Can 2 members of a family use the same APC kiosk when they are entering the US under different visa programs?
Regarding APC kiosks, what happens when one member of the family is entering the US with an ESTA form and the other one with a B1/B2 Visa? Can they use the APC kiosk together? At certain moment, the system asks whether you are travelling under visa waiver program or B1/B2 visa or if you are a US or Canadian passport holder or if you have a green card. In my case, I will select “travelling with ESTA” but I’m afraid that when choosing “yes” to the question “are you travelling with other member of your family?” the system will only require to repeat passport scanning and fingerprints for the second person and will not ask the form of entry which is different from mine. Hope the question is clear.
Best Answer
Ask the person at the kiosks. Clearly state that you're both traveling together under different visas and ask what you should do.
Make this clear the CBP officer also. The officer will likely want to know why a B1/B2 visa holder are traveling together and will also likely wonder how the start of your visas/travel dates correlate with one another.
Since you're traveling with a family member who is under a different visa, my advice is to just ask the person at the kiosk. Make it clear that you're traveling together but are either parting ways or staying together after immigration control.
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Who can use APC kiosks?
Who is eligible to use APC? U.S. citizens, U.S. legal permanent residents, Canadian citizens, eligible Visa Waiver Program participants, and travelers entering with B1/B2, C1/D, or D visa can utilize APC kiosks.What is an APC kiosk?
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.How do I use Global Entry kiosk?
As of 2021, nationals of 40 countries and territories are eligible for visa-free entry into the United States under the VWP:- Andorra.
- Australia.
- Austria.
- Belgium.
- Brunei.
- Chile.
- Croatia.
- Czech Republic.
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