Originally Posted by
johnduncan123
Thanks to all. I will buy a one way ticket from Mexico to London for some point in Feb.
I have actually just started a business based in the UK. At the moment I am only doing the marketing and building the website and I don't expect to start trading until Feb. I would be going back to the UK in early 2012 to do all the paperwork (registering it for tax and opening a business account). I guess that creates another credible tie to the UK. I will only bring that out if things get really bad though.
Thanks again!
^ ... and if need be, just purchase a fully refundable ticket - if your finances allow it - for onward travel to the UK.
Have been thru this "wringer" many times.
A lot depends on your point of entry - as has been discussed in these threads many a time.
There are good POE's and not so good ones.
I happen to usually live in a West Coast city named fittingly de-Portland for that sole reason and so reflecting the image of our local CBP officers.
They never fail to "wring" me, however my last entry 2 weeks ago at SFO went without any troubles whatsoever and as smooth as I've had in a long time.
Hit and miss
Also, when you're in secondary it's usually exactly as the following quote:
Originally Posted by
B747-437B
Remember, the main thing is to not attract attention to begin with. Once they start poking around in secondary, it is a toss up whether the officer woke up on the right side of the bed that morning.
In my own many secondaries i.e. I've been yelled at terribly when not closing the door behind me properly enough (after a 16 hr red-eye flight), but also been addressed with the utmost respect and kindness.
FWIW .. here's a
thread I started about this subject some time ago.
Wish you Good Luck!