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Old Nov 23, 2016 | 4:44 pm
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Originally Posted by jkuok
So lets say I am living in country X and if I travel to country Y I could answer my trip is for business or I am here to sight see

But what if I hold a country Z passport and I am going to country Z?

Should I tell them

1) Assuming like I normally answer I am here to sight see, visit family or for business?

2) I am settle/working in country X (most likely their next question is why are you coming back to country Z which leads back to 1)


Now this is where it get really complicated... for me

What if I travel from country X to Z every 2 weeks for 2 weeks work related, would your answer change?

What I am confused is rather the officer is asking me what is the purpose of my trip to country X or what is the purpose of my trip to country Y?
The problem is that country X has a different immigration policy than country Y but only if you're going to country to country G or immigrating from country L to country D via country F on a plane owned by country A which is sublet by a Joint Venture between country H and country C.

How about naming the countries so your post makes sense? As others have stated, rule #1 is don't lie. Rule #2 is don't make confusing statements. Either to immigration or to us.
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