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So, is this a bit like "clubs that have accepted my fake id, thus proving it is genuine"? I'm assuming customs are accidentally accepting passports that were pr

So, is this a bit like "clubs that have accepted my fake id, thus proving it is genuine"? I'm assuming customs are accidentally accepting passports that were printed by internet randos.

aix1 5y ago
Immigration rather than customs[*], but yeah. [*] Customs deal with the flow of things, whereas immigration services deal with the flow of people.
- jtakkala 5y ago
  Correct, and generally known as ‘passport control’ in Europe and many other countries. I think ‘immigration’ is primarily used by English speaking New World countries which historically had large scale immigration (as in, settlement) programs after the world wars—although I don’t have a definitive source for this.
  - aix1 5y ago
    Right, and in the UK we call personnel working at passport control immigration officers: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/immigration-officer https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/immigrat... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_officer#United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_officer#United_Kin...
AutumnCurtain 5y ago
Given the countries they cite as having accepted it (decades ago!) , it looks mostly useful as a tool to check whether a baseline level of border security even exists.