Team Katman
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I definitely recommend getting to the airport 3 hours ahead of time. My flight was at 8:45am, and I got to the airport by 6am. By the time I checked my bags, went through security, etc. it was 6:30am when I went through Immigration. I was in secondary for about an hour and 20 minutes - there were a lot of people waiting ahead of me, and I waited over an hour before an Immigration Officer began processing my documents in the sealed envelope. The IO was the kindest IO I have ever come across... not stern at all, she was smiling and laughing during the 20 minutes it took to process everything. Wish they were all like her! I surprised to see my checked bags there behind the counter. She x-rayed them and searched one of my bags - I guess she found what she was looking for: a bottle of vitamins. I got out of there at 7:50am... enough time to grab breakfast at Tim Horton's and get to the gate without having to rush. Fine experience at YVR POE!
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Port of Entry Member Review #15100
Entry Date: 2012-01-10