US Customs

[Wis-Can 0]

Well I thought I would share my recent trip home to Nova Scotia. Going into Canada..not a problem. Coming back to the US..arrrgghhH!

I got one of those pleasant Customs Officers. I gave him my passport, boarding passes and Greencard as requested when he snapped at me,

"country of citizenship". To which I replied, Hello, I'm fine thank you..and you? Well my passport said my maiden name (which will be

changed when my passport expires shortly)and my greencard is in my married name. My ticket matched my passport and I brought my marriage

licensed. He snapped at me again, "what is your legal name" I told him to which he replied, "is that your legal name" I said yes, and

that's what my greencard shows. He replied, they'll put Mickey MMouse of there if you asked them....its a simple question lady, what is

your legal name?" I told him yet again, and added Homeland Security doesn't just put whatever you like on there...you need documentation.

What came out of his mouth next literally left me speechless for a minute. He said, "I am going to ask you one more question to which you

better answer it it correctly, did you go before a judge in a court of law and swear to have your name changed to make it your legal name!".

WHAT...I took a step back, and said I've had enough, what is your name and your badge number please, he looked at me, tossed all my paperwork

back on top of the counter and said, "oh it doesn't matter..have a nice day!" I never said a word, grabbed my stuff and went down the hallway.

The gentleman who was behind me sat beside me waiting to board and ask me what the h e double hockey sticks was up his butt.

[la2011 5]

Oh I'm not surprised...one time I had a custom officers ask me what I did for a living so I told him I was in school fulltime and he started litereally yelling at me that I was a liar because no one was still in school at age 24.

Hmm, ever heard of grad school, pal?

Anyways, as my mother would say, there are idiots EVERYWHERE you go.

P.S. if you were ever so inclined the next time you go home to Canada, you are in fact allowed to get a new passport in your new married nam because it expires. I might do that myself when I go home in November because you're not the first female traveler I've heard who's had issues with CBP being rude because they had a passport in a maiden name and a GC in a married name.

Edited July 18, 2011 by la2011

[la2011 5]

p.p.s. (the CBP officer also tossed my paperwork back at me and pleasantly told me to get out of his face LOL which I gladly obliged, and went on to take my flight to MD)

Maybe it was the same guy and it's just how he does business

Edited July 18, 2011 by la2011

[Wis-Can 0]

p.p.s. (the CBP officer also tossed my paperwork back at me and pleasantly told me to get out of his face LOL which I gladly obliged, and went on to take my flight to MD)

Maybe it was the same guy and it's just how he does business

This guy was just a jackass! My trip last year I had the officer tell me that he could refuse me entry because when I crossed with my K1 Visa they didn't stamp over my K-1 Visa and stamped on one of the pages. He kept saying I entered illegally. Where do they get these people from!

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Next time this happens, one might say, "Sir, you look like you want your Port Director to come over here with a blank Complaint form."

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Not even knowing you, I'm proud of you.

Don't take no sh*t from nobody!

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Oh I'm not surprised...one time I had a custom officers ask me what I did for a living so I told him I was in school fulltime and he started litereally yelling at me that I was a liar because no one was still in school at age 24.

Hmm, ever heard of grad school, pal?

Why mention only grad-school? I've seen many undergrads at UCalgary who were 40+ during 1980's (and I heard personally once from the Registrar's office there "we have students who are 80+"). The officer is a way out-of-touch-with-reality chop.

Anyways, as my mother would say, there are idiots EVERYWHERE you go.

P.S. if you were ever so inclined the next time you go home to Canada, you are in fact allowed to get a new passport in your new married nam because it expires. I might do that myself when I go home in November because you're not the first female traveler I've heard who's had issues with CBP being rude because they had a passport in a maiden name and a GC in a married name.