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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 7:25 am
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What does the US immigration dude write on my customs declaration?

The US immigration fellow somehow codes customs declarations with something illegible. Recently, I've had a circled "1," "ok," and "chk." I assume this is a message to the customs fellow. Anybody care do decipher the code?
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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 7:53 am
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The circled number is the number of travelers covered by that card. When I'm traveling with my husband and son, for instance, we get a circled 3.

The codes generally refer to where you need to be routed next based on the pre-screen and how you answered the questions on the back. An A written on your card would mean you need to be screened at agriculture, for example.
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