Originally Posted by
ralfp
Does it count if you don't clear customs/immigration? Say for a MR, if you never "enter" the country, have you been there?
How about a walk around the table at the DMZ? Does that have to be declared as an entry into the DPRK?
In terms of clearance, I would definitely disclose such a trip as foreign travel, even if you didn't actually clear customs. Explain that to the investigator or your FSO and explain it was for a mileage run (and perhaps what a MR is). To not disclose it as foreign travel risks making the government feel you're concealing something.
Better to give too much info, IMHO, and let them sort it out.