SDQ Immigration have installed fingerprint scan equipment and cameras

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Came back last night through SDQ to find that there were fingerprint scanners and cameras installed at all the immigration arrival booths but were not in use yet.

This must have happened in the last 10 days. The equipment is the older type you see when you get your diving license for example and it is a camera mounted on a tripod again like they have at the driving center.

Despite the flight arriving at 2am the immigration lines were quite long and slow moving as every passenger was checked thoroughly electronically. One woman in front of me had to wait several minutes whilst they checked her records before stamping the entry. For me my cards were checked, passport scanned and stamped very quickly as usual bit others were having a longer wait.

Hate to think what it will be like once they start scanning fingerprints etc.

This was reported in the press a few weeks back.
 
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"Hope springs eternal!"

There will never be any changes at immigration. Oh, there are changes at immigration. They will never be able to swipe passports. Oh they're swiping passports. They will never be able to use the new computer system. Oh, they are using a new computer system. They'll never be able to eliminate the propina instead of the exit fee. Oh, now the cash is handled by someone else at a different window. They'll never implement fingerprint and photographs. Oh, there are now fingerprint machines and cameras at immigration. Never mind, that equipment will be broken soon...
 
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You forgot 'they will not deport illegal expats except one or two for show..."
 
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I have a feeling that it will be quite a few more than 2. Probably not many large groups, but a few here and a few there over time. August is the month "they" said they would get busy. We'll see.
 
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"...every passenger was checked thoroughly..."

...they are still looking for El Chapo...
 
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Cdn_Gringo said:
"Hope springs eternal!"

There will never be any changes at immigration. Oh, there are changes at immigration. They will never be able to swipe passports. Oh they're swiping passports. They will never be able to use the new computer system. Oh, they are using a new computer system. They'll never be able to eliminate the propina instead of the exit fee. Oh, now the cash is handled by someone else at a different window. They'll never implement fingerprint and photographs. Oh, there are now fingerprint machines and cameras at immigration. Never mind, that equipment will be broken soon...
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They were using the other window for exit fees but the last 2 passes (1 month ago) the other window was closed and the money went into the immigration guys pocket in front of me....no swipe of my passport but got a stamp.
 
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Please consider the "Personal Agenda" of the "OP",and some other posters when reading this "SPIN"!!!!!!!
"The MORE Things "Change",... The MORE They Stay The SAME"!!!!!!

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Criss Colon said:
Please consider the "Personal Agenda" of the "OP",and some other posters when reading this "SPIN"!!!!!!!
"The MORE Things "Change",... The MORE They Stay The SAME"!!!!!!

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You cannot resort to saying it is 'SPIN' when it is visibly in place at all the immigration booths at SDQ.

Took you 3 days to digest this PICHARDO prediction too!

So it is CC SPINNING this time with his agenda of denial of everything.

I guess this came as quite a shock to many thinking DR would not go to these lengths but it was widely reported in all the press and media outlets at the end of June that this would happen at all border control points. It is happening in other South and Central American countries too.

Captar?n huellas digitales a todo el que entre o salga del pa?s -

Not in use yet in SDQ.

As for other airports, we are told again today that Punta Cana is becoming an entry airport to USA so passengers avoid clearing US Immigration and Customs.....they will do that here........ so don't be surprised to see the newer biometric checking equipment there as in Miami operated in conjunction one resumes with US Border Control there very soon too.

Punta Cana logra categor?a otorgada por EU | List?n Diario
 
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And people ask about jobs in the DR all of the time. US Boarder Patrol officer with an actual job in the DR. There you go.
 
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windeguy said:
And people ask about jobs in the DR all of the time. US Boarder Patrol officer with an actual job in the DR. There you go.
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One can only speculate at this moment, but perhaps you clear Dominican Exit Immigration first then go through US Entry Immigration in the separate room.
 
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ju10prd said:
One can only speculate at this moment, but perhaps you clear Dominican Exit Immigration first then go through US Entry Immigration in the separate room.
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It is unlikely I will ever see that airport, so people will have to post how it is set up. But my point was about being a US Citizen with a US Salary living in the DR as a US Boarder Patrol Officer. That could be special.
 
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This is old but new to some (don't pay attention to Crissy rants, for he's a bonafide DR resident already).

The pre-clearing of US Immigration and Customs in the DR will be expanded to include POP and SDQ. Flying from the DR to the U.S. will be just like flying between the U.S. and Puerto Rico or any other State of the Union.

As for entry and exit controls? Yup! They are gearing up towards full implementation to that end. We're waiting to have the system fully rolled out before we start the post-AMNESTY phase nation-wide.
 
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windeguy said:
It is unlikely I will ever see that airport, so people will have to post how it is set up. But my point was about being a US Citizen with a US Salary living in the DR as a US Boarder Patrol Officer. That could be special.
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Millionaires...... they'll be....... live like kings
Lineups for the transfers to here.....

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As expected. [computer translated]

Biometric system causes chaos in airport lounges migration Americas

APPLICATION SYSTEM WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD

Rafael Castro
The Americas
The implementation of biometric passenger check by the authorities of the Directorate General of Immigration on Friday afternoon caused chaos in classrooms migration arrival from Las Americas airport and protests from domestic passengers and tourists made long rows to check their documents.

Passengers angered by the situation carried a long line never before seen extending from the Hall of Ambassadors Migration to the arrival of the airport terminal.

Each passenger is undergoing a process making photography and digital footprints that makes up 15 to 20 minutes causing a blockage and chaos in the area of ​​migration.

The baggage of passengers on an Iberia flight and JetBlue first came to the salon Customs, while the owners were long lines in an attempt to check their documents and then proceed to remove their belongings.

It is recalled that the same system a few years ago was put into service in the Las Americas airport, but due to the delay it caused in the output of travelers was rescinded.

Many tourists looked upset and confused, looking for guidance to purchase a tourist card.

The implementation of the system was commissioned by the Department of Migration and the Central Electoral Board to keep track of passengers entering and leaving the country for national airports.

Although the system has several days being applied Friday was a long blockage in the area of ​​migration among the passengers who were to wait more than three hours to leave the room of Immigration and Customs.

"This is not possible that after more than eight hours of flight tired must also wait for two to three hours to get out of this airport," said Juana Martinez Lopez, a traveler who arrived from Madrid, Spain.

In those terms many tourists and Dominican passengers accompanied by children were tired and exhausted unemployed queuing demonstrated.

While representatives of institutions and security agencies made efforts and their respective agencies phone calls reporting the chaotic situation which occurred in the terminal and concerned about it.

The situation became more difficult and chaotic when they got together in the area of ​​Migration three flights including airline Iberia from Madrid, Spain; with over two hundred passengers and two more from the United States.

People waiting outside his family that asked journalists desperate happened a serious problem, since they had long been waiting.

http://www.listindiario.com/la-repu...lones-de-migracion-de-aeropuerto-las-americas
 
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Can you imagine people with a week holiday, arriving in the DR and having to spend 2 to 3 hours in the airport before leaving for their resort? A tourist expects to get through a fast as possible....like in most other resort destinations.

Wonder how they will handle cruise ship arrivals?
 
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