Mobile Passport Control

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

About this app

Mobile Passport Control (MPC) is an official application created by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that streamlines your CBP processing experience at select U.S. entry locations. Simply fill out your traveler profile, answer CBP inspection-related questions, and proceed straight to the “Mobile Passport Control” lane at the airport or seaport.

MPC is a voluntary program which can be used by U.S. Citizens, Canadian Citizen Visitors, Lawful Permanent Residents, and Visa Waiver Program Visitors at any of the supported airport and seaport locations found on our website: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/mobile-passport-control

MPC provides a more efficient, secure in-person inspection process for the CBP Officer and the traveler, and shortens overall entry wait times.

MPC can be used in 6 simple steps:

1. Create a traveler profile using biographic information from your passport; You can create a profile for all eligible members in a family group. Your profiles will be securely stored on your device completely free to be used for future travel.

2. Select your method of travel, select your port of entry and terminal (if applicable), answer CBP inspection-related questions, certify the truthfulness and accuracy of your answers, and, upon arriving at your selected port of entry, tap the “Submit Now” button.

3. Capture a clear and unobstructed photo of each traveler (including yourself) that you added to your submission.

4. Once your submission is processed, CBP will send a virtual receipt back to your device.

5. Proceed to the MPC designated lane upon arrival and be prepared to present your passport and other relevant travel documents. Please note: MPC does not replace your passport; your passport will need to be presented to the CBP Officer.

6. The CBP Officer will complete the inspection. If further information is required, the CBP Officer will let you know.

Ratings and reviews

I ran into a bug. After using a Mexican passport to add my husband to my list of people, clicking the "People" nav button always crashed the app. I suspect this was due to Mexico not being eligible for this program (which we figured out by trying to manually add his info, but Mexico wasn't an option). I would expect the app not to crash, and it would also be nice to get a message like "Person added but not eligible." Aside from that, I'm very thankful for this app for its efficiency and speed.

It worked extremely well! I was able to enter the country from Fort Lauderdale airport, which is notorious for having one of the worst immigration queues in the country. I passed through immigration from the plane in less than 10 minutes, including the walk from my plane seat to exiting the airport with this app. Because of this app, I was able to catch the train that was leaving very soon. If not for this app, I would've either waited three hours for the next train or pay $50 for an uber ride.

For those US residents that need to travel internationally, I highly recommend the CBP MPC app. It made coming back through customs in the US a breeze. There is a dedicated line just for this app, there was only 1 person in line when I got to it (vs dozens in both the international and domestic lines), and the interview lasted 30 seconds. Basically, I just breezed through customs. And it is free. This is from someone who's seat was the back of the plane (so one of the last to get to customs).

What’s new

Changes
- Changed options for the sex picker when saving a new person