulous as there are some legendary lineups in MIA on arrival. I wonder if they will integrate it with the truly pointless exit process they have now.
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Probably yes
the same systeme that we have here.
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Old 09-21-2003, 09:54 PM
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Same system in Aruba..all flts are pre-clear ..also ireland they pre-clear immigration.....


I hope to see that soon
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Old 09-21-2003, 10:15 PM
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The airlines will love it, I suspect the pre-check gets them off the hook, if some undesirable (illegal) does get on board and makes it to the States. I believe the practice now from the D.R. is the airline is responsible for the costs of returning any undesirable to port of origin, with the pre-check the responsibility switches over to the U.S. Govt. Regards, PJT
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I'm sure Dolores will comment on this
She is a pre-clearence expert.
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Old 09-22-2003, 09:38 AM
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The airlines will love it, I suspect the pre-check gets them off the hook, if some undesirable (illegal) does get on board and makes it to the States. I believe the practice now from the D.R. is the airline is responsible for the costs of returning any undesirable to port of origin, with the pre-check the responsibility switches over to the U.S. Govt. Regards, PJT
After pre-clearance you are held in a departure area separate from flights going elsewhere - e.g. in Toronto you can only get on US bound flights, not Europe or Canada. So you arrive at a domestic gate like any other flight arriving in MIA, e.g. from Chicago.

Since you've cleared BOTH INS and Customs (they look through your bags if they want to, though in Toronto I haven't experienced that yet) you arrive, and go. So the discovery of an illegal alien at the arrival airport would be unlikely since they don't have any more screening or clearances to go through.

This project would entail more than just adding INS/Customs at passport control at SDQ though - they'd have to build the isolated waiting area including isolation from duty-free shops since you're past customs and could load up on swag.

Since so many flights are to the USA I'd think 1/2 the departure area would have to be cordoned off.

The AA Admiral's Club would have to be inside that pre-cleared area to be of any use and it is quite some distance away from the gates so maybe they have to make a hallway or tunnel access.

Stil pre-clearance is miles ahead of arrival at customs - get all the paperwork, DR and USA out of the way at once then clear sailing.
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