my daughter is planning a trip to the UK next month and her dad is routing her through LA (we usually go the other way around the world thru Singapore). It turns out all non americans or canucks have to be photographed and fingerprinted as they pass thru LAX, I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone who like me has a claw hand. My index finger (the bit they would want to get prints from) curls round so it's nearly touching the palm of my hand, and to uncurl it you'd have to break it. My hand is also facing firmly up instead of down and there is no way you could turn it round. There are no prints on my bpi hand anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this and how the authorities dealt with it? I'm not travelling this time but I need to know if this is going to be an issue in the future so anyone elses experience would be a help.
Thanks Jen NZ
fingerprinting with claw hand???
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jennyb
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Kath
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Re: fingerprinting with claw hand???
Jenny
Are you assuming it has to be the right hand printed?
Since I am mostly left handed I have these issues with it being a right handed world... LOL...
I assume they would just take the prints from the unaffected hand.
But then again you never know...
I wonder how we could check on this?
Kath (adult/robpi
Are you assuming it has to be the right hand printed?
Since I am mostly left handed I have these issues with it being a right handed world... LOL...
I assume they would just take the prints from the unaffected hand.
But then again you never know...
I wonder how we could check on this?
Kath (adult/robpi
Kath robpi/adult
Kathleen Mallozzi
Kathleen Mallozzi
Re: fingerprinting with claw hand???
Jen...when I went to Washington, I had no probs at all. I did the left index finger, then explained that the other arm was b*ggered and I wouldn't be able to do the right index finger, even if I tried to hold it there myself...so, she said, no problem, just do the middle finger left hand then! THAT was a relief! For once, I managed to get someone who was pretty approachable in Homeland Security which was a huge help. (they're not known for their sense of humour. In fact now I come to think of it, they aren't in NZ either, or is it just me?? ;0) )
It isn't really a fingerprint as such; you just touch a kind of scanner thing. I had these surreal visions of all these people going thru customs with two inky black index finger tips...lol
Liz :0)
It isn't really a fingerprint as such; you just touch a kind of scanner thing. I had these surreal visions of all these people going thru customs with two inky black index finger tips...lol
Liz :0)
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Judy-T
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Re: fingerprinting with claw hand???
Jenny, i had to be fingerprinted for my last job. I am palm up. I ended turning my body torso upside down and told them that they had to move the hand. They got the fingerprints. I felt so weird doing this....Judy
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Kath
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Re: fingerprinting with claw hand???
Judy
I can't believe you let them do that to you!
I think you should have told them to turn the machines upside down...
Perhaps they could have picked you up by your heels and hung you upside down to do that print... LOL...
My
I can't believe you let them do that to you!
I think you should have told them to turn the machines upside down...
Perhaps they could have picked you up by your heels and hung you upside down to do that print... LOL...
My
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Kathleen Mallozzi
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