Originally Posted by tanja

Years ago when my then american husband travelled the following would happen.

We lived in Sweden and travelled to USA to vistit his family.

One immigration officer told us that they did not like that I was swedish married to an american.
Since I had not immigrated I had to go in line as a tourist.
Customs had problems to since we were a family.
They also thought I would immigrate just beacuse my husband was american.
Later I did immigrate. Now there were other issues when we travelled to visit my family back in Sweden depending in what state we landed. Some states have just one line for US citizents and legal residents. Other have lines for US citizents and then legal residents/tourists.

Now they did not like again that I was swedish/legal resident and in another line. That cause it caused problems with my US husband and customs. Agains we were a family and have to travel as one.
So it all depends on the immigration and custom agent you get at the time.