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Ilios Meows

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8. My husband has been hassled as a Belgian national.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 10:49 AM

Aug 2015

I'm American but because he holds a Belgian passport, when we visit my family in the states, he always has to go in the 'furriners' line. He has never been detained but has definitely been grilled by CBP. Plus the immigration lines are insane for foreign visitors.

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How America Scares Off Foreign Tourists (xpost from Foreign Affairs) [View all] unhappycamper Aug 2015 OP

It's bad for those of us Americans who try to come back after being abroad for awhile. a la izquierda Aug 2015 #1

I got grilled after being away for a week Spider Jerusalem Aug 2015 #16

It sucks. I can't believe anyone willingly comes here. a la izquierda Aug 2015 #17

enlighten more like. n/t LittleGirl Aug 2015 #19

We're being programmed with fear elias49 Aug 2015 #2

I have seen the future Johnny Noshoes Aug 2015 #3

This happened to my wife in Vermont DFW Aug 2015 #4

good grief, those examples are stupid LittleGirl Aug 2015 #5

Unless you get a supervisor, border guards are the lottery DFW Aug 2015 #10

I know the one of the greatest violinists in the world, Clara-Jumi Kang. pangaia Aug 2015 #6

Here is an article from 2012. German customs struck twice DFW Aug 2015 #11

Interesting...Pretty assinine, if you ask me. pangaia Aug 2015 #14

Completely DFW Aug 2015 #15

I was in Portugal for 3 days last week. pangaia Aug 2015 #22

I don't think they are scared off! Adrahil Aug 2015 #7

My husband has been hassled as a Belgian national. Ilios Meows Aug 2015 #8

Go through LittleGirl Aug 2015 #18

I don't see a problem with these immigration rules. Schneider indeed failed to declare her true underahedgerow Aug 2015 #9

It's not clear that a violation occurred DFW Aug 2015 #12

The article says she was to stay for 4 months. Providing child care in exchange for housing is underahedgerow Aug 2015 #13

Just a quick pedantic point Recursion Aug 2015 #21

That rule is there to prevent human trafficking Recursion Aug 2015 #20