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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work fo... by mandeepj on Friday May 16, 2025 @01:09PM (#44007728)
> My mindset has always been to never give my personal phone for an inspection

Get a burner phone! Upload your entire data to the cloud as well. Either you can store your phone in the check-in luggage or restore your data once you've arrived at your US location.

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work fo... by rane on Saturday May 17, 2025 @03:26AM (#44012653)
So what happens if you just put your phone in the check-in luggage and say you don't have a phone?
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work fo... by AdrianB1 on Saturday May 17, 2025 @07:22AM (#44013502)
Don't lie. If you are caught, very nasty things can happen to you.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work fo... by ulfw on Sunday May 18, 2025 @07:31AM (#44020538)
Or even better, don't go there in the first place. This is madness. How are you just normalising this?
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work fo... by mandeepj on Sunday May 18, 2025 @03:46PM (#44023865)
> So what happens if you just put your phone in the check-in luggage and say you don't have a phone?

Carry a cheap burner phone with you, then.

Related: KPMG, Deloitte Ask Staff to Use Burner Phones for overseas travel -> https://archive.is/lml0L

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