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Well, I suppose the simplest solution is that they declare their passports lost or stolen and ask for new ones before getting to the US. The new passports won'

Well, I suppose the simplest solution is that they declare their passports lost or stolen and ask for new ones before getting to the US. The new passports won't have traces of their entering Iran, and the US will not get their hands on the old passports and never know they were in Iran.

gambiting 8y ago
You can't lie if an official document asks if you've ever been to Iran though. So this could be an issue if ever applying for a green card/citizenship in US.
- aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
  >You can't lie Demonstrably false.
- sk5t 8y ago
  "Gosh, I must have slept through the whole thing!"
  - icebraining 8y ago
    That didn't really matter. The statements are considered false even if you didn't know them to be false.
hiccuphippo 8y ago
Cuban agents used to put the stamp in a separate paper instead of the passport so you don't have trouble if you plan to go to the US later. Not sure if that's needed anymore.
- reaperducer 8y ago
  Ah. That explains a lot. I've gotten these stamps-on-paper before, and never knew why.
- aqme28 8y ago
  Israel does the same thing.
- paulie_a 8y ago
  Before legal travel to Cuba from the US you just needed to not use an ATM which apparently would work. They had no problems making sure you would spend money there and accommodated Americans to not get in trouble.
markonen 8y ago
One of the ESTA questions is > Have you traveled to, or been present in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen on or after March 1, 2011? I wouldn’t recommend answering this or any other CBP question untruthfully.
- jimis 8y ago
  Don't you have the right to remain silent and not answer?
  - gambiting 8y ago
    Sure, if you are American. If you're not, then you will be simply denied entry if you refuse to answer.
  - travelbuffoon 8y ago
    It's hard to be silent towards an online checkbox.
  - irrational 8y ago
    Sure, and they have the right to put you on a plane to somewhere else.

gambiting 8y ago

You can't lie if an official document asks if you've ever been to Iran though. So this could be an issue if ever applying for a green card/citizenship in US.

aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
>You can't lie Demonstrably false.
sk5t 8y ago
"Gosh, I must have slept through the whole thing!"
- icebraining 8y ago
  That didn't really matter. The statements are considered false even if you didn't know them to be false.

hiccuphippo 8y ago

Cuban agents used to put the stamp in a separate paper instead of the passport so you don't have trouble if you plan to go to the US later. Not sure if that's needed anymore.

reaperducer 8y ago
Ah. That explains a lot. I've gotten these stamps-on-paper before, and never knew why.
aqme28 8y ago
Israel does the same thing.
paulie_a 8y ago
Before legal travel to Cuba from the US you just needed to not use an ATM which apparently would work. They had no problems making sure you would spend money there and accommodated Americans to not get in trouble.

markonen 8y ago

One of the ESTA questions is > Have you traveled to, or been present in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen on or after March 1, 2011? I wouldn’t recommend answering this or any other CBP question untruthfully.

jimis 8y ago
Don't you have the right to remain silent and not answer?
- gambiting 8y ago
  Sure, if you are American. If you're not, then you will be simply denied entry if you refuse to answer.
- travelbuffoon 8y ago
  It's hard to be silent towards an online checkbox.
- irrational 8y ago
  Sure, and they have the right to put you on a plane to somewhere else.