andy1

Just wondering ? how do U.S. immigration know you leave the country ? all i have ever had to do is show my passport g/c and the airline person enters nothing except issue baggage tickets , is it just flight manifest ? if so , surely the sheer volume would mean most of this is deleted after the safe arrival of flights etc , just very curious having read a few posts on people having re- entry issues with the gestapo !

ian-mstm

I find your use of the term "gestapo" to be inappropriate, offensive, and insulting. If you don't care for being examined at the POE, the solution is obvious. If you don't care for the watchful eyes of Big Brother, the solution is also obvious.

Ian

andy1

I see you havent changed ..tosser

Bob

flight manifest is passed on, on all flights.

andy1

Thanks Bob , an honest reply ! appreciated , Andy

joto

They do a scan of your passport and GC and that takes the info into the system (or at least it's supposed to.)

anotherlimey

Wasn't this all put into place after 9/11? All passenger information is transmitted as soon as the plane takes off, including inbound flights.

Maybe even Canadian one's too.

ian-mstm

Hmmm... my reply was also honest. How can you appreciate honesty from one person but not from another?

Ian

nettlebed

Because he thinks you're a tosser?

Jerseygirl

Ever heard of computers? It's amazing what info they can store/process.

andy1

Yes i have 2 !! its just that the last time i departed , no one SCANNED anything , just looked at my passport and issued baggage tags and my ticket

airways

It's done on the manifest. We get a copy in the cockpit which is cross checked so the doors can be closed. Its then forwarded electronically to customs and immigration at both the point of landing and the two alternates. Immigration have watch lists and these are triggered by the manifest, the same as customs. This why when you come through they are fully manned and other times it's like the Mary celeste.

At EU ports you are generally scanned when they are looking for someone. The US tends to scan everyone though.

anotherlimey

That's key here.