Originally Posted by
plunet
I guess an observation you might make is that whilst a country is open for longer stays by having a practical limit of 30days for meds they want to discourage longer stayers who might have complex healthcare needs.
Or you might observe that immigration rules and customs rules created in isolation so whilst immigration decides to allow longer stays the customs people either don't know or don't care or there is something else pushing them to maintain the status quo.
The truth is that it's government. And government is rarely optimised. If they do optimise it's probably to benefit their citizens ahead of temporary visitors. YMMV.
In this case. I think it is more about outdated law.. as mentioned this law is almost 100 years old.. but the thing is they are enforcing it. Either way, it's not just about my complaints about inconveniences. Rather I'm genuinely curious how other people manage it.
In terms of policy.. a standard international 90 days of meds and supplements would lift a huge burden off a lot of people.. residents and travelers alike.. i never heard anyone talking about this before. just trying to raise awareness.