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I don't know if you heard that about the US CBP policy on a news story or something, but there are two forms you fill out for entry as a non-resident / non-immi

I don't know if you heard that about the US CBP policy on a news story or something, but there are two forms you fill out for entry as a non-resident / non-immigrant, an I-192 [1] and upon entry, you get an I-94 record created [2]. Neither of these has anything on it about social media accounts, at all. Perhaps this is simply not a current understanding? [1]: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-192.pdf https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-1... [2]: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form%20I-94%20English%20SAMPLE_Watermark.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CBP%20Form...

mschuster91 3y ago
I'm talking about ESTA, where CBP still wants you to name your social media profiles [1]. And if you use ESTA you automatically agree to waive your right to a review and appeal [2]. And the way I read it, for a more expensive tourist visa B-2 without ESTA I need a Form DS-160 [3] where it is mandatory as well ([4 page 19]), and to put the icing on the cake I can still be rejected by CBP. Oh, and in either case CBP can demand to ransack your phone and keep all data it contains [5]. There was some court decision recently [6] but I'm not sure just how binding this decision is in practice - and even if it were a "voluntary" search on paper, the CBP agent can still reject you for whatever reason with no right to appeal. At least one source claims that this is even the case for US citizens [7]! Absolutely bloody ridiculous. [1] https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ESTA%20and%20The%20Visa%20Waiver%20Program&answerToDisplay=Who%20is%20eligible%20to%20submit%20an%20application%3F https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ES... [2] https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ESTA%20and%20The%20Visa%20Waiver%20Program&answerToDisplay=Who%20is%20eligible%20to%20submit%20an%20application%3F https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ES... [3] https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-... [4] https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/DS-160-Example_11-19-2020.pdf https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/DS-160-... [5] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/18/phone-data-privacy-customs/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/18/phone-d... [6] https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes-history-holding-border-searches-cell-phones-require-warrant https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes... [7] https://informationsecurity.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf1121/files/searches_of_electronic_devices_at_the_border_-_faqs_-_march_2017_0.pdf https://informationsecurity.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toru...
- slowmovintarget 3y ago
  Yeah, that's messed up.

mschuster91 3y ago

I'm talking about ESTA, where CBP still wants you to name your social media profiles [1]. And if you use ESTA you automatically agree to waive your right to a review and appeal [2]. And the way I read it, for a more expensive tourist visa B-2 without ESTA I need a Form DS-160 [3] where it is mandatory as well ([4 page 19]), and to put the icing on the cake I can still be rejected by CBP. Oh, and in either case CBP can demand to ransack your phone and keep all data it contains [5]. There was some court decision recently [6] but I'm not sure just how binding this decision is in practice - and even if it were a "voluntary" search on paper, the CBP agent can still reject you for whatever reason with no right to appeal. At least one source claims that this is even the case for US citizens [7]! Absolutely bloody ridiculous. [1] https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ESTA%20and%20The%20Visa%20Waiver%20Program&answerToDisplay=Who%20is%20eligible%20to%20submit%20an%20application%3F https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ES... [2] https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ESTA%20and%20The%20Visa%20Waiver%20Program&answerToDisplay=Who%20is%20eligible%20to%20submit%20an%20application%3F https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/faq?lang=en&focusedTopic=About%20ES... [3] https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-... [4] https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/DS-160-Example_11-19-2020.pdf https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/DS-160-... [5] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/18/phone-data-privacy-customs/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/18/phone-d... [6] https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes-history-holding-border-searches-cell-phones-require-warrant https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes... [7] https://informationsecurity.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf1121/files/searches_of_electronic_devices_at_the_border_-_faqs_-_march_2017_0.pdf https://informationsecurity.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toru...

slowmovintarget 3y ago
Yeah, that's messed up.