Do the TSA target the cases of visa applicants?

[JonathanC13 36]

I may be veering toward needing some tin-foil millinary but having been fortunate enough to be able to visit my fiancee a number of times in recent months I seem to have accrued a rather impressive collection of TSA "We checked your bag" cards. Of my last eight flights I have had my case searched five times.

Has anyone else noticed this, or am I just lucky?

[Hypnos 6,578]

[Sam and Fen 41]

Aren't you special that you fit the "profile"

[JonathanC13 36]

Aren't you special that you fit the "profile"

Haha! Probably. I suspect they have major suspicions about all middle-aged British healthcare workers

[Sam and Fen 41]

Haha! Probably. I suspect they have major suspicions about all middle-aged British healthcare workers

There were just checking your bags for Fish and Chips.

[JayJayH 546]

Haha! Probably. I suspect they have major suspicions about all middle-aged British healthcare workers

Do you happen to have a middle-eastern sounding name? Those tend to get chosen for random screenings all the time.

[TravelingFrog6476 3]

I may be veering toward needing some tin-foil millinary but having been fortunate enough to be able to visit my fiancee a number of times in recent months I seem to have accrued a rather impressive collection of TSA "We checked your bag" cards. Of my last eight flights I have had my case searched five times.

Has anyone else noticed this, or am I just lucky?

Perhaps it's the cologne you were wearing... just kidding Anyway... just curious, Did you use TSA type locks on your bags or no locks or other locks? I visited my fiancee' (now wife) once, used a TSA style lock, and did not notice anything unusual, to and from Kiev... perhaps i was just lucky or their x-ray machines were good enough... My fiancee' followed the same method and achieved the same results as I... hmmm interesting.... perhaps save them and make a decorative collage for your wall... lol

[JonathanC13 36]

Perhaps it's the cologne you were wearing... just kidding Anyway... just curious, Did you use TSA type locks on your bags or no locks or other locks? I visited my fiancee' (now wife) once, used a TSA style lock, and did not notice anything unusual, to and from Kiev... perhaps i was just lucky or their x-ray machines were good enough... My fiancee' followed the same method and achieved the same results as I... hmmm interesting.... perhaps save them and make a decorative collage for your wall... lol

I've used both approved and non-approved. Last week I used an approved one, we flew to Mexico to attend a wedding. My bag didn't make the flight (most likely because the TSA had checked it again). Ironically enough the Mexican authorities then took a bolt cutter to it as they had to rummage through my my clothes as well as it had arrived unattended

[belinda63 3,052]

Maybe they think the good ole British chap has some good ole money lying around in his bag? Is your bag unusual in any way? Like bright pink? or have bomb symbols on it? Otherwise I just say it's bad luck.

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from K-1 Progress to General Immigration-Related Discussion Forum~

~Inquiry applicable to many visa processes~

[TBoneTX 46,315]

That infernal outfit swears up & down that bags are searched randomly or as part of a training exercise. It's surprising when my stuff isn't pawed through.

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

I think it must be based on x raying the bags- the only time so far I've had my bags checked was after an archaeology field trip because I had replica prehistoric hunting tools in my case including an atlatl and a bow with stone arrows. Not to mention the digging tools. God knows what they thought when they opened it!

[PhilLuv 43]

You probably have your name on their 'lists' - could be your travels triggered 'special' treatment by the system.

[bigdog 377]

Its nice to be wanted and you are keeping them away from the rest of us.

Edited November 17, 2013 by bigdog

[Ron-Tanya 23]

WOW some of the things people think?? When a airline is checking in passengers TSA does not have time to look at the bag tag to see who it belongs to. The only time your bag is searched is when the xray can not determine what an item is. Then the bag is opened and item looked at. Guns are legal to carry in checked bag as are other weapons. Now a bowling ball will cause your bag to be opened as the xray can not see thru it. GET THE PICTURE?? So if you are carrying something that shows up on the screen obpeke it will be searched and looked at.