Detained in the US for “Visiting Thailand Too Much”

Re:Detained in the US for “Visiting Thailand Too Much” by grecy on Monday August 26, 2013 @11:52AM (#6277807)

I'm Australian and come in and out of the US quite often. I've spent many years of my life traveling around doing what I want, including 2 years driving from Alaska to Argentina.

> Basically, it's your opportunity to remind them that their job is to sit in a little cube talking to people who are actually out there leading exciting lives

As a foreigner, this is exactly what you don't want to do. Pissing them off is a very, very bad idea. I've had many things said and done to me at the entrance to the US that I'd rather avoid in the future.

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Re:Detained in the US for “Visiting Thailand Too Much” by vowelless on Monday August 26, 2013 @12:13PM (#6277948)

> As a foreigner, this is exactly what you don't want to do.

This is unfortunately correct. The border agent has final say in letting you into the country (regardless of the legitimacy of your documents).

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Re:Detained in the US for “Visiting Thailand Too Much” by kamjam on Monday August 26, 2013 @12:23PM (#6277996)

I'm the same in at the immigration for my own country (UK) but as soon as I set foot in the line-up for any other country, it's "yes sir" and "no sir".

I'm not a tourist, it's my right to enter my own country.

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