US to introduce extreme vetting for tourists

[Wales-Bales]

"The State Department will publish new rules this week that would require most visitors and immigrants to the U.S. to turn over their recent social media histories, carrying out one of President Trump’s key security enhancements from his extreme vetting executive order.

Travelers would also be asked to list previous phone numbers, email addresses and international travel during the previous five years, and to detail any immigration problems they’ve had, whether with the U.S. or elsewhere."

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...rists-social-/

[Wales-Bales]

It's probably a good time to give up all this social media shite, it's more trouble than it's worth.

[cyril evans awaydays]

"The State Department will publish new rules this week that would require most visitors and immigrants to the U.S. to turn over their recent social media histories, carrying out one of President Trump’s key security enhancements from his extreme vetting executive order.

Travelers would also be asked to list previous phone numbers, email addresses and international travel during the previous five years, and to detail any immigration problems they’ve had, whether with the U.S. or elsewhere."

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...rists-social-/

Haven't the Mercers already done that for him?

[light up the darkness]

If CCMB is classed as social media there are a few posters on here who might never be allowed into the USofA 🎣

[Louth]

The US is paranoid. Its a sign of bigger things to come.

I wouldn't dream of visiting Trump's America.

[Wales-Bales]

If CCMB is classed as social media there are a few posters on here who might never be allowed into the USofA ��

Name names!

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Name names!

I'm off to the Land of Lunacy next month.

[Wales-Bales]

I'm off to the Land of Lunacy next month.

Just in time

[cyril evans awaydays]

I'm off to the Land of Lunacy next month.

Where, the Politics Forum?

[Badly Ironed Shirt]

If CCMB is classed as social media there are a few posters on here who might never be allowed into the USofA 🎣

Surely they can get this data easily anyhow - right Zuckerburg?

[jon1959]

I was thinking about visiting the USA soon - we always put it off until we were 'older'. We are now 'older'.

My experience of the USA so far is Bangor (Maine) airport and Atlanta Airport (twice) and neither was much of an advert for Trumpland.

I'm not impressed by key security enhancements and extreme vetting - but we have been to Russia in the last 5 years so assume we will just be waved through?

[blue matt]

its been a option on your ESTA for a while now

[Joe Gillis]

I'm off to the Land of Lunacy next month.

Me too, I love America but absolutely hate US Customs. They really need to go on charm offensive courses, absolutely the worst part of any US trip.

[blue matt]

Me too, I love America but absolutely hate US Customs. They really need to go on charm offensive courses, absolutely the worst part of any US trip.

Best Customs Officer / Border control entry in in Dublin airport ( the US have a section and its set-up as a US entry point, you get of the plane as a US internal passenger ) our 3 times though Dublin have been outstanding, the first time a guy called Brad was so unlike the " norm " that we had to fly though again the next year to check it wasnt a fluke, it wasnt, now we aim to fly through Dublin just for that reason

[NYCBlue]

"The State Department will publish new rules this week that would require most visitors and immigrants to the U.S. to turn over their recent social media histories, carrying out one of President Trump’s key security enhancements from his extreme vetting executive order.

Travelers would also be asked to list previous phone numbers, email addresses and international travel during the previous five years, and to detail any immigration problems they’ve had, whether with the U.S. or elsewhere."

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...rists-social-/

This story is nonsense.

[Louth]

Best Customs Officer / Border control entry in in Dublin airport ( the US have a section and its set-up as a US entry point, you get of the plane as a US internal passenger ) our 3 times though Dublin have been outstanding, the first time a guy called Brad was so unlike the " norm " that we had to fly though again the next year to check it wasnt a fluke, it wasnt, now we aim to fly through Dublin just for that reason

US customs treat travellers as the enemy.

[Badly Ironed Shirt]

This story is nonsense.

Of course it is. All of this is easily monitored anyway.

[light up the darkness]

Name names!

Aha

Not falling for that old trick 🤭

[NYCBlue]

Of course it is. All of this is easily monitored anyway.

But only if you can be bothered.

[goats]

Name names!

Bollox im off to Disney in October better be careful what I say about that wonderful country with it’s fine new president.....

[Wales-Bales]

Bollox im off to Disney in October better be careful what I say about that wonderful country with it’s fine new president.....

Just wear a MAGA t-shirt and hat

[JDerrida]

I was thinking about visiting the USA soon - we always put it off until we were 'older'. We are now 'older'.

My experience of the USA so far is Bangor (Maine) airport and Atlanta Airport (twice) and neither was much of an advert for Trumpland.

I'm not impressed by key security enhancements and extreme vetting - but we have been to Russia in the last 5 years so assume we will just be waved through?

When did you go on those three occasions?

Was it Trumpland or Obamaland at those points?

[jon1959]

When did you go on those three occasions?

Was it Trumpland or Obamaland at those points?

True - none of them were when it was Trumpland.

Atlanta was in 2013 (transit both ways to Costa Rica) and Bangor was some time in the early 1990s (refuelling stop outward only en route to Jamaica). So Bush/Clintonland and Obamaland.