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by henningo
4364 days ago
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>"my current work visa application had been complicated due to a filing mistake" Making a mistake is not an acceptable excuse for these people (even Brad Feld experienced this [1]). Having been in the "backroom" twice I can attest how stressful it is and like many other stories, the lack of information is quite scary indeed. In my case, it was just a secondary screening triggered by me having had a student visa in 2006, a similar type of visa that the Boston bomber had had [2]. The officer told me that anyone who had held a student visa in the past 10 years had to go through this, so I'd imagine a fair few people here must have had the same experience. [1] http://www.feld.com/archives/2013/03/the-joy-of-being-detain... [2] http://blog.ogletreedeakins.com/dhs-orders-verification-of-f... |
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They're not interested in you as a person, nor are they interested in holding anyone. They're entirely interested in detecting fraud and crime, and the people are secondary to that.
When you're in there, keep that in mind. They don't care about you as an individual, in a completely neutral sense. Just take in the surroundings (ever notice that it's just a normal workplace to them? Seems weird, but they're mostly relaxed at the office), and answer questions comfortably and respectfully. You'll be out in good time, depending on the lineup.