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"topof" wrote in message ... "Jim Davis" wrote in message m... "DevilsPGD" wrote in message news In message (Graz) was claimed to have wrote: They know how many times you have entered, but not necessarily how long you've stayed. Especially if you leave by a land border (where the immigration check - if any - is on the other side). Even if you leave the US by air it's not like anyone stamps or examines your passport before leaving. ????? They examine mine. Every country I leave, stamps my Passport, except Mexico. (and they stamp it occasionally.) I may have to have more pages added before this one gets renewed. Ive NEVER had a single stamp when leaving a country!!! only when entering and im on my second passport in 10 years!! The US is a crap shoot, but I have exit stamps for every European country I've been to, and Canada. |
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"Jim Davis" schrieb
The US is a crap shoot, but I have exit stamps for every European country I've been to, and Canada. I don't need a passport in Europe, but whenever I travel to Canada I only get an entry stamp. I didn't even know that exit stamps exist! Jochen |
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"Jochen Kriegerowski" wrote in message ... "Jim Davis" schrieb The US is a crap shoot, but I have exit stamps for every European country I've been to, and Canada. I don't need a passport in Europe, but whenever I travel to Canada I only get an entry stamp. I didn't even know that exit stamps exist! Jochen Sorry, this is my fault for this misunderstanding. I didn't offer enough information. My situation is different from most, and I just consider it a way of life on the road. I travel with special tools and some very expensive test equipment. Customs in any country is usually 2 stops for me. They're usually thoroughly inspected, and in some countries, I need special work permits. The permits are turned in on exit, and my passport is checked at that time. |
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On 10/4/08 11:04 AM, in article , "topof" wrote: "Jim Davis" wrote in message m... "DevilsPGD" wrote in message news In message (Graz) was claimed to have wrote: They know how many times you have entered, but not necessarily how long you've stayed. Especially if you leave by a land border (where the immigration check - if any - is on the other side). Even if you leave the US by air it's not like anyone stamps or examines your passport before leaving. ????? They examine mine. Every country I leave, stamps my Passport, except Mexico. (and they stamp it occasionally.) I may have to have more pages added before this one gets renewed. Ive NEVER had a single stamp when leaving a country!!! only when entering and im on my second passport in 10 years!! My passport was stamped in and out of Australia. That could have been to check that I had not overstayed my ETA. Once I was stamped into the US but the rest of the time they just compared my photograph to the real me. I really have never been able figure out how they can make a match-up! -- Martha Canada |
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In message "Jim Davis"
was claimed to have wrote: "DevilsPGD" wrote in message news In message (Graz) was claimed to have wrote: They know how many times you have entered, but not necessarily how long you've stayed. Especially if you leave by a land border (where the immigration check - if any - is on the other side). Even if you leave the US by air it's not like anyone stamps or examines your passport before leaving. ????? They examine mine. Every country I leave, stamps my Passport, except Mexico. (and they stamp it occasionally.) I may have to have more pages added before this one gets renewed. I only travel between Canada and the US, but in the last 20 or so flights and dozen or so land crossings I've been stamped once on entry into the US, and no customs/border agent has ever looked at my passport when leaving. |
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In message "Jim Davis"
was claimed to have wrote: Sorry, this is my fault for this misunderstanding. I didn't offer enough information. My situation is different from most, and I just consider it a way of life on the road. I travel with special tools and some very expensive test equipment. Customs in any country is usually 2 stops for me. They're usually thoroughly inspected, and in some countries, I need special work permits. The permits are turned in on exit, and my passport is checked at that time. Ahh, that would do it. Without some sort of special circumstances (work permit probably counts), you don't normally need to talk to any gov't employee beyond airport security to leave Canada or the US. |
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"DevilsPGD" wrote in message ... In message "Jim Davis" was claimed to have wrote: Sorry, this is my fault for this misunderstanding. I didn't offer enough information. My situation is different from most, and I just consider it a way of life on the road. I travel with special tools and some very expensive test equipment. Customs in any country is usually 2 stops for me. They're usually thoroughly inspected, and in some countries, I need special work permits. The permits are turned in on exit, and my passport is checked at that time. Ahh, that would do it. Without some sort of special circumstances (work permit probably counts), you don't normally need to talk to any gov't employee beyond airport security to leave Canada or the US. Out of all my travels around the world, Canada is simply the worst for me. They don't like outsiders coming into their country to work. I have to show Immigration a letter of introduction from my company, a work request letter from the receiving company, and my work orders. Then comes the big question "What can you do that one of our people cannot do?" Then I can count on an extra hour or two filling out requests, and getting the permits. It's no skin off my butt. The extra time and expenses are billed to the Canadian customer anyway. |
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On 10/3/2008 12:46 PM Jim Davis did a "happy dance", then made these
writings: "Hatunen" wrote in message ... On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:04:24 +0100, "topof" wrote: And if your credit card was stolen and used youd be the first one to complain that no one asked for ID when the purchases were made!! Nonsense. When an American credit card is stolen you, the cardholder , are not responsible for any charges run up by the thief. My wallet got lifted on the Paris Metro ten years ago. The thieves used my credit card to run up about $600 in purchases, but I was not responsible for any of it. You're 100% right, but it's the principal of it all. My wife's CC's were stolen and thousands of $$ were rung up. We were covered, but I'm ****ed that the person got away with it. And to top it all off, the charges were local, and no ID was checked at any of the stores. Radio Shack was the largest at $4,000.00, and they never asked for ID. Actually, if you check your contract you're responsible for charges until the time you report the CC lost or stolen. That's why it's so critical to report the loss of a credit card immediately! There are exceptions to this policy as some of you may find. On my Discovercard and VISA both contracts support my claim. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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On 10/3/2008 12:14 AM MI did a "happy dance", then made these writings:
On 10/2/08 9:06 PM, in article , "AZ Nomad" wrote: On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:50:58 -0400, pltrgyst wrote: I've never had an airline copy information from my driver's license, or ask for it when selling me a ticket or issuing a boarding pass. And that includes United and Southwest among them. Checking ID before issueing a boarding pass is universal. That includes all the airlines. That is true, but they just look at it. They don't record it nor should they. A passport is used to identify someone. Not even immigration officers record it when you enter a country. They look at it and stamp it. Period. In order to print your boarding pass at Northwest or Continental you have to swipe your Drivers License or your passport. This is the case at Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark NJ and Lindbergh International Airport in Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN. I fly in and out of these airports frequently. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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On 10/2/2008 6:38 PM Patrick Hernan did a "happy dance", then made
these writings: I stayed at a major hotel in Las Vegas recently. At check-in they wanted a credit card and picture ID. I gave them a credit card and my driver's license as an ID. Before I knew it she entered my driver's license number into the hotel computer. This has never happened to me before. When I objected she said "everybody does it now" but that is certainly not my experience. This really seems like an invasion of privacy in the time of identity theft. I can only imagine how many employees have access to that computer. Even when I travel abroad hotel clerks usually don't take down my passport number. As an American traveling in America this seems outrageous. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Las Vegas with its many casino hotels has a valid reason for taking such information. Reasons a lots of money in casinos draw a criminal element. There is a high percentage of checking out of a hotel without paying. Positive Id and a valid credit card provide a means of keeping recouping some of these funds. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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