TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Another question on SXM entry form

So I just filled out the entry form online (with no issues whatsoever) and it was confirmed. My question is do I need to print the whole 4 page form out or just the confirmation or nothing at all?

The general consensus seems to be that you don't need to print out anything at all, but I printed out the confirmation email just in case, but then I'm old and partial to hard copies vs digital which seem to disappear on me somehow.

Never hurts to have a hard copy just in case there is a problem. I would just print the confirmation email.

So what is the purpose of this form? Since when aren't our passports sufficient enough?? Seems pretty Mickey Mouse to me........

No reason to print anything. You scan your passport and it will be connected to it. If it doesn’t show up you just key in the answers on the kiosk. You will have the emails showing completed and if there is an issue just show the employees. Super simple.

I am against the whole thing... as they sucked a whole lot of information out of me that they don't need for me to visit SXM. For sure they have other uses for it, and I won't speculate
on that.

Luckily, I have nothing to hide so I gave it. But I don't like it.

It's not much different from the information we used to have to provide when you filled out the white cards on the plane on the way down.

Agreed. The hackers in this world have much more info on you than that info you are providing on the entry form.

Ahh I remember how easy that was. Now I'm intimidated by this on line form.

Scuba, don't you think the info supplied on the old forms was eve tually entered into a data base at some point?

Tim--you're assuming that they still have those paper forms. I wouldn't bet on it.

I understand peoples frustration having to switch to the digital form vs the old paper forms but a few places in the Caribbean have the digital requirements now. Just be glad Visa are not required lol.
You think the digital form is a pain try sending you passport to a consulate or having to go to one to get access to a country be grateful that's not the case.

I much prefer the digital form to having to find a pen and dig out my passport on the plane.

I agree with you GaKaye. Everything on entry was going smooth until they decided to x-ray everybody's luggage, carryons and hand bags. Luck of the draw, I guess.

For sure.

If it was it's probably long gone.

No X-rays or other checks on exit yesterday (Sunday 29th). Very smooth arrival with passport scan, checked luggage in about 20 minutes and out the door. (Arrived on Westjet (a Swoop jet) and got a jetway! Worth the wait on the tarmac until the jetway cleared.)

I am arriving Jan 3rd, so nothing to report yet. But last year, they decided to xray mine after at least 5 groups walked past them. Must be random, or
I looked suspicious. Not sure what!

I think the X-Ray machine is on for like 5% of the time at SXM.

Me too! Westjet on January 3rd. In my past experiences, Westjet always arrives near the time KLM, Air France and a few others land. A very busy time
at the airport.

I went to the site for this form but cannot find any link reading “entry form”. Is it called something else? Probably too early to fill this out as our trip is in May, but wanted to be familiar with where to find it. Thanks.

https://www.entry.sx/ click on Individual Registration