I have not yet travelled with GC. I have some questions. People who have already travelled may answer some of these. This will help people on this forum to understand the process in different POE and abnormalities, if any.
Q.1 While departing, who checks GC? As far as I remember it is always airline staff who saw my passport while I was taking boarding pass and checking-in my baggages?
Q.2 While departing, do they swipe the card? If yes, then who and where? After I checked in baggage, my ticket was scanned by airport staff before boarding the plane. There may be random checking of passports again at boarding station.
Q.3. Is PR card checked during transit terminals? For example, in Europe while travelling eastwards and in Far East while travelling west words. While changing planes in Europe, the airline staff does check my boarding pass and passport. Once I was asked whether I have a GC while transitting from Gatwick, UK on the way to US.
Q.4 On arrival, the immigration officer asks for GC. Does he scan (swipe) the card? If yes, does he swipe all the time (or do they sometimes just see it and let people go)?
Q.5 Is there anything else that I am supposed to know other than above information, while arriving or departing?
Q.1 While departing, who checks GC? As far as I remember it is always airline staff who saw my passport while I was taking boarding pass and checking-in my baggages?
Q.2 While departing, do they swipe the card? If yes, then who and where? After I checked in baggage, my ticket was scanned by airport staff before boarding the plane. There may be random checking of passports again at boarding station.
Q.3. Is PR card checked during transit terminals? For example, in Europe while travelling eastwards and in Far East while travelling west words. While changing planes in Europe, the airline staff does check my boarding pass and passport. Once I was asked whether I have a GC while transitting from Gatwick, UK on the way to US.
Q.4 On arrival, the immigration officer asks for GC. Does he scan (swipe) the card? If yes, does he swipe all the time (or do they sometimes just see it and let people go)?
Q.5 Is there anything else that I am supposed to know other than above information, while arriving or departing?