Is it an entire database of your travel history and criminal record and how do immigration officers use it to determine if you can enter or leave a country? What red flags can pop up from your passport photo/bio page? Cheers!
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They are pulling in the information to search databases. Most countries dont share the data, so its what that individual country’s databases have.
Im a heavy international traveler (92 countries in literally scores of trips). Most of the time the passport control guys look only in their database. But every now and then, they start flipping pages to see whats in it and ask questions. Ive only had questions a few times, but apparently all those trips to China can raise suspicion.
But it’s also clear that the US CBP does not have access to many other boarding crossing info, as they rarely have any idea how many borders ive crossed since i do most of the travel by hitting an international gateway and changing itineraries. So as far as the US govt knows, i went to Frankfurt, while i really went to Egypt or Kosovo, etc.
In an episode of some Australian immigration reality TV show, the immigration offer sensed something was up and referred the guy for extra checks.
The supervisor literally Googled the guy’s name and found a news story about a conviction he had. The traveller didn’t declare it on the visa. The supervisor went back to the traveller and made out how he ‘checked on his computer’ and got him to confess.
I was able to see the screen watching a friend when I entered China (Work there) and one thing that popped up was all of the pictures from every time we entered or exited the country.
Does anyone here know if the NZ border control can see my unpaid fines and taxes and deny me international travel, like they claim to?
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