CBP secondary screening codes
Aug 13, 2013 | 10:41 am
#16
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CBP secondary screening codes
I had the misfortune once to say that not everything belongs to me in my baggage (wife's clothes) = automatic secondary every time + denied GE. I usually enter from YYZ bimonthly and they just put my passport and card in a yellow folder. While at other POE the codes vary, there's usually an S ( for secondary I assume).
Canadians use different codes every time.
Canadians use different codes every time.
Sep 2, 2013 | 6:55 am
#17
Join Date: Oct 2011
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I dont think there are official codes - what they write depends on the local airport. Sometimes they write 1 or 2 - turned out to be inspection rooms in that particular airport. If they write anything - you bet you are being send to secondary! The leave notes in the computer for the next person to read and the "codes" really mean nothing.
Jul 13, 2021 | 5:53 am
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What are the different color folders? I’m going to guess that the green one is for agricultural inspection? What are the yellow and red ones for? More serious things?