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No entry form on arrival at SXM

Posted By: PelicanPirate

No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 04:44 AM

As US citizens, AA did not give s any form to fill out for arrival in SXM.

Rather we were just asked purpose of visit, length of stay and where we were staying. Then we got the rubber passport stamp.
Posted By: Bluesfan

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 05:03 AM

There has been no form for several years.
Posted By: SXMScubaman

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 05:06 AM

AA hasn't handed those out for quite a few years now.
Posted By: jazzgal

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 07:47 AM

Not true, Scubaman and Bluesfan. I was given a form in November; traveling on AA.
Posted By: PelicanPirate

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 10:30 AM

I mentioned it as someone said in their report yesterday said United gave them a form on 4 Jan.

We did not get a form on AA 31 Dec 2019.

We went exact same day last year 31 Dec 2018 and did get a form on AA.
Posted By: boucharda

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 12:09 PM

No form on United....or JB last year and I did not see anyone from other flights with one
Posted By: kim

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 01:44 PM

Airlines May still Hand them out because they are clueless, but if you are from the US you definitely don’t need to fill out the form. This was since pre Irma.
Posted By: StMartinFan

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 01:51 PM

Yes, I was surprised to get the form to complete on our United flight, since I read here that they weren’t in use. The immigration agent did look at them and reconfirmed the info about where we were staying before keeping the form.
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 01:54 PM

Linda--we got a form on AA from Miami in October also. It seems there is no rhyme or reason.
Posted By: duke63

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 02:25 PM

We got the form on AA flight Jan 7th.
Posted By: pat

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 02:40 PM

As already stated, the airline staff in some cases are clueless. They have the forms so they give them out.

The question maybe should be, did anyone get asked for them by the C & I people on SXM? When the paperless change-over first took place we were given the immigration form and I think it may have been an arriving AA flight yet when I tried to hand it off at immigration the agent smiled, rolled her eyes, and told me they were no longer necessary.


Posted By: CaribLee

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 03:44 PM

We got forms to fill out on both of our trips last year on AA. Is strange that it is so inconsistent.
Posted By: SXMScubaman

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 04:14 PM

Our last three times flying in from CLT on AA we were not given any forms. Maybe it's a MIA thing.
Posted By: pat

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 05:11 PM

Nope! Not just a Miami thing since we flew in through CLT. Methinks it's got to be a matter of the flight crew not being up to date on the rules and going overboard in trying to get it right?
Posted By: SXMScubaman

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 05:32 PM

OK. that shoots my theory.
Posted By: GaKaye

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 05:35 PM

Speaking of forms, I was surprised that nothing was handed out on our return flight into Atlanta in December. We have GE, so wouldn't need them, but is Atl all-kiosk now?
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 05:36 PM

Yes, that's correct, no paper forms, if there are kiosks.
Posted By: kim

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by GaKaye
Speaking of forms, I was surprised that nothing was handed out on our return flight into Atlanta in December. We have GE, so wouldn't need them, but is Atl all-kiosk now?


JFK - at least the JetBlue (terminal 5) terminal doesn’t even have you stop any longer. I was so surprised. I have GE but used Mobile Passport this last trip and we cleared and just left the building!
Posted By: SammyM

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 06:28 PM

We've never had a form to fill out for St. Martin from any airline in the past, and that includes Delta and Jet Blue. Mexico, yes ... very single time. But not once for SXM. Just the usual questions when we get go through customs.
Posted By: eightzerobits

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 06:42 PM

I was shocked about the arrival at JFK as well kim... I kept thinking we missed a step and was waiting for someone to start yelling at me!
Posted By: ruralcarrier

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by GaKaye
Speaking of forms, I was surprised that nothing was handed out on our return flight into Atlanta in December. We have GE, so wouldn't need them, but is Atl all-kiosk now?

We ran into the same thing on Delta in Nov. No Global Entry for us and no forms. I asked and was told it is all electronic/kiosk now.
Posted By: GaKaye

Re: No entry form on arrival at SXM - 01/14/2020 09:59 PM

Thanks, JD. I didn't really notice since we went right to the Global Entry area.
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