That's a landing card for customs declaration purposes.
If you're only going for a holiday (as plooks pointed out), this doesn't change anything for UK citizens.
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If you're only going for a holiday (as plooks pointed out), this doesn't change anything for UK citizens.
Surrey Seagull
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The only thing you fill out on a plane now is the customs declaration form. The visa waiver program form used to be done on the plane but has been replaced by the online ESTA form.
Did mine last week and was still optional.
Anyway, as if they don’t already search social media etc.
Even this is being phased out now
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
Would affect 14.7m people per year.
Funny enough, I'm a fraud investigator whose job it is to do thorough social media investigations.
To do a thorough 5 year search over the 'big 3' profiles would take a full day, two if the subject is an extensive social media poster.
In my 6 years in the role, approximately 80% of people between 18-50 have open social media profiles. That 8-11m people to investigate each year, approximately.
So being very conservative, if one thorough 5 year search takes one day, how many people would the US Gov. Need to employ to complete 8-11m searches each year. Insane.
I loved this bit; "We are constantly working to find mechanisms to improve our screening processes to protect US citizens".
I could think of a few better ways than Facebook stalking in order to protect themselves, though from themselves, and not Johnny Foreigner.
Funny enough, I'm a fraud investigator whose job it is to do thorough social media investigations.
To do a thorough 5 year search over the 'big 3' profiles would take a full day, two if the subject is an extensive social media poster.
In my 6 years in the role, approximately 80% of people between 18-50 have open social media profiles. That 8-11m people to investigate each year, approximately.
So being very conservative, if one thorough 5 year search takes one day, how many people would the US Gov. Need to employ to complete 8-11m searches each year. Insane.
I loved this bit; "We are constantly working to find mechanisms to improve our screening processes to protect US citizens".
I could think of a few better ways than Facebook stalking in order to protect themselves, though from themselves, and not Johnny Foreigner.
Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
ESTA or visa, they can still insist on the password to your phone when you arrive. True in Canada as well.
Nope, ESTA also covers business trips up to 90 days.
So are we all agreed that this thread can be consigned to the Project Fear section now?
GOM
living vicariously
I wonder what uproar and outrage would be provoked if our government decided to do the same for our country.
No always needed a visa [emoji23]
Classic NSC thread. Everyone offering opinion but few have clearly actually read up on which types of visas this applies to.
US immigration is already tiresome enough as it is with its dumb questions. Much more of the same I guess?
maltaseagull
Well-known member
studio150
Well-known member
Really?
How dumb can they be, my password is xxxxxx thank-you password recorded, walk into public area of airport, change password from xxxxxx to yyyyyyy
Is it wise to post your current password on NSC?
Gary Leeds
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- May 5, 2008
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wonder if they will check their presidents social media accounts before he is allowed back in? 
Last few times I've been it's been an absolute doddle using the automatic screening machines.
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brightn'ove
cringe
They don't use it for records, they use it to go through your phone before letting you into the country.