CBP Announces Measures to Facilitate Upcoming Thanksgiving, Black Holiday Traffic at the Laredo Port of Entry
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Nov 23, 2021, 0 Comments
Courtesy Richard Pauza,
LAREDO, Texas– With the recent reopening of nonessential travel for fully vaccinated noncitizens, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry encourages travelers to plan ahead, apply for I-94 travel permits online and utilize Ready Lanes as CBP prepares to implement measures to facilitate Thanksgiving, Black Friday holiday traffic.
“After more than a year and a half of travel restrictions, now that nonessential travel has resumed for fully vaccinated noncitizens, CBP would like to welcome back our travelers and advise that we are ready to process significant volumes of cross-border traffic for both the Thanksgiving holiday and the Black Friday shopping period at the Laredo Port of Entry,” said Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “We thank the traveling public for being proactive, patient and we strongly encourage them to avail themselves of facilitation measures such as filing and prepaying their tourist permit applications electronically via the CBP One mobile app and utilizing our Ready Lanes.”
The Laredo Port of Entry strongly encourages travelers to apply for their tourist permits online via the CBP One™ mobile application, available on Google Play or Apple App Store or through http://i94.cbp.dhs.gov Travelers receive a provisional I-94 after submitting their application and payment online. To finalize the I-94 process, travelers must present themselves at a port of entry within seven days of their application to be interviewed by a CBP officer, submit biometric fingerscans and a photo is taken. The Laredo Port of Entry will extend front of the line privileges to travelers who submit their I-94 applications electronically and present their provisional I-94 permit receipt.
