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When you enter the country you get a stamp with your entry date. Doesn't this get checked when you leave, at passport control? I would think at the very least

When you enter the country you get a stamp with your entry date. Doesn't this get checked when you leave, at passport control? I would think at the very least it would raise a huge red flag the next time you try to enter US... I also doubt that any serious employer would hire someone without checking his/her paperwork, outside maybe of seasonal/server jobs.

inflatableDodo 7y ago
>When you enter the country you get a stamp with your entry date. >Doesn't this get checked when you leave, at passport control? Imagine that there is this huge underground market dedicated to solving this problem for you attached mysteriously to the entire US bar industry. edit - this is honestly the only thing that makes sense. I haven't ever done so, but brits working their US holidays and massively over staying visas by years is not uncommon and I can only think of one example of someone who ended up in actual shit.
- Kurtz79 7y ago
  I'm not saying that something like this does not exists (and I know for certain that some people overstay their visas), but it just seems silly to me that people coming from countries with similar quality of life and opportunities as the US would risk getting caught doing something illegal, in a country that is notoriously strict on immigration matters.
  - inflatableDodo 7y ago
    Brits abroad are not commonly stereotyped for their rationality. The USA is basically viewed as a giant theme park.
culturestate 7y ago
The U.S. doesn't have traditional outbound passport control - checks are made electronically when you book a plane ticket and the airlines are given a go/no-go to issue a boarding pass.
- Kurtz79 7y ago
  I must have entered/exited US about a dozen times in the last few years and I always had my passport checked by someone in uniform just before Security, when leaving. Are these people not from Immigration/Border control?
  - rahimnathwani 7y ago
    Nope, they're from the TSA. Their job is to keep the transportation system safe and secure.
  - malaya_zemlya 7y ago
    This is travel document checking by a TSA agent. They don't technically require you to show a passport, but most other acceptable forms of ID are very US-specific. https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

inflatableDodo 7y ago

>When you enter the country you get a stamp with your entry date. >Doesn't this get checked when you leave, at passport control? Imagine that there is this huge underground market dedicated to solving this problem for you attached mysteriously to the entire US bar industry. edit - this is honestly the only thing that makes sense. I haven't ever done so, but brits working their US holidays and massively over staying visas by years is not uncommon and I can only think of one example of someone who ended up in actual shit.

Kurtz79 7y ago
I'm not saying that something like this does not exists (and I know for certain that some people overstay their visas), but it just seems silly to me that people coming from countries with similar quality of life and opportunities as the US would risk getting caught doing something illegal, in a country that is notoriously strict on immigration matters.
- inflatableDodo 7y ago
  Brits abroad are not commonly stereotyped for their rationality. The USA is basically viewed as a giant theme park.

culturestate 7y ago

The U.S. doesn't have traditional outbound passport control - checks are made electronically when you book a plane ticket and the airlines are given a go/no-go to issue a boarding pass.

Kurtz79 7y ago
I must have entered/exited US about a dozen times in the last few years and I always had my passport checked by someone in uniform just before Security, when leaving. Are these people not from Immigration/Border control?
- rahimnathwani 7y ago
  Nope, they're from the TSA. Their job is to keep the transportation system safe and secure.
- malaya_zemlya 7y ago
  This is travel document checking by a TSA agent. They don't technically require you to show a passport, but most other acceptable forms of ID are very US-specific. https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification