Tick Box Crazy
Aug. 15th, 2006 01:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I am just back from a week-long visit to the USA.
Whenever I travel to the States, I am amazed and amused by the immigration forms one needs to fill in. I am sure that there is something similar to enter the UK or other countries, but the only time I come across these are when I enter the States.
It is a really badly designed form. For instance, you need to sign a portion of the form below a clear line that says “Government Use Only”. It isn't helped by being told that an incorrect form will elad to instand and summary justice. Well, they won't let you in.
But what really amuses me are the questions on the back, including:
I would love to know what they mean by moral turpitude? I have been described as having warped morals – perhaps I should have ticked the “yes” box.
And who on earth would ever tick “yes”? Has a terrorist plot ever been foiled because the would-be terrorist was honest enough to tick “yes”?
There is also a customs declaration form to fill in.
Amongst the questions on this one are:
Without a timeframe? So sometime, I was on pasture land (indeed, two weeks before my flight I was on pasture land!). But I still ticked “no”...
Whenever I travel to the States, I am amazed and amused by the immigration forms one needs to fill in. I am sure that there is something similar to enter the UK or other countries, but the only time I come across these are when I enter the States.
It is a really badly designed form. For instance, you need to sign a portion of the form below a clear line that says “Government Use Only”. It isn't helped by being told that an incorrect form will elad to instand and summary justice. Well, they won't let you in.
But what really amuses me are the questions on the back, including:
Have you ever been arrested or convicted for an offense or crime involving moral turpitude… or are seeking entry to engage in criminal or immoral activities?
Have you ever been or are you now involved in espionage or sabotage; or in terrorist activities; or in genocide; or between 1933 or 1945 were involved…with Nazi Germany or its allies?
I would love to know what they mean by moral turpitude? I have been described as having warped morals – perhaps I should have ticked the “yes” box.
And who on earth would ever tick “yes”? Has a terrorist plot ever been foiled because the would-be terrorist was honest enough to tick “yes”?
There is also a customs declaration form to fill in.
Amongst the questions on this one are:
I am bringing in … disease agents… soil or have been on a farm/ranch/pasture?
I have been in close proximity to livestock…
Without a timeframe? So sometime, I was on pasture land (indeed, two weeks before my flight I was on pasture land!). But I still ticked “no”...