Originally Posted by
Brave New World
As someone who hasn't been to the US, do they also take a photo of you on departure/arrival?
USA has no departure controls. It is up to the airline to make sure you have the right docs for where you are going but otherwise you are free to leave. I have heard that this is sometimes a problem for people visiting the USA on a visa because they can't always prove that they left when they were supposed to, and when they come back they get questioned, but as a US citizen this is only hearsay.