Enrollment centers at Dublin Airport's preclearance port for US flights shut until May 1 due to coronavirus crisis

The enrollment centers at the US preclearance port at Dublin Airport will be closed until May 1.

The measure is in effect from today, Thursday, in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus.

All global entry enrollment centers at preclearance ports at foreign airports will be closed for this period.

However, passengers will still be able to go through customs on arrival to the US.

Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport (Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin)

DFO Preclearance Clint Lamm tweeted: "#DFOPreclearance Effective March 19, out of an abundance of caution to minimize exposure and to limit of #COVID19 all @CBP Global Entry Enrollment Centers at Preclearance ports will suspend operations until at least May 1st. Enrollment on Arrival will still be available."

The Terminal 2 facility allows passengers to undertake all US immigration, customs and agriculture inspections before departing.

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Dublin Airport is one of only "a handful of airports" outside North America that offers the facility.