Guys,
I found out that we may have to deal with IIO that has no idea about immigration Laws. Read the following:
When the Department of Homeland Security was launched in March 2003, the Customs Inspectors and the Immigration Inspectors merged into one Division named Customs and Border Protection (CBP). However, the Customs and the Immigration Inspections are highly specialized functions and the officers have continued to perform the duties separately. Thus, when one enters the port of entry like the airports, people still deal with customs official for custom clearance and immigration inspectors for immigration admission.
In order for the CBP officials to perform both duties, CBP is creating a new position named "CBP Officer" who will perform both customs inspection as well as immigration inspection. Beginning from October 1, 2003, the travellers will face a few CBP Officers at the airports. These CBP Officers will be new recruits, but by next Spring, all the current immigration inspectors and customs inspectors are scheduled to convert to the CBP Officers. Accordingly, the term "inspector" will become an archaic term.
This move is expected to produce problems for the travellers at initial stages. Immigration inspection involves adjudication of immigration and visa applications and requires a substantial knowledge of immigration laws, rules, and more importantly immigration practices. These bodies of knowledge are not something anyone can learn through a few months of training. The knowledge is gained through the on-the-job training and performance. Since the CBP Officers at the airport who will be converted from Customs Inspectors will have somewhat limited knowledge of the immigration laws, rules, and practices, the travellers may experience unjustified extra procedures or harassment in their application for admission to this country. It is hoped that CBP works out a backup plan such that undesirable denial of justice at the port of entry is minimized. For the fact sheet of this One Face program.
I found out that we may have to deal with IIO that has no idea about immigration Laws. Read the following:
When the Department of Homeland Security was launched in March 2003, the Customs Inspectors and the Immigration Inspectors merged into one Division named Customs and Border Protection (CBP). However, the Customs and the Immigration Inspections are highly specialized functions and the officers have continued to perform the duties separately. Thus, when one enters the port of entry like the airports, people still deal with customs official for custom clearance and immigration inspectors for immigration admission.
In order for the CBP officials to perform both duties, CBP is creating a new position named "CBP Officer" who will perform both customs inspection as well as immigration inspection. Beginning from October 1, 2003, the travellers will face a few CBP Officers at the airports. These CBP Officers will be new recruits, but by next Spring, all the current immigration inspectors and customs inspectors are scheduled to convert to the CBP Officers. Accordingly, the term "inspector" will become an archaic term.
This move is expected to produce problems for the travellers at initial stages. Immigration inspection involves adjudication of immigration and visa applications and requires a substantial knowledge of immigration laws, rules, and more importantly immigration practices. These bodies of knowledge are not something anyone can learn through a few months of training. The knowledge is gained through the on-the-job training and performance. Since the CBP Officers at the airport who will be converted from Customs Inspectors will have somewhat limited knowledge of the immigration laws, rules, and practices, the travellers may experience unjustified extra procedures or harassment in their application for admission to this country. It is hoped that CBP works out a backup plan such that undesirable denial of justice at the port of entry is minimized. For the fact sheet of this One Face program.