German teens traveling to US jailed and deported after loosely planned vacation deemed ‘suspicious’

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• wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Isn’t it pretty normal for a lot of countries to require proof of prearranged room and board, in addition to departure flights, to utilize tourist visa?

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  • realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The article doesn't explicitly say that, but it did say the authorization they tried to use only typically covers visits lasting a few days, not several weeks...

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    • nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      “WHO SHOULD APPLY? Your travel is for 90 days or less”

      esta.cbp.dhs.gov

      I’d say 5 weeks is well within the scope of esta.

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  • nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ve traveled a lot, and it’s pretty common to have to specify your place of residence on your entry card. i remember my guide book telling me to just pick some place you intend to stay from their accommodations section.

    but I have never been asked to document my full stay as long as you can show an exit ticket within the allowed time frame.

    once I went to Thailand, planned on traveling there and down to Singapore later - as the flight back from Singapore was later than my allowed time in Thailand I was forced to buy an early enough flight to Singapore on site. so yes, there are all kind of requirements in all kind of places - but they can be handled in much better ways than what this article is describing.

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  • viking@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Some do, some don’t. The US however requires no such thing from EU citizens.

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    • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Gotcha, thanks. I’m by no means a globe trotter, but I believe the few countries I’ve traveled to had those stipulations in the fine print of their tourist visa requirements. Though I only recall the departure dates actually being actively verifiedby customs, and not the room/board part.

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  • Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Typically wealthy nations require it from people from poor nations. When I travel overseas as an American, I’ve never had to show proof of anything. It’s to make sure people aren’t just trying to immigrant to the other nation illegally

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