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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 5:59 am
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Originally Posted by goback
I have an old US student visa in my passport (Australian) that has on one occassion caused some excitement by an ID checker who thought I had overstayed the visa. It took quite some time to get the message across that I was in the US on the Visa Waiver programme, but it was solved, though I did get a secondary.
Excitement comes from expired ID ===== 3.5 oz. bottle ===== Big Catch ===== Photo on TSA web-site.
Makes all that abuse at check-point Charlie, from frustrated pax (who from their personal experience, probably understand the subtleties of immigration law far better than the ID checker or anyone at the dragnet) worthwhile.
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