POE through Dublin?

[Collie 122]

My parents have to fly Dublin to Chicago and then onto DFW due to not being able to fly from London with their cats. I know that when I went to the US via Dublin nearly 9 yrs ago with my pup, there was a Homeland security check at the airport and I didn't get questioned again in Chicago. Is this going to be the same for my parents or will their true POE when they hand over their envelope be at Chicago?

[2ndMessiah 184]

POE is handled at Dublin still.

They will walk of the plane at Chicago and straight to baggage claim with maybe a small trip via the nice customs people.

I went through Dublin. Made things easier.

[phem0r 16]

How does it work at Dublin then, i'm contemplating flying from London Luton to Dublin, then Dublin onto to Washington Dulles

Is there a section that you go to at Dublin before boarding the plane?

[2ndMessiah 184]

Dublin has 2 departure gates (maybe more now. I think the airport has expanded) for the US. On the way to the departure gate you enter a large room that is basically US immigration and inspection. manned by CBP officers etc.

You do everything here you would do state side except it is on Irish soil. Once you pass through inspection you are physically at the departure gates.

One thing from memory there are only two small places to get a drink/food after inspection and the gate area gets cramped when it fills up with people.

The upside is, once you touch down you walk straight past CBP and into baggage claim. You will also get dirty looks from people lined up at inspection State side, wondering what make you so damn special. LOL

[2ndMessiah 184]

A question for you Collie.

Once I sort out citizenship for myself I would like to petition my parents. Would you mind answering a few qustions about the process?

[phem0r 16]

Dublin has 2 departure gates (maybe more now. I think the airport has expanded) for the US. On the way to the departure gate you enter a large room that is basically US immigration and inspection. manned by CBP officers etc.

You do everything here you would do state side except it is on Irish soil. Once you pass through inspection you are physically at the departure gates.

One thing from memory there are only two small places to get a drink/food after inspection and the gate area gets cramped when it fills up with people.

The upside is, once you touch down you walk straight past CBP and into baggage claim. You will also get dirty looks from people lined up at inspection State side, wondering what make you so damn special. LOL

Thank you for this, i never knew at Washington there was a separate section that completely bypassed CBP, never noticed it before maybe i will fly via Dublin!

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

I'm flying through Dublin this time too, sick of having to go up to Heathrow and also the long immigration queues at Boston Logan!

[2ndMessiah 184]

Thank you for this, i never knew at Washington there was a separate section that completely bypassed CBP, never noticed it before maybe i will fly via Dublin!

I do not think I explained it right. if your point of entry is Dublin, then when you land at Washington, people "de - planing" (sorry I have to admit that is a terrible Americanism, but when in Rome etc) will be escorted passed CBP to the baggage claim area.There will be other people from other flights who WILL have to go through CBP at Washington but not you.

[phem0r 16]

Well thank you for the information, pretty sold on flying through Dublin. Apologies to the OP for the hijack

[Collie 122]

A question for you Collie.

Once I sort out citizenship for myself I would like to petition my parents. Would you mind answering a few qustions about the process?

Sure, fire away

[Collie 122]

Well thank you for the information, pretty sold on flying through Dublin. Apologies to the OP for the hijack

lol, no problem at all and thanks everyone for the info on Dublin

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I'm contemplating doing this because the flight is so much cheaper, but the connection time is 3 hours max. I don't think that is enough time to deplane at Dublin, go through their immigration, recheck my luggage, find where to go, then go through US immigration with a visa to process.

[Mbrennan 15]

I'm contemplating doing this because the flight is so much cheaper, but the connection time is 3 hours max. I don't think that is enough time to deplane at Dublin, go through their immigration, recheck my luggage, find where to go, then go through US immigration with a visa to process.

I don't think you have to recheck your luggage at Dublin, do you?

My fiancé (the USC) didn't have to when she flew home recently.

[phem0r 16]

I'm planning to fly to Dublin from London Luton the night before my flight to the US, stay in a hotel somewhere near the airport, then get the next flight out..

[rhirhi 35]

I'm contemplating doing this because the flight is so much cheaper, but the connection time is 3 hours max. I don't think that is enough time to deplane at Dublin, go through their immigration, recheck my luggage, find where to go, then go through US immigration with a visa to process.

3 hours is ample time. If you book all flights on one ticket with Aer Lingus then they'll check your luggage through to the final destination (US) so you won't need to recheck it (or yourself).

You disembark, walk down a really long corridor until you arrive at the immigrations desk. Turn left instead of walking towards those desks, go past the transfer desk, through the mini-security they have there and then look at the big screen to find which gate you need to go to.

When you start seeing signs for pre-clearance, follow those. You'll go through customs and immigration at the desk (longest this has ever taken me is about 20mins, there's not usually much of a queue...might take a bit longer with the visa POE stuff though) then go through another mini-security. Once you're through you'll be in the gate area ready to hop on the plane to the US

I was really nervous the first time I did this, but honestly it's really easy. Even when I've booked my flights on separate tickets and had to collect my luggage then check it and me back in, I've never even been close to being late for the plane. Dublin airport isn't that big compared to Heathrow etc.