I was arrested last year for DUI, the charge was reduced to reckless driving. I have been and will be traveling very frequently out of the country. During my past several trips, I was sent to secondary inspection at POE (LAX). After waited there for the officers to process people in front of me (normally takes about 2 hours), I always get released within 10 minutes. I was told that I will have to go through this every single time I return to US until I become citizen. This causes huge inconvenience for me. Does anyone have similar experience? Is there absolutely no way to avoid it? Neither DUI nor reckless driving is inadmissible.
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I have been sent to Secondary Inspection every time upon my return from international travel and I do not have any records (knock on wood), at least none that I know of. Also, I get told that this should not happen to me every time I come back, but it still does. There is no guarantee that you would not be sent to secondary inspection even after you become a citizen. One just has to accept and live with it I suppose, unless someone here knows of a law that can protect us from this inconvenience.
Regards,
Stoned!
Regards,
Stoned!
Triple Citizen
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Yes, do not travel. I am not trying to be funny, just stating the only guaranteed way of not being sent to secondary.
My wife, born and bred in the US, gets sent more often to secondary than me.
I was born in Pakistan and I was last sent to secondary in 2004. It is luck of the draw.
My wife, born and bred in the US, gets sent more often to secondary than me.
I was born in Pakistan and I was last sent to secondary in 2004. It is luck of the draw.
cafeconleche
Registered Users (C)
Yeah, it's often arbitrary. I have never been sent to secondary (traveling on an RTD and RP). I have not even been randomly searched, and I am a South Asian male like Triple Citizen. Who knows why. My German girlfriend HAS. Haha. Oh well.
gc_wait_485
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Based on my experience, you can be sent to 2nd Inspection randomly. 3 previous travels were ok, but not at this time.
I waited for ~ 20 minutes.
officer: "So many moons ago, you got a record"
me: "yes, it was a misdemeanor"
officer: "what was the outcome?"
me: "I paid a fine"
officer: "No more troubles after then?"
me: "Yes, I am clear since then"
officer: "ok. have a good day"
Not very interesting conversations, but was very short and quick.
I waited for ~ 20 minutes.
officer: "So many moons ago, you got a record"
me: "yes, it was a misdemeanor"
officer: "what was the outcome?"
me: "I paid a fine"
officer: "No more troubles after then?"
me: "Yes, I am clear since then"
officer: "ok. have a good day"
Not very interesting conversations, but was very short and quick.
gc_wait_485: are you saying your 3 previous travel were ok even with the record? did you provide your fingerprints then?
It generally takes 10-15 minutes for the officer to process my case but the wait time depends on how many people are in front of me. It can take up to 3 hours if there are 5 people in front.
It generally takes 10-15 minutes for the officer to process my case but the wait time depends on how many people are in front of me. It can take up to 3 hours if there are 5 people in front.
gc_wait_485
Registered Users (C)
Yes, that is correct. 3 previous travel were ok even with the record, and fp was done always.