I can tell you if any of us did any of those things on the US side, we would be spending he evening in jail.
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Border crossing prob.From the other side
- Thread starter Wingboy
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I have always wondered what shows up on the passport scan as it links to your SIN IIRC and there can be interesting links. Radiation exposure if you ever worked in a nuke plant or as mentioned cleared into a security situation. I was OKed for a US embassy once but haven't done anything there recently.
The last time I crossed I dropped the bike at the booth. Thought the side stand was down but nope. I got through without a problem. She probably thought I was too dumb to be a terrorist.
Happened to me once or twice.. They were more interested in how much we spent on the other side of the border.. Zero questions about weapons, terrorists or aliens, but spending was the big ticket item
Now, we have been detained for interrogation when we went on business trips, but that's a rule, more of an exception.. When you take a pickup truck loaded with a generator, spools of wiring, electrodes, transmitters and receivers and you say you're going on business, that's bound to raise a few eyebrows. In every case, they'd ask us the same questions, we'd answer them and they'd send us on our way after 30-60min.
I was a recipient of a detailed luggage search and patdown at the Miami airport (and I was only connecting).. However, having been to a farming community (thus exposed to diesel fuel and fertilizer, as explained by the DHS supervisor who was doing the patdown), I did set off some bells and whistles from some monstrosity manufactured by GE. The supervisor was very professional, but his underling would lose a mental match against a turnip. While I was glad he was handling the case, after seeing the underling in action, I've avoided any unnecessary travel to/through/over the U.S. In any case after they've learned that I'm not a "terrorizer" (along with learning the layout of my genitalia), they let me get back to Canada.
At our airports, the only times I've been set aside was when I'd declare more booze or tobacco than I'm allowed to. They'd just scan my luggage and send me on my merry way.
I haven't gone over in over 10 year, the last two times I did the us border guard took everything out of my car and even told me he could tell that one of the panels was removed recently to fix the broken rear tail gate lock (which was faulty logic because you would expect that the lock would be fixed).
Coming back it's always been easy, usually waived through, only time they wanted to see anything in the car was when it was questionable if we had been over 48 hours (barely) and we'd been to the duty free. as soon as canada customs saw the receipt for gas from when we left (on the canadian side) we were good to go... which reminds me, next time i spend any time in the usa I'll have to buy somethign to get a receipt to prove crossing time.
On a side note it is funny that under 21 can not buy alcohol on the us side but can import it in to canada on the canadian side...
Coming back it's always been easy, usually waived through, only time they wanted to see anything in the car was when it was questionable if we had been over 48 hours (barely) and we'd been to the duty free. as soon as canada customs saw the receipt for gas from when we left (on the canadian side) we were good to go... which reminds me, next time i spend any time in the usa I'll have to buy somethign to get a receipt to prove crossing time.
On a side note it is funny that under 21 can not buy alcohol on the us side but can import it in to canada on the canadian side...
Nope
Never an issue
Even when pulled in with 3 bikes in tow
Simple questions asked = Simple answers given and on our way
Hell
Last time I rode back from Miami I was asked where you coming from?
Miami
Any Cocaine?
NO!
Passport handed back and told to Have a nice day
Last year coming back from a trip, 1AM, Peace Bridge, no questions, no passport check, no nothing. Wife, me, 3 kids sleeping. Only thing he said: have a safe trip.
In Aug of '02 I crossed into MN from northern Ontario and then back again at the same crossing. Both times the agent just stuck his hand out of the window and waved us right through without even stopping. Barely had a chance to slow down.
The only real problem (other then agents with just bad attitudes) that I have had crossing into the US was at Detroit. This guy started out with a bad attitude and it only got worse. I was very polite and answered all of his multiple repeating questions correctly and honestly. Secondary inspection. They pulled my car apart, sniffed by the dog, nothing found. Then they did the under car inspection. Noticed my newish fuel tank (6 weeks old) and wanted me to produce the receipt for it. Got offended when I told him that I don't normally carry all of my receipts with me. Finally let me through. That was 2 hours well spent. Prick must have tagged my plate because when I returned, I immediately got pulled for another search on the Canadian side. Although it was much quicker and less invasive and the CBP agents were apologizing for the inconveience the whole time.
Never had an issue with Canada customs. Always friendly, cheerful (for the most part) and reasonable. The American side... not so much. They seem to start with a negative tone and it never gets better.
I cross, usually at the Rainbow bridge, several times a year. I've never had a problem, knock on wood. Even went down with friend of my kids in the car, with no problems. Once US Customs asked my daughter's friend; 'are you being kidnapped?'. She laughed, said no, passports back, have a nice day. . . . Play nice, and they play nice back.
Great find! Ahahaaha!!
zeniceguy
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I cross all the time and never get a hassel on any side.(always cross at queenstone/lewiston)
last time I crossed at the rainbow bridge and had no issues with the us side but was hasseled prety bad by a very loud mouthed im in charge woman on our side.
if its the same chick I could see it.
last time I crossed at the rainbow bridge and had no issues with the us side but was hasseled prety bad by a very loud mouthed im in charge woman on our side.
if its the same chick I could see it.
Nope. One US agent was a teeeeeny bit annoying, but I got past him without issue. However, I have an advantage, I've got a face that could never be guilty of anything ...
silverbullet132
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once i got let through with a 50cc in the back, the only paperwork being a credit card receipt L O L
they did see it, took the vin down etc
they did see it, took the vin down etc
You could also talk about:
- Gun control
- Removing Christianity as the major religion in America
- Criticize American wars as being illegal
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