I'm confused about where this list is coming from? Is he applying for a visa? This sounds like something to do with a visa application.
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Tourist VISA. Everything I listed came through the travel agency.
Honestly I think this is a bit exaggerated. I think that this list describes pretty much the worst case scenario that still results in you entering the country in the end. There's no way they interview every tourist flying in from Europe for two hours.
As far as I know it is also not a requirement to list all of your birthmarks or use the same attire in the visa application photo as the one you're traveling in. These are just "good ideas" that the travel agency think will reduce your chances of being rejected at the border.
I haven't personally traveled to the US after 2025, but I know people who travel regularly (for work though, not tourism). They've complained about a ton of other things, but they haven't mentioned border checks or ICE being weird in any way.
Edit: As an aside, I traveled to the USA just before Trump was inaugurated. I'm from Iran, so naturally I was interviewed at the border. Dude asked me if I was an IRGC member. I said no. He was just so fucking happy and immediately told me to have a nice trip. As I was walking away, he had to call me back to the desk to answer a few more questions that protocol demanded (like, how much cash are you carrying and are you bringing in weird seeds).
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It's much more dangerous than it has been in the past for sure, but it's also massively overblown. They'll probably be perfectly fine. For every story you hear there's thousands upon thousands of people coming and going with no incident that just doesn't get talked about because it's boring.
Be safe and cautious at the air ports and at customs, but past that it's fine.
Money really helps. I just met a British-English speaking New Zealand-born Indian woman a few weeks ago who was here working for a large multinational. She's traveled all over the U.S. and will be here for about two more years, she said she's having a blast. Granted she spoke perfect English with a lovely British accent so YMMV but resources and calls you can make help a lot. Money is the great equalizer in the U.S.
That list is scary as fuck.
So are the USA, to anyone watching what's going on.
Agreed.
Extremely dangerous
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I wouldn't worry about being tan here, we are diverse. And I don't borrow trouble. But those requirements are insane for someone just visiting.
If it's for work and he has the return ticket he'd probably be fine - our European/Asian/Australian employees have been coming here for meetings no problem but -
They land in Tampa or Orlando not Miami or Jax
They have round trip tickets and an agenda for what they will be doing (not an hour by hour thing, but a purpose for being here)
I don't think there will be trouble but why risk it, and why not vote with your dollars or Euros and not come? That is the only language the fuckers at the top speak.
(I do not think it's nice to say Caucasian is a standard human though)
you'll be fine. just print your return ticket and don't use your phone while in the customs line.