Travel

[Anoree]

I was looking forward to a 9 day vacation in the US, touring a bit through Arizona (see the Grand Canyon for example), visit the Electric Daisy Carnival in LA and hopefully meet up with Danielle on a day or two.

It's not to be.

US Customs and Border Protection in Detroit, where I arrived first from overseas, asked me about my intentions in the US. I answered their questions truthfully, as I was expected, and as is the way I am.

Wrong idea. I guess I shouldn't have mentioned the meeting, even though I was asked. All they wanted to know then was how I got to know Danielle, what she does for a living, what we would do (we hadn't fixed anything) and so on.

I guess you all know Danielle and me enough to know we wouldn't do anything illegal. US Customs thought otherwise and sent me right back out of country. How are you supposed to proof that you won't engage in acts you didn't even think of? They didn't have prove for their assumptions, because we weren't about to do what they assumed, but suspicions are enough for them to deny entry into the United States with the Visa Waiver Program I took part.
Now, if I ever want to come into the United States again, I've got to apply for a visa through an embassy.

So, no spontaneous visits to the US for me anymore, and I doubt I'll ever get allowed to meet Danielle.