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Rigamarole
Joined: 29 Mar 2006
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 Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: Laptops going to the U.S. |
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Hi.
I'm going to the U.S. tomorrow to visit family and am considering just leaving my laptop and iPod here due to the chance of them being confiscated by U.S. border guards.
Just wondering what the chances of this happening are. I don't really have anything on my computer that any normal male wouldn't, but I'd rather not have to worry about not getting my computer returned before I come back to Korea.
Any advice on this issue would be appreciated.
Thanks. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Why would they be confiscated? Millions of people carry notebooks and electronics back home as personal use or business items. Take it. |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| In the dozens of times I've carried laptops into the U.S. for personal use and for business, I've never had anyone stop me. You're worried about nothing. |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| So long as they can be powered on to show the border guards, you won't have a problem. Thousands of people travel with laptops and Ipods. They are practically essentials in our modern lives. Don't worry about it. |
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madoka
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crossmr
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| On second thought...oh my |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| polonius wrote: |
| So long as they can be powered on to show the border guards, you won't have a problem. Thousands of people travel with laptops and Ipods. They are practically essentials in our modern lives. Don't worry about it. |
I've never had to power one on. Even 10 years ago flying to Britain, I asked, "Don't you want me to turn it on?" and they guy goes, "Why?"
Easiest time I've had coming from the US into Canada:
Citizenship?
US.
Purpose of your stay?
Business.
What kind of business?
Gotta go to the corporate office for two weeks.
What for?
Be fucked if I know, man.
Yeah, I hear that! <STAMP> ... Have a good one. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:27 am Post subject: Re: Laptops going to the U.S. |
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| Rigamarole wrote: |
| I don't really have anything on my computer that any normal male wouldn't, |
better leave it home ! |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure about having it confiscated, but I did have one throughly searched when I went home in 2007. |
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Rigamarole
Joined: 29 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:17 am Post subject: |
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Just an update here: Texas don't give a fork about your computer.
The woman there looked at my passport and told me to go. I even asked her if she wanted me to turn on my computer and she said no. There wasn't even a line behind me to hold up. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Rigamarole wrote: |
Just an update here: Texas don't give a fork about your computer.
The woman there looked at my passport and told me to go. I even asked her if she wanted me to turn on my computer and she said no. There wasn't even a line behind me to hold up. |
considering the level of IQ needed to work at airport security chances are she didn't want to be embarrassed by having someone realize she wouldn't know what she was doing  |
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ppcg4
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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Are you serious? Just bring them. I've flown with my MacBook, and apparently Apple laptops were banned because of a battery danger.
I've been to the US 4 times with my laptop on a plane, no problems at all. |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Straphanger wrote: |
| polonius wrote: |
| So long as they can be powered on to show the border guards, you won't have a problem. Thousands of people travel with laptops and Ipods. They are practically essentials in our modern lives. Don't worry about it. |
I've never had to power one on. Even 10 years ago flying to Britain, I asked, "Don't you want me to turn it on?" and they guy goes, "Why?"
Easiest time I've had coming from the US into Canada:
Citizenship?
US.
Purpose of your stay?
Business.
What kind of business?
Gotta go to the corporate office for two weeks.
What for?
Be fucked if I know, man.
Yeah, I hear that! <STAMP> ... Have a good one. |
Honestly, I've found it even easier coming to Korea. I just walk up to the guy, fork over my passport, he looks at the date of my last entry/exit, stamps in a new entry permit, and shoves it back to me. Zero words exchanged.
Going home to New Zealand is a whole 'nother story! Bags screened/searched a million times, I get questioned about everything I did while I was away, I get asked over and over about the address on my arrival hard... sigh. |
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