Global Entry

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In good news for frequent travelers, Indians arriving in the US, will no longer have to spend hours waiting to be cleared by immigration officials at busy airports like New York’s John F. Kennedy, Washington’s Dulles or Chicago’s O’Hare. India will immediately be covered by the US Global Entry Programme, which eliminates the need for pre-approved, low-risk travelers to even meet any immigration agent before entering the United States.

According to officials, quid pro quo was at work in response to Modi’s generous announcement at Madison Square Garden on Sunday that American tourists going to India would get visas on arrival while US citizens travelling to India for other reasons would be granted long-term visas. This tipped the US government’s hand in agreeing to India’s participation in the Global Entry program.