No free pass to Indian celebrities, VIPs at US airports

Washington: Against the backdrop of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's detention at a New York airport, the US has ruled out any special screening for VIPs and celebrities unless they have diplomatic exemption, but said it is in talks with several countries to facilitate hassle-free immigration procedures.
India is not among those countries with which the US is having such negotiations.
"I'm not aware of anything right now," John Wagner, Executive Director of Admissibility and Passenger Programmes with the US Customs and Border Protection, told foreign journalists when asked if the US was holding any talks with India to facilitate quick and hassle-free immigration procedures for people coming from India.
09/06/12 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: airports Jun 2012, Foreign Jun 2012