USA immigration

ronnyb

i read on the forum some time ago that if you had travelled to the USA in the previous 12 months you could use the USA citizen immigration queue when arriving at an airport. Arrived at San Francisco yesterday and got through as advised in minutes. I can't remember which forum member recommended this but a big wis to them. 5 international flights had arrived at about the same time as ours and the other queue was mahoosive. Think I'd still be there 24 hours later.

Guitar_Slinger

Norman Wisdom'd.  I'm only commenting so if I'm ever in your position and can't remember where I read it, it will be in my FB comments.

All those in favour, say "I'm Spartacus"

boogieman

Wow that's worth knowing. My wife's brother lives out there and we visit fairly regularly. 

Emp_Fab

Ah, so they must be reckoning that if they checked you out less than a year previously, then you're not a terrorist, as it takes more than 365 days for you to become radicalised.  366 days and you could have a stick of semtex in your pants.

ToneControl

ronnyb said:

i read on the forum some time ago that if you had travelled to the USA in the previous 12 months you could use the USA citizen immigration queue when arriving at an airport. Arrived at San Francisco yesterday and got through as advised in minutes. I can't remember which forum member recommended this but a big wis to them. 5 international flights had arrived at about the same time as ours and the other queue was mahoosive. Think I'd still be there 24 hours later.

I think I mentioned, I went to SFO a month after Florida, and just asked some staff who were not behind a desk

I think the ESTA lasts 2 years, it's the ESTA being previously processed at an airport that enables this I think

duotone

ToneControl said:

ronnyb said:

i read on the forum some time ago that if you had travelled to the USA in the previous 12 months you could use the USA citizen immigration queue when arriving at an airport. Arrived at San Francisco yesterday and got through as advised in minutes. I can't remember which forum member recommended this but a big wis to them. 5 international flights had arrived at about the same time as ours and the other queue was mahoosive. Think I'd still be there 24 hours later.

I think I mentioned, I went to SFO a month after Florida, and just asked some staff who were not behind a desk

I think the ESTA lasts 2 years, it's the ESTA being previously processed at an airport that enables this I think

Yeah thats correct. I know because a mate travelled there a couple days ago & his was still valid from our New Orleans holiday in 2015.  

Reverend

I applied for a working visa in 2014 whe we tooured there. The questions were amazing.

ronnyb

Leaving San Francisco on Tuesday, hiring a car and driving down the Pacific coast highway to San Diego. Taking a detour though inland via Pasadena and corona. The fender visitors centre is closed for refurbishment phtttt. You never know if I speak to them nicely they might show me some of the factory...not.

Jalapeno

Great trip !!!!  Dawdle through Big Sur, it's really beautiful - have outdoor cocktails at sunset in Nepenthe bar/restaurant

Clarky

Reverend said:

I applied for a working visa in 2014 whe we tooured there. The questions were amazing.

I used to have an H1B visa..
that was quite a drains up too
that said, I was kinda fond of being a 'non immigrant alien' cos it sounds cool

Heartfeltdawn

Reverend said:

I applied for a working visa in 2014 whe we tooured there. The questions were amazing.

The greatest question anyone has ever asked me came courtesy of Canadian immigration at Toronto airport: have you ever committed an act of genocide? 

Several thoughts went through my awake for over 28 hours mind:

1. Play it straight or play it for laughs?
2. Does anyone ever say yes truthfully to this question?
3. Are there any genocidal acts I have committed in the past that I might have forgotten about? 

Jez6345789

I did 5 trips to the US last year and after the first one I just joined the locals and used the automated machines very rapid. 
When i got to Denver one of the guys saw my EU passport in hand and sent me back to be hand processed and said US citizens only, of course I opened my mouth said I had used it in xxxx and yyy and he gave me one of those if you dont want the rectal probe join the queue buster and made me do the long walk of shame down to the end of about 3 plane loads and one working official. 

Hey ho

octatonic

Imagine how bad it would be if you weren't white!

littlegreenman

Heartfeltdawn said:

Reverend said:

I applied for a working visa in 2014 whe we tooured there. The questions were amazing.

The greatest question anyone has ever asked me came courtesy of Canadian immigration at Toronto airport: have you ever committed an act of genocide? 

Several thoughts went through my awake for over 28 hours mind:

1. Play it straight or play it for laughs?
2. Does anyone ever say yes truthfully to this question?
3. Are there any genocidal acts I have committed in the past that I might have forgotten about? 

I went through Toronto and didn't even realise I'd done it. Guy stamped my passport and that was it. As I went through what I thought was the door for Immigration Control I was outside the airport!

Foster

Heartfeltdawn said:

Reverend said:

I applied for a working visa in 2014 whe we tooured there. The questions were amazing.

The greatest question anyone has ever asked me came courtesy of Canadian immigration at Toronto airport: have you ever committed an act of genocide? 

Several thoughts went through my awake for over 28 hours mind:

1. Play it straight or play it for laughs?
2. Does anyone ever say yes truthfully to this question?
3. Are there any genocidal acts I have committed in the past that I might have forgotten about? 

Does pouring bleach down an ants nest count as genocide? 

ronnyb

Foster said:

Heartfeltdawn said:

Reverend said:

I applied for a working visa in 2014 whe we tooured there. The questions were amazing.

The greatest question anyone has ever asked me came courtesy of Canadian immigration at Toronto airport: have you ever committed an act of genocide? 

Several thoughts went through my awake for over 28 hours mind:

1. Play it straight or play it for laughs?
2. Does anyone ever say yes truthfully to this question?
3. Are there any genocidal acts I have committed in the past that I might have forgotten about? 

Does pouring bleach down an ants nest count as genocide? 

No but it's a bit anti social.

octatonic

ronnyb said:

Foster said:

Heartfeltdawn said:

Reverend said:

I applied for a working visa in 2014 whe we tooured there. The questions were amazing.

The greatest question anyone has ever asked me came courtesy of Canadian immigration at Toronto airport: have you ever committed an act of genocide? 

Several thoughts went through my awake for over 28 hours mind:

1. Play it straight or play it for laughs?
2. Does anyone ever say yes truthfully to this question?
3. Are there any genocidal acts I have committed in the past that I might have forgotten about? 

Does pouring bleach down an ants nest count as genocide? 

No but it's a bit anti social.

That is pretty brilliant.

Evilmags

US customs once pulled the stiches and dressing out of some poor bastards fistula thinking he has drugs up their. Something about Americans and blue uniforms...