Indians now eligible for Expedited entry into USA

The USA has for long had a feature named Global Entry. During President Donald Trump to India, he approved and extended the feature to low-risk Indians now. Normally, you would have to pay up fees to get access to this feature. However, I expect in coming months, travel credit cards to offer it as an add-on on their credit card as sales point as it happens across the globe. 

Global Entry

Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States. Members enter the United States through automatic kiosks at select airports.

At airports, program members proceed to Global Entry kiosks, present their machine-readable passport or U.S. permanent resident card, place their fingerprints on the scanner for fingerprint verification and complete a customs declaration. The kiosk issues the traveler a transaction receipt and directs the traveler to baggage claim and the exit.

Travelers must be pre-approved for the Global Entry program. All applicants undergo a rigorous background check and in-person interview before enrollment.

While Global Entry’s goal is to speed travelers through the process, members may still be selected for further examination when entering the United States.