From: Narbik Kocharians (narbikk@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Nov 22 2008 - 18:47:45 ARST
Guys all of these can be fixed by changing your passport, all you need to do
is tell them that you lost your passport and have them issue a new one.
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Rich Collins <nilsi2002@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm American and was born in the US but have seen way back in the
> early 90's. I had visited Pakistan as a tourist in the mid 80's for 6
> weeks. Anyway during any period of heightened airport security I
> would be always quizzed about that visa - questions such as whether I
> met anyone during that visit. I couldn't tell them that it was
> unbelievable the number of people I met and gotten to know at least
> fleetingly. That quizzing continued until that particular passport
> expired.
>
> -Rich
>
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:24 PM, <sheherezada@gmail.com> wrote:
> > You will be fine, don't worry.
> >
> > However, I can't refrain telling the story of my first seeing an US
> > customs officer. The purpose of my visit was attending Cisco Live in
> > Orlando. Two years before I was working for IBM, and they sent me to
> > Pakistan for a week (actually, I volunteered, but this is another
> > story). When the officer saw my Pakistani business visa, he turned
> > white. After 22 hours travel time, the dialogue was like this: "What
> > is the purpose of your visit?" [blah blah blah Cisco conference]"
> > "What's your profession?" "Network engineer." "Did you say Chemical
> > engineer?"... After two more lines like this, he left he left his
> > desk, probably consulted his boss who probably told him that if I had
> > some paramilitary training in Pakistan, they would not have sent me to
> > the US two years after... Anyway, I was not allowed to stay not even
> > one more day past conference closure... Next time I was in the US, I
> > had no problem, but the officer still stared at my Pakistani visa
> > ("Oh, I see you visited Pakistan")...
> >
> > My point is that there is always a chance to meet an overzealous
> > brain-washed officer. You can't control this. It just happens all
> > over the planet.
> >
> > Good luck with your exam!
> >
> > Mihai
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:41 PM, 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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