Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
We drove to Quebec City last weekend. The Canadian customs lady at the rural Vermont crossing was professional and quick. She just asked a few questions, didn't leave her little booth, and waved us through.
Coming back to the USA at the Jackman, ME crossing, we were descended on by three CBP guys in bulletproof vests. They asked the same few questions multiple times, while one of them watched and the other opened our bags and went through everything. They even had us turn the car off. We both have Global Entry, and even without that I'm surprised. Is this the new standard? Or is it just an artefact of crossing at a small rural point?
I've run into this at both a smaller rural crossing and a much-used crossing when I had NEXUS. I prefer to cross in the very early morning hours when traffic is light. I chalk it up to boredom - or practice. Never encountered anything like it driving into Canada.