From: Kim teu (kim.teu@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 21 2008 - 11:51:33 ARST
Personally, I will tell them I am here to sit for the lab. You are in
bigger trouble if they found out you lie.
Kim
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:55 AM, Jonny English <redkidneybeans@gmail.com>wrote:
> Just tell them you're on vacation or visiting family. Its too hard to
> explain that you're there to sit a CCIE lab, and then all of a sudden the
> rubber glove comes out..... Make sure you have some sort of document that
> says you are working overseas or something to prove that you have paid
> vacation from work, though this shouldn't be needed. On an Australian
> passport you will have no issues getting stamped at the airport unless they
> do a snoop-dogg on you like Australian Immigration :). I got stamped in.. I
> found it quite funny though when the guy interviewing me sounded like he
> just stepped of the plane himself.. he was quite arrogant and I had a hard
> time understanding his broken english so the documentation saying that i
> had
> 2 months annual leave owing came in useful.
>
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> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:41 AM, Con Spathas <ccie19226@googlemail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Gday,
> >
> > I've heard/read some horror stories of people being turned away at US
> > Customs/Immigration due to incorrect paperwork etc.
> >
> > From what I understand I don't need a visa getting into the US on an
> > Australian passport (which has the new-style data chip in it).
> > However what do I tell them when I arrive? If I tell them I'm going there
> > for a lab with Cisco - could that be implied that it's "work" related and
> > subsequently require a visa of some kind?
> >
> > I suppose I'm trying to get a feel from folks who have traveled to the US
> > to
> > sit a lab and what they said to customs officials and wrote on their
> > immigration card.
> >
> > To be honest I'm probably making a mountain out of an ant-hill re this
> but
> > last thing I'd want is to get turned away and miss my chance at sitting
> the
> > lab.
> > My wife is tagging along as well - she has the same style passport.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Con...
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