FBI agent showing up at my doorstep this morning

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windywd

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ok. ladies and gentlemen,

here is something important: when you go to international trip, if you are e-checking in, the airline will ask you to input your passport information. for those holding RTD, the "issuing country" should be the country of origin, NOT "UNITED STATES".

normally, you won't have a problem because they swipe your RTD at the airport. for those, like me, using expedited check-in, we have to give that info to airlines, be sure to do so. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR RTD, THERE IS A THREE DIGIT CODE REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AS PART OF THE CODE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONTPAGE.

anway, FBI was friendly and soon figured out the issue after I showed them my RTD. "Have a good day." they will match the passport info to any records they have in their database and analyze within 15 days. they are doing their job quite effectively, amazing!
 
windywd said:
ok. ladies and gentlemen,

here is something important: when you go to international trip, if you are e-checking in, the airline will ask you to input your passport information. for those holding RTD, the "issuing country" should be the country of origin, NOT "UNITED STATES".

normally, you won't have a problem because they swipe your RTD at the airport. for those, like me, using expedited check-in, we have to give that info to airlines, be sure to do so. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR RTD, THERE IS A THREE DIGIT CODE REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AS PART OF THE CODE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONTPAGE.

anway, FBI was friendly and soon figured out the issue after I showed them my RTD. "Have a good day." they will match the passport info to any records they have in their database and analyze within 15 days. they are doing their job quite effectively, amazing!
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That must be a misunderstanding by them because I know for a fact that you can't e-check in international flights. I travel 4-5 times a year domestic and INTL and e-checkin is not allowed. Which airline did u fly from?
 
wantmygcnow said:
That must be a misunderstanding by them because I know for a fact that you can't e-check in international flights. I travel 4-5 times a year domestic and INTL and e-checkin is not allowed. Which airline did u fly from?
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Virgin Atlantic. They do allow you to "DOI" (I forgot the exact wording)... but I still have to show them the passport. They don't swipe it coz the info is already in. (I put it in when in the process of DOI.)

But, take it easy. Nothing really matters, for me. It is just pretty amazing what they've been doing after 9-11.
 
windywd said:
Virgin Atlantic. They do allow you to "DOI" (I forgot the exact wording)... but I still have to show them the passport. They don't swipe it coz the info is already in. (I put it in when in the process of DOI.)

But, take it easy. Nothing really matters, for me. It is just pretty amazing what they've been doing after 9-11.
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They have been indeed doing a lot since 9/11. They are now running the names of long deceased babies against national databases to find people who have stolen their identities.

And the result is very impressive. For four years we have prevented a second act of mass murder on American soil.
 
This is a bit confusing you are saying that people (holding RTD, the "issuing country" should be the country of origin, NOT "UNITED STATES".)

Isn't the RTD issued by the US why would you put your country of origin when its not issued by them it doesnt make sense.
 
eddie_240 said:
This is a bit confusing you are saying that people (holding RTD, the "issuing country" should be the country of origin, NOT "UNITED STATES".)

Isn't the RTD issued by the US why would you put your country of origin when its not issued by them it doesnt make sense.
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Please look at your RTD first. If you are not convince, when you are going on next international trip, ask the airline after they swipe your RTD "What is country it reads into the system?"
 
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