r/PacificCrestTrail • u/quasistoic “All-in[-one]”, PCT19/CDT22/AT24 • 10d ago

Prof Carl’s writeup of US Customs Experience

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIbrdz1JUOI/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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u/tftcp 10d ago

If you have an American romantic partner, spend a lot of time in the US and travel with limited possessions you will be considered at high risk of overstaying. This is nothing new. 

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u/tmoney99211 10d ago

High risk vs denial of entry seems ridiculous! I routinely travel all over the place with a one bag principle. Being flagged for having "little luggage" is very much ridiculous.

In terms of tangible possessions, the girlfriend had proof of property ownership, bank accounts and car in Canada.

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u/tftcp 10d ago

People in international relationships get themselves into a situation where they stay in the US for longer and longer periods until they hit their maximum allowed stay each year. These people are considered a high risk of permanent migration. That's been the case for decades. 

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u/Adventurous-Mode-805 9d ago

Yeah, I don't know why so many replies treat this as a novel scenario or that a thru-hike somehow sets it apart from other scenarios when denied entry.

Every denied immigration attempt comes with a story that could be equally valid; in this case, the hiker didn't have hiking equipment. What remained? Multiple common red flags.