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Old 11-06-06, 06:41 PM   #1
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Default Travelling to Dubai - Immigration Hell??

My mum and aunt will be travelling to Dubai for a couple of days before going onto Asia soon. I heard there is a fast track system to help get through immigration that little bit quicker without having to wait in a massive queue for hours.

Am I correct about this, or is what I've been told about fast track a load of ********??
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Old 11-06-06, 07:00 PM   #2
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don't know of fast track, but i've been to dubai 3 times and never encountered any severe problems. just the usual, 10-15 mins or so.
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Old 11-06-06, 07:33 PM   #3
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Never had a problem in Dubai.

worst place in the world to get through immigration



Paris, Why do they always have industrial disputes and only have one guy on duty who wants to check every passport with my plane having followed in two from Algeria and Nigeria.

Jakarta. Why when I get to the immigration desk are there 20 queues each with 50.

Manchester when you follow in the PIA flight and there are 300 British passports that the man wants to double check.
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Old 11-06-06, 07:57 PM   #4
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Worst place is Miami, took me 4 hours to get through and missed my LAX connection.
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Old 11-06-06, 08:06 PM   #5
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yea but razor did yer passport say male and you were in yer best dress buddy?
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Old 11-06-06, 08:30 PM   #6
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yea but razor did yer passport say male and you were in yer best dress buddy?
NO, I was travelling boy mode, they're a bunch of nazis over there.
Friend of mine was allowed on a plane, and then appraoched in her seat and told that she wouldn't be allowed to travel as her passport sed male but she looked female.
She had a letter, from her UK GP, explaining that she was TS and it was perfectly normal for her to dress this way
They made her get off the plane and change into male clothing before letting her get back on a later flight. She's still sueing the airline, but with their money she can't even get them into court. Tons of their lawyers delaying it and her US lawyer is doing it pro bono.
This was pre- 9/11 by the way.

Now back to the thread...
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Old 12-06-06, 05:17 AM   #7
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http://www.marhabaservices.com/

great service, recommended
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Old 12-06-06, 06:26 AM   #8
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far too posh will... i queued like everyone else.. didnt find it any more of a problem than anywhere else. probs 4 or 5 people in front of me.. 10 mins max. miserable sod though at the imigration counter.

certianly quicker than coming back in through heathrow..

are they on uk passports?? as the queue for some nationalities looked pretty dire.

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Old 12-06-06, 01:16 PM   #9
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Been to Dubai a couple of times and nevr had to wait more than 10 mins.
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