Is traveling to Cuba or Vietnam affecting N400?

sarrebal said:
I understood you, but what if at some point they will want to take a look at your foreign passport? And what if you do it as a LPR with your only passport?
And I am pretty sure that they could see whatever passenger manifest on whatever commercial flight on the planet, especially after 9/11.
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They have no right to look at any of my passports other than the one I'm using for entry, and that's the US passport. Should there be a court order for a search warrant, they can do that, but not on a routine border check. About the passenger manifests, that's a possibility, but that's why I chose Brazil as an example, as its relations with the US are less than optimal and it doesn't share much information with it.
 
Mr Vertigo said:
They have no right to look at any of my passports other than the one I'm using for entry, and that's the US passport. Should there be a court order for a search warrant, they can do that, but not on a routine border check. About the passenger manifests, that's a possibility, but that's why I chose Brazil as an example, as its relations with the US are less than optimal and it doesn't share much information with it.
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What about a secondary inspection?
They don't need a search warrant for that...
 
sarrebal said:
What about a secondary inspection?
They don't need a search warrant for that...
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So you're saying they have the right to ask for any information, however irrelevant to my entry into the United States? Any half-competent lawyer would eat the government alive in court.
 
Mr Vertigo said:
So you're saying they have the right to ask for any information, however irrelevant to my entry into the United States? Any half-competent lawyer would eat the government alive in court.
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I'm not a lawyer, but if sent to secondary inspection, they could definitely search you, I believe.
Anyways, once they prove you have been to Cuba, there's not much left on table for the lawyer to eat...
 
sarrebal said:
I'm already picturing future scenarios.
I will have (and so will my wife when she will be naturalized as an italian citizen) dual citizenship.
I will have to use my italian passport to enter italy or any EU country. No stamps on my US passport (and italian passport for that matter).
I will come back to the US using my US passport and the CBP agent asked me where I was. And he/she sees no stamp in my US passport. The issue will come up, I'm sure. Not that it's illegal and I would ask cuban immigration (hypotetically) not to stamp my italian passport either, but still...
Just playing scenarios here... I'd love to visit Cuba under this regime before it's flooded with american tourists...
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Not having a stamp on your US passport shouldn't raise suspicions with CBP since passports are not always stamped.

IMO, the embargo is an antiquated tool that has done more harm to the people of Cuba than to the Cuban government. And when I see that the US doesn't impose the same travel restrictions with other socialist countries which have recorded human rights abuses (ex:China), it just convinces me more that the embargo doesn't make any sense.
 
sarrebal said:
I'm not a lawyer, but if sent to secondary inspection, they could definitely search you, I believe.
Anyways, once they prove you have been to Cuba, there's not much left on table for the lawyer to eat...
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And they are looking for... what? There has to be reasonable doubt of you doing something illegal, else they wouldn't have the right to search you. I'm not a lawyer either, but it doesn't seem that it would hold up in court if they decided to search you for no reason, found a passport, looked at it and accused you of breaking the law. Courts routinely throw out evidence obtained through illegal means.
 
foureyesimmigra said:
does this affect people who have dual US and Cuban citizenships? or does Cuba not allow this?
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Yes, it does. Cuba does not alow dual citizenship so Cuban-Americans are treated only as Cuban citizens and will not be afforded any protection from the US Embassy. They are allowed to travel once per year, and send a controlled amount of money to family members.
 
Mr Vertigo said:
And they are looking for... what? There has to be reasonable doubt of you doing something illegal, else they wouldn't have the right to search you. I'm not a lawyer either, but it doesn't seem that it would hold up in court if they decided to search you for no reason, found a passport, looked at it and accused you of breaking the law. Courts routinely throw out evidence obtained through illegal means.
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Actually, a case went to a Federal Appeals Court about searches at the port of entry, and the court ruled that they can search anything in your possession without probable cause or a warrant, including the contents of your laptop.

http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=59439&full_skip=1
 
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Here are some tips and info if you travel to Cuba:
1. Don't travel on Canadian or Mexican airlines as they will share their information with americans.
2. Use Cuban airlines, they will never share anything with Americans!

3. Cubans NEVER stamp American passports and I am almost certain they never put entry stamps in any passports. The visa is issued on a separate paper.

4. I you fly out of Cancun, ask them not to stamp the entry stamp when you get there. If you forget, you can always ask when you come back from Cuba. 20 bucks in your passport will guarantee they will not stamp.

5. Bring cigars back! They will pay for your trip. If asked, you bought them in Mexico!

6. If us customs officer ever asks you about cuba, you don't have to answer any of his questions. 5th amendment guys, you don't have to be a witness against yourself.


You'll be surprised how many Americans will be on the airplane.!
 
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