Posted by pseudoname on May 29, 2006, at 10:37:40
In reply to The customs in Canada, posted by pseudoname on May 26, 2006, at 15:06:47
The point where I drove across is a toll bridge. On the way into Canada, you pay at the U.S. toll booths, which are part of the same buidling as the U.S. Customs booths.
On my way back into the U.S., I thought it was funny that the U.S. officer didn't ask me HOW LONG I'd been in Canada, just WHERE I'd been. But then I noticed all the cameras that were positioned in the lines for the toll booths.
They probably filmed by license plate and my picture as I paid my toll on Friday. Then on Monday, the customs officer just had to type in my license plate number (also visible on his cameras) to see when I went over and what I looked like and that I was alone, etc.
That, more than anything, may be why I didn't have any trouble at customs coming back into the U.S.
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