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> It'd be nice if there was an actual global version of the American Global Entry/Nexus/Sentri system You know when invented, that was the purpose of a passpor
by grecy 8y ago
> It'd be nice if there was an actual global version of the American Global Entry/Nexus/Sentri system
You know when invented, that was the purpose of a passport!
Of course, it today's world you have to now pay extra for what used to be include.
- garmaine 8y agoNo, they're not the same thing. GE/NEXUS is a trusted traveller program where they do a full background check on you to see if you are a risk. Passports never provided that; a passport is just a travel document saying who you are, not a bilateral authorization from the security services of both countries that you're not and will not be a security risk.
- grkvlt 8y agoI don't know, mine contains a request from Her Brittanic Majesty's Secretary of State, in the name of Her Majesty, that I should be allowed 'to pass freely without let or hindrance' and says nothing about requiring me to be inconvenienced and held up...