POE Hint

[Benika 1]

I came through a POE (in San Francisco) yesterday. It was really quiet, the officer had just come on duty and was in a chatty mood, so I ended up talking to him for almost 10 mins (Not really what I would have liked, I would have prefered to just do it in 10 secs and be done!)

He said one thing that I thought I would pass along.

Q: "Why are you coming the the US"

A: "Visiting friends and travelling."

He had no probelem with that BUT much later in the discussion I happen to mention that I am going to a friend's wedding during my time here. He actually went back and changed the info on my form.

Officer: If you are coming to the US for a specific social event always mention it. You could be traveling to any country in the world, but I like to know why you decided to come to the US specifically.

Better A would have been: "Traveling and visiting friends, my friend is getting married and I am going to her wedding."

He also said that if you had any special plans or tickets you should mention it: Eg: "I have tickets for Disneyworld."

I asked him about the fact that this is one day out of a 5 week vacation and he replied that it is all about why you made the choice to take your vacation in the US rather than any other country. I have never thought about it that way.

Hope this helps someone. Anyone heard anything similar ever?

Beni

[Smallz 0]

Lucky you

I remember when i was visiting while on K-1 I had so many questions, bag searches, more questions.

To be honest with u i usually hear the same thing from others.

In your case u actually had a more or less pleasant discussion

[Gemmie 142]

Actually I've never heard that before. People on here that say they're on vacation or visiting friends don't seem to get many other questions and slip through.