Originally Posted by
bluenotesro
I'd tell the CBP it's none of her 'bleeping bizness' how I can afford a trip around the world...
These people really pizzzzzzz me off sometimes....stupid questions that have nothing to do with someone being admissable or not...yeah, yeah I know they are trying to check if someone is lying but whether or not I can afford my trip is NOTFB!
You're not actually correct on this point. There have been several detailed discussions on this point, but the short version is that the CBP officer actually has a lot of latitude in terms of the questions that can legitimately be asked of an inbound passenger, especially a non-US citizen. Asking about who purchased the ticket the passenger traveled on, and the line of work the passenger is in certainly fall within these legitimate questions.
Annoying, but true
