US Immigration Aug 2023 Experience at Abu Dhabi Airport !!! Traveled through Etihad Airways !!

[@likithsanjay6205]

Check your flight number if your flight number is EY 101 EY 131 then your immigration will be at Abu Dhabi if not your immigration will be in the US

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

You dont have go in such specifications. If your airline is Etihad for US travel and you have layover in abu dhabi, then surely your immigration will be done at abu dhabi

[@ci7alex1]

@@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect hi, actually current Etihad website states: The CBP facility is temporarily only available for select flights to the US. The following flights currently have access to the facility: Flight EY3 to New York Flight EY131 to Washington (flight number will change to EY005 from 1 September 2024) They must have changed the rules since the time you traveled. Was there an option to bypass this pre immigration and instead clear in the USA for those who didn't mind long lines? Thanks.

[@ArvindAchary6]

What if the layover at Abu Dhabi is 2 and half hours? Then, how to clear the pre clearance ?

[@lawrencesailo9873]

its sufficient enough to go through immigration, Etihad is really good for providing this pre clearance activity

[@wanderer025]

Was your luggage checked through until JFK or did you have to collect the luggage and recheck-in at abu dhabi?

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

No it was auto checked in by Etihad. If u are travelling through a different airline from Abu Dhabi then u will have to self check otherwise if it's the same airline then no

[@pritkalariya3976]

Very informative video. I am travelling to Boston this December and have chosen Etihad for the same. Hopefully everything goes smooth. Is the staff helpful in explaining you the process if you feel a bit confused?

[@gowtamchilamakuri]

How was your experience

[@exxhiled]

I kinda forgot how many fingers did they scan at abu dhabi preclearance. I experienced it way back 2015. Mind if i ask? Thanks

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

I myself don't remember it 😂. I think it was the thumbs.

[@firozkureshi5500]

Very informative video, its very helpful to other if you speak in hindi.

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

Next time I will speak in Hindi 👍

[@youaredeluluu]

If it’s in English, it can be helpful to many more people! If someone’s planning to travel us they’d probably know enough English to understand!

[@Anto4244]

​@@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect Bro do we need to collect our baggage in Abu dhabi and transfer it by ourselves?

[@KhawajahKhawajah-uh4vc]

I heard us pre Clarence is finished in abudhabi one of my friend landed in abudhabi he was in non immigrant visa. He said no immigration in abudhabi anymore. His immigration done in jfk new York

[@lakshmimadhuri2751]

Hii sir I was going from hyd to chicago I have flight on next month So where is the immigration I don't know Could you please tell me where it is happening immigration

[@Youtubeshortslite]

@@lakshmimadhuri2751 I’m also going to Chicago this month

[@nochance3914]

Only some flights have immigration of US at abudhabi. Flight no is written on website.

[@ArvindAchary6]

@@nochance3914 may I know what are those flight numbers?

[@gautamailawadhi8020]

Thabks so much for such a great and informative video. Do we have to fill any forms for US immigration at Abu Dhabi airport or just go for immigration and we are good to go. Thank you in advance 😊

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

Just go for immigration and good to go.

[@manojpkt1]

My wife and kids are flying from Chennai to Chicago for the first time. Our layover is only 2 hours and 30 minutes. Is this enough time? Do I need to fill out any forms?"

[@robinluke9066]

Hey I have a similar layover period, can you please let me know if you did your immigration at Abu Dhabi?

[@jebastinJ1505]

Hy there I have similar layover time. Is this time enough ?

[@rahulghadge7]

what about the immigration checked-in luggage check?

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

My luggages were with Etihad from Delhi, so they just transferred it in Abu Dhabi to the next flight

[@purepiyush]

what is JFK that you were talking about in the video.

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

John f kennedy airport

[@explorertogo5086]

Do we have to collect the checking luggages at ABudhabi airport and recheck?

[@vivekmeka6913]

I believe not.if your connecting flight is Etihad then they will take care of it

[@shuvamsaha1327]

Is 2hrs layover at Abu Dhabi sufficient to catch the next flight? I am travelling to Chicago this August, so was thinking Etihad would be a good option.

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

If you are traveling by etihad then it is their responsibility to get your immigration done. You don’t have to worry about missing the flight. But if you are not traveling with Ethihad and just changing flights then 2 hrs is enough

[@AhmedHussein.81]

Can you help me please I have a green card but I stayed in my country about 10 months and now I wanna come back to us if I travel with Abu Dhabi airport they gonna let me pass or you advice me to use any us airports ?

[@priyankakanherkar8918]

Hey! How much layover time is ideal when traveling from India to USA including immigration?

[@omkarlinga9002]

4 hours

[@steftrando]

So this is just a video of you talking at the camera? Why don't you show footage of the airport

[@vrarun151]

Will immigration check happen in Abu Dhabi for the travellers going to San Francisco?

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

Yes

[@mrandrewv31]

What if elder people doesn’t speak English in Immigration counter ?

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

They will provide you with a translator if available because many people at Abu Dhabi airport speak Hindi. Otherwise if elderly people are traveling alone they can carry a hand written note conveying the details. English is not mandatory for B1/B2 Visas

[@max-3158]

Atleast be responsible and update the information. This is only valid while traveling to new York and Washington.

[@Innoxent2211]

Hii bro I just want to ask...once the immigration is done is Abu dhabi then it's done right? We don't have to do in USA

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

Yes when you land in US. You just collect bags and exit

[@rahulkarmakar8826]

Is it only for F1 visa? Or for B1/B2 visa as well?

[@dineshmurthy8580]

its for every visa

[@rahulkarmakar8826]

Thanks, but i think it is for few flight no, not every flight

[@dineshmurthy8580]

@@rahulkarmakar8826 for EY1 and EY3

[@boopeshmohanraj9607]

Whats the average duration for immigration check in abu dhabi?

[@TheUrbanPlannerArchitect]

It was like 2 hrs. But if u traveling with ethihad you don’t have to worry about it. They wont fly until each passenger is done

[@princeovi]

It's was not simple my friend us visa was canceled by customs cbp officer at Abu Dhabi airport gate no 60.. Rude behavior, aggressive attitude.. Waited 6 hours and detained.. Checking everything.. One of the worst us immigration.. Avoid this airport if you are heading to usa.. Later he was sent back to his own country.. Usa dream over 💔.. It was happened October 5 2023.. His i20, passport, visa everything was correct problem was he was unlucky.. Eithad airlines user problem this issue..

[@AhmedHussein.81]

Why they canceld the visa ?

[@muqthasar6803]

What's the reason

[@Innoxent2211]

Why...what was the reason.....they would be a reason.... unnecessarily they will not do that.

[@alilzy]

Heard the same that their actually really really rude

[@ahmadzia2869]

Tow days videos 😢 or Today’s video.😅

[@somlatasingh7265]

👍👌🙏

[@sanchit_manchanda]

Kya baat h room me tiranga laga rakha h bahut khoob ❤