re Major post-Brexit Change: U.S. Citizens to be Eligible to Use U.K. Self-Service ePassport Gates

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Tom Neff <tneff () grassyhill org>
> Date: October 30, 2018 10:44:06 JST
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Major post-Brexit Change: U.S. Citizens to be Eligible to Use U.K. Self-Service ePassport Gates
> Reply-To: tneff () grassyhill org
>
> Since 2015, the UK Registered Traveller program has allowed US passport holders to use ePassport gates at many UK 
> points of entry.  (I have also used them entering the EU at Milan, but presumably Brexit will put the kibosh on 
> that.)  US Global Entry members who travel to the UK at least four times in two years are automatically invited.  
> There is a fee and a periodic renewal process, just as with Global Entry.
>
> This recent announcement represents an expansion to non-Registered travelers, akin to USCBP's aggressive expansion of 
> Mobile Passport and similar systems for non-Global Entry travelers.
>
> There have been rumors about trusted traveler programs expanding to the EU in general, but nothing concrete has been 
> announced.
>
> > On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 9:27 PM Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: jonathan.spira () accuramediagroup com
> > > Date: October 30, 2018 at 8:24:45 AM GMT+9
> > > To: dave () farber net
> > > Subject: Major post-Brexit Change:  U.S. Citizens to be Eligible to Use U.K. Self-Service ePassport Gates
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > Of possible interest to you and other IPers...
> > >
> > > U.S. Citizens to be Eligible to Use U.K. Self-Service ePassport Gates
> > >
> > > "The United Kingdom announced plans to allow travelers from five countries including the United States to use 
> > > ePassport gates when arriving at the country’s airports starting next year.
> > >
> > > Chancellor to the Exchequer Philip Hammond made the announcement in the House of Commons in the course of 
> > > presenting the U.K.’s budget.
> > > “We’ll open the use of ePassport gates at Heathrow and other airports, currently only available to EEA nationals, 
> > > to include visitors from …
> > > <SNIP>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Szívélyes üdvözlet/Cordialement/Cordiali saluti/Saludos/Vänliga hälsningar 
> > >
> > > /s/ Jonathan
> > >
> > >  
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