Re:The time I was turned away from China
by Taniwha on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:00AM
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Then why do you bother people who overstay their visas? And people who don't but because you don't stamp their passports when they leave can't prove they acted legally when the INS screws up?
Re:The time I was turned away from China
by bzbarsky on Monday November 27, 2017 @09:11AM
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For people on a temporary visa, I guess exit passport control can make sense. For people holding the country's passport, it just doesn't.
As far as that goes, I've had my passport not be stamped plenty of times on leaving countries that _do_ have exit passport control (e.g. France), so the problem you describe is present even there.
Alternately, it's none of the US government's business when people leave the country. It's always struck me as really weird that other countries make you effectively ask for permission to leave...