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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
(Post 12605392)
Pop over to the Moving Back To The UK forum and ask Brit in Paris :)
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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 12605393)
How is this relevant to the UK? They would be entering the US.
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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 12605391)
Who said anything about lying? I certainly didn't.
I am simply stating that standing there, with your boyfriend, saying you are coming for a visit, has the potential to cause issues and have the officer think potential overstay. YMMV. Personally, I would go in seperate lines (USC v tourist) and she should state no more than is asked. What is the purpose of her visit? For a vacation. Only if she is asked about a boyfriend and/or family should she volunteer that information. Surely immigration officers know that boyfriends and girlfriends are capable of choosing different queues to walk through and can ask the question about any boy/girlfriend any time they want. My son is also returning to the UK at the end of the holiday too, she isn't "joining" him here. Is she going to need to bring proof of her uni place? I'm sure your advice is sound, but the immigration's neurosis over one teenager, in a country with over 11 million undocumented immigrants makes no sense at all. |
Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
(Post 12605392)
Pop over to the Moving Back To The UK forum and ask Brit in Paris :)
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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Is she going to need to bring proof of her uni place? I'm sure your advice is sound, but the immigration's neurosis over one teenager, in a country with over 11 million undocumented immigrants makes no sense at all. Put it this way, I came to the US 4/5 times after getting married. At no point did I mention I was visiting my wife. I was only asked what the purpose of my trip was and I said vacation. Which was true. Asked and answered, stamped, and on my way. That was under Obama, things will have got somewhat tighter under Trump. |
Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 12605401)
It's the system. No one has the right to enter the US other than a USC. You just have to abide by the system and know that presenting a certain case is not in your best interest, Presenting it in a different way can remove the problem.
Put it this way, I came to the US 4/5 times after getting married. At no point did I mention I was visiting my wife. I was only asked what the purpose of my trip was and I said vacation. Which was true. Asked and answered, stamped, and on my way. That was under Obama, things will have got somewhat tighter under Trump. The "system" ought to be rational, that's all, but I fully recognize that it's not. |
Re: Silly question re which queue to join
I'm with civilservant on this one. Why give grounds for suspicion and additional questions when it is totally avoidable.
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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
(Post 12605398)
Not a bad idea at all, unless he can be lured in here. I will have a look.
I will send him a message. |
Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by MidAtlantic
(Post 12605415)
I'm with civilservant on this one. Why give grounds for suspicion and additional questions when it is totally avoidable.
It just seems absurd - it isn't as though the immigration officers can't work out for themselves that people queue in separate lines. |
Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 12605418)
BIP does browse the forums and replies if appropriate. He even joins in TIO. :eek:
I will send him a message. |
Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
(Post 12605447)
He shouldn't go in there. It's no place for someone with a functioning brain. :blink:
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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
(Post 12605452)
Hey, I'm a bit disappointed that you haven't added your desperate knee-jerk desires to your signature :teeth_smile:
Your wish is my command. |
Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
(Post 12605462)
You wish is my command.
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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
I'm with civil servant as well on this one. Separate lines. Vacation.
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Re: Silly question re which queue to join
Originally Posted by petitefrancaise
(Post 12605482)
I'm with civil servant as well on this one. Separate lines. Vacation.
I think we have a majority opinion. |
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