Re: US Customs/Immigration when traveling to US for Lab

From: Narbik Kocharians (narbikk@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 21 2008 - 18:58:58 ARST

Joseph,

He never mentioned the size and the sexual preference of the lady, how did
you find out all this information?????

O i know, minimally described problems, the CCIE prep work led you to all
these, correct??

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com>wrote:

> It's all I can do Narbik ;(
>
> Not being a US citizen he didn't have the honor of spitting the water in
> the
> fat lesbian bitch's face
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Narbik Kocharians
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 3:51 PM
> To: Joseph Brunner
> Cc: Huan Pham; Con Spathas; Pavel Bykov; Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: US Customs/Immigration when traveling to US for Lab
>
> Joseph,
>
> John Wayne once said "A man should never apologies".
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Joseph Brunner
> <joe@affirmedsystems.com>wrote:
>
> > Let me apologize to you for our country...
> >
> > Rather than getting tough and mandating our fat lazy civilians take
> > military
> > style fitness and law-enforcement training in response to the 9/11
> attacks,
> > we simply made our airports hell for foreigners and US citizens alike.
> >
> > Don't feel bad; I watched a beautiful young woman have to throw away a
> new
> > bottle of channel no.5 at the SF airport... I'm sure some waddling-fat
> > little TSA penguin took it home... nice perks for $12 an hour, huh?
> >
> > -Joe
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Huan
> > Pham
> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 3:35 PM
> > To: Con Spathas; Pavel Bykov
> > Cc: Cisco certification
> > Subject: Re: US Customs/Immigration when traveling to US for Lab
> >
> >
> > Heheh, .... a funny REAL story (to me, not sure if others find it funny)
> > when
> > I crossed a security check in US, a security lady checked my water bottle
> ,
> > and asked me :
> >
> > - "DRINK IT!".
> >
> > I was a bit supprised, and so I asked her to clarify.
> >
> > - "Do you want me to drink it?"
> > - "YES, DRINK IT", she replied.
> >
> > Althought at that moment, I needed to go to toilet rather than being able
> > to
> > feed in some more water, but there's not much I can do other than
> following
> > her instruction, and good luck to me ... I passed without futher
> questions.
> >
> > I was left wondering what she whould ask if I was carrying a pack of
> large
> > size condom. Would not mind that idea!!!
> >
> > Hahahahah
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 11/22/08, Pavel Bykov <slidersv@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Pavel Bykov <slidersv@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: US Customs/Immigration when traveling to US for Lab
> > To: "Con Spathas" <ccie19226@googlemail.com>
> > Cc: "Cisco certification" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 3:01 AM
> >
> > Horror stories you hear are same horror stories that you hear on your
> local
> > TV.
> > Yes, shit happens, but it doesn't necessarily have to happen to you, now
> > does it?
> >
> > Scott: I myself have been turned away at customs once. One thing is
> correct
> > paperwork, and the other is "doorman syndrome", or whatever it is
> > called,
> > when people just want to abuse their power.
> >
> > Con: With the new online system you don't have to worry anymore -
> > that's the
> > good thing about it.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Con Spathas
> > <ccie19226@googlemail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for all the feedback guys.
> > > Visa Waiver Program reckons we're good to go so hopefully all will be
> > > sweet.
> > >
> > > I'll just have to make sure I pack these bricks of icing sugar and
> > oregano
> > > really well. :-)
> > >
> > > Cheers....
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Scott Morris <
> > > smorris@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > With an Australian passport, you shouldn't have added
> > difficulties. And
> > > > you
> > > > should get in with a tourist visa. Don't give more information
> > than is
> > > > necessary. The chances that a customs person can differentiate
> > TAKING a
> > > > lab
> > > > versus CONDUCTING business is pretty slim.
> > > >
> > > > The bottom line is that you are here to SPEND money. THAT is the
> > > important
> > > > differentiator. ;) business visas are necessary if you are here to
> > earn
> > > > money, or take it away somehow!
> > > >
> > > > Good luck on your lab!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Scott Morris, CCIE4 #4713, JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.
> > > > CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-ER
> > > > Senior CCIE Instructor
> > > >
> > > > smorris@internetworkexpert.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Knowledge is power.
> > > > Power corrupts.
> > > > Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > > Con
> > > > Spathas
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 7:41 AM
> > > > To: Cisco certification
> > > > Subject: OT: US Customs/Immigration when traveling to US for Lab
> > > >
> > > > 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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