We're just becoming one big dystopia.
When are people going to realise that?
On the other hand, a lot of people that have never experienced something do not even realize that that problem even exists or is real. Maybe experiencing a little bit of difficulty will enrich the vision of those.
Still, I think the point should be that with this pre-approvals you have end up with an easier immigration process and less worries for both sides (less time at immigration and not being turned down in the last moment).
Phone scanning &laptop - it never happened to me, and I’ve been to US 20 times, coming from Poland. But it sucks that this is always in cards :/
Is that part of the ESTA questions these days? I have heard reports but couldn't find a screenshot or similar.
Source: Hispanic that used to travel a lot the US and always got VERY LUCKY! (I should have bought Powerball in the US, for some reason being in the USA gave me luck.
It’s a complex issue but at the end of the day current policies end with people not being treated like humans.
My wife is from another country and the mental tax that going through the US immigration system has had on us took two years to recover from. The entire system is meant to be punitive and humiliating.
I looked it up, and by my reading it does prohibit collection of social media account information. However, it's not clear to me that these protections apply to non-EU residents? Any actual lawyers able to chime in on this?
I guess at worst, any suspicious US citizens will have their internet details collected? Since we do the same to EU citizens, I guess I can't complain, but this creeping global data collection monster really gets under my skin.
The fundamental principle deciding visa restrictions isn't reciprocity, it's power.
I want at least the same treatment for them, incl. pre checks, Information requests like social media accounts, pre registrations and a fee.