General Reports

[Hargow20]

When I was crossing I asked a CBP where photograph info was sent to. He told me that photo is only used to compare it to picture in ID or passport. Seems like line of BS to me.

[Dickus Maximus]

Again it primarily goes by name and can be hell to disassociate yourself with the actual person that is on the list if you ever find yourself in that predicament with the same name. It is a jacked up system really. Representative John Lewis was on the no fly list as well as Senator Ted Kennedy. I even found myself on a list that I can not get off of and even when my senator made an inquiry, the ombudsman told him to go fuck himself. It all started when an officer from border patrol in San Diego called me with questions about Sentry for my car. I told him that I did not know what he was talking about. I do not live in California and did not apply for Sentry for my car. After that my Global Entry was revoked with no explanation and whenever I would fly international, CBP would check me coming and going for about 6 months after. I have been trying to get an answer for 4 years but they will not tell me shit.

Even bench warrants go by name, which I found out the hard way when I used an out of state drivers license for a ticket that I never paid, but was arrested 4 years later for it when I got stopped and used an in state drivers license. I told the cop I thought it went by license number. He said nope, it goes by name.

You can apply for a redress number, which lets them know you aren't the person on the no-fly list. Can't tell you more than that. I have never had to use it. Kind of a bullshit system though when you get banned for your name without any due process. Heavier screening would be ok, but just banning people because they have the same name as someone believed to be dangerous is unreasonable.

[Rambo1969]

The Essential travel restrictions are supposed to end June 20 hopefully. .

Essential travel restrictions extended month by month since March 2020 - they usually get extended a few days before expiration.

What makes you think it won't be extended one more month again later in June. So the reopen date would then be July 21.

[Rainman306]

I recently had a dream that I was walking around la zona in Tijuana talking to the street girls, but in my dream there were no waitors on the street selling $8 Fischas. Don't buy a fischa the girl walks away from you.

Buy her one, but the negotiations drag out the waitor is there to sell another fischa.

Negotiations don't work out, move on to the next chica and repeat. My dream went on like this without any sexo ever happening. Hearing in my dream guys yelling & screaming Zone Norte is ruined.

You guys buy overpriced fischas in the bar because your use to doing so, not necessarily because it's a good idea or value. Apply the concept to something your not use and it can seem odd to say the least.

[Jinxx]

Again it primarily goes by name and can be hell to disassociate yourself with the actual person that is on the list if you ever find yourself in that predicament with the same name. It is a jacked up system really. Representative John Lewis was on the no fly list as well as Senator Ted Kennedy. I even found myself on a list that I can not get off of and even when my senator made an inquiry, the ombudsman told him to go fuck himself. It all started when an officer from border patrol in San Diego called me with questions about Sentry for my car. I told him that I did not know what he was talking about. I do not live in California and did not apply for Sentry for my car. After that my Global Entry was revoked with no explanation and whenever I would fly international, CBP would check me coming and going for about 6 months after. I have been trying to get an answer for 4 years but they will not tell me shit.

Even bench warrants go by name, which I found out the hard way when I used an out of state drivers license for a ticket that I never paid, but was arrested 4 years later for it when I got stopped and used an in state drivers license. I told the cop I thought it went by license number. He said nope, it goes by name.

I smarted off to a cbp cop one time at the vehicle crossing and he put something on my profile that red flagged me and automatically sent me to secondary inspection every single time I crossed the border, which obviously became a huge pain in the ass for me. It got to the point I kinda got to know most of the cbp officers, I even got to flirt with some of the hot female cbp officers. There was this one hot Puerto Rican chick that I'm pretty sure she wanted me and I'll always regret that I never did get her phone number or ask her out. Well there was this one young cocky officer that we would always bump heads when we saw each other, until one day it finally got physical and he tried to grab me and rough me up. So I went to the cbp website and filed an official complaint against him. Well to my surprise I got an email requesting that I appear to the federal building in downtown San Diego for an interview. I showed up and told my side of the story and ever since that day they removed the "red flag" that was on my database profile and now I cross with no problem, no more secondary inspection. Strangely enough I kind of miss going to secondary as I was starting to become friends with the cbp cops LOL. Even the cocky guy I got into it with supposedly he likes me now. The last time we saw each other he told me "man even after all the shit you've given me if someone swung on you I'd have your back." LOL. I'm sure he's just some guy fresh out of the military. I felt kinda bad snitching on him and potentially getting him in trouble.

While I still had that red flag on me I was told I could file a "request for freedom of information act" to try to find out what the hell was put on my profile. But the best advice I can give is don't do anything to get flagged in the first place, because you might have to go through a lot of bullshit to get the red flag removed from your profile. But it is possible.

[Artisttyp]

No. That is literally impossible. Airlines have no information that connects your ID to your traveling (unless you are signed up for a frequent flier program - that number shows the traveling you have on that particular airline). It is only used to match the name of the person trying to travel with the name of the person the reservation is made for. A passport number is only entered for international for the general declaration/manifest; that goes to immigration. That is why when leaving the US you do not have to pass through immigration as you do in other countries. It cuts out redundancy because they already know you are leaving and if they need to pick you up due to warrants or whatever, they can just go get you when you try to get on the plane.

Info only goes to immigration for international flights. There is nothing like that happening for domestic flights. There are hundreds of John Williams traveling around. Law enforcement is not going to pop up at every domestic flight in the country looking for that particular John Williams that is behind on child support. You only need a name and birthday for a domestic flight. You could even use a fake ID for that because no ID numbers are needed. That is why somebody that is in the country illegally can fly around domestically all they want without getting caught by immigration. In other countries you have to enter some type of ID or passport number to buy a ticket; in the USA you do not.

That's weird because the gate agent knew I was in Tijuana before I boarded the plane to Jamaica. Surely someone with Global Entry like myself is being tracked.

[Captain Solo]

Guys,

Have complained their GE card was revoked with no explanation under suspicious circumstances. My sympathy to me. E. Looks like Mr. E's name coincides with a couple bad dudes, or some bad guys used his name or stolen IDs to set up their own legit IDs.

If your name is anywhere similar to El Chapo Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, or El Mencho Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, or Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, ICE will shit on you for the rest of your life.

I even found myself on a list that I can not get off of and even when my senator made an inquiry, the ombudsman told him to go fuck himself. It all started when an officer from border patrol in San Diego called me with questions about Sentry for my car. I told him that I did not know what he was talking about. I do not live in California and did not apply for Sentry for my car. After that my Global Entry was revoked with no explanation and whenever I would fly international, CBP would check me coming and going for about 6 months after. I have been trying to get an answer for 4 years but they will not tell me shit.

[Mr Enternational]

Just carry the FMM / Visa and show it to the immigration. 99% of the time they only want to see that you have one. Not sure if the Mexican immigration will continue to require the FMM / Visa and limited travel restrictions end.

I tried that a couple of weeks ago, but he slowed me down so he could look at the date.

[Mr Enternational]

Ok, so explain the "no fly list".

Again it primarily goes by name and can be hell to disassociate yourself with the actual person that is on the list if you ever find yourself in that predicament with the same name. It is a jacked up system really. Representative John Lewis was on the no fly list as well as Senator Ted Kennedy. I even found myself on a list that I can not get off of and even when my senator made an inquiry, the ombudsman told him to go fuck himself. It all started when an officer from border patrol in San Diego called me with questions about Sentry for my car. I told him that I did not know what he was talking about. I do not live in California and did not apply for Sentry for my car. After that my Global Entry was revoked with no explanation and whenever I would fly international, CBP would check me coming and going for about 6 months after. I have been trying to get an answer for 4 years but they will not tell me shit.

Even bench warrants go by name, which I found out the hard way when I used an out of state drivers license for a ticket that I never paid, but was arrested 4 years later for it when I got stopped and used an in state drivers license. I told the cop I thought it went by license number. He said nope, it goes by name.

[Phordphan]

The situation varies a lot depending on the Mexican immigration official. The whole FMM / Visa thing is a scam in my mind. When I first got mine I asked the immigration officer to show me where it said Visa on the FMM card. He refused to do and demanded that I pay or go back.

Learn to read Spanish and you'll see that it does not now, nor has it ever, said "Visa" anywhere on it. It is NOT a visa. You continue to conflate the two and I'm sure it confuses noobs and infrequent visitors.

Every tourist is supposed to posses an FMM. Many don't, there's no way to enforce it for passengers in cars, etc. , etc. There has always been two classifications - 7 day (free) and 8 - 180 day ($30). If you posses one you can cross in the Mexican line and don't have to show your passport. Period. End of discussion.

[TomJackin]

Mine is about to expire. Next time I will ask for a receipt and see what happens.

Good luck with that receipt. Those bank windows (pedeast crossing) are still closed and that was the only place where I got my receipt in the past.

[Bbond]

No. That is literally impossible. Airlines have no information that connects your ID to your traveling.

Ok, so explain the "no fly list".

[Hargow20]

Just carry the FMM / Visa and show it to the immigration. 99% of the time they only want to see that you have one. Not sure if the Mexican immigration will continue to require the FMM / Visa and limited travel restrictions end.

Mine is about to expire. Next time I will ask for a receipt and see what happens.

[Mr Enternational]

If he uses his passport as an ID at the SD airport there is a good chance his information of having traveled to Tijuana will be logged on there. I cannot see a reason why it wouldn't be.

No. That is literally impossible. Airlines have no information that connects your ID to your traveling (unless you are signed up for a frequent flier program - that number shows the traveling you have on that particular airline). It is only used to match the name of the person trying to travel with the name of the person the reservation is made for. A passport number is only entered for international for the general declaration/manifest; that goes to immigration. That is why when leaving the US you do not have to pass through immigration as you do in other countries. It cuts out redundancy because they already know you are leaving and if they need to pick you up due to warrants or whatever, they can just go get you when you try to get on the plane.

Airlines, busses, trains, ships are required by laws to share passengers' infos, at least IDs and the itineraries, with US LE, may be Interpol too. That's how LE arrest criminals, terrorists and fugitives and people behind in alimony and child support.

Info only goes to immigration for international flights. There is nothing like that happening for domestic flights. There are hundreds of John Williams traveling around. Law enforcement is not going to pop up at every domestic flight in the country looking for that particular John Williams that is behind on child support. You only need a name and birthday for a domestic flight. You could even use a fake ID for that because no ID numbers are needed. That is why somebody that is in the country illegally can fly around domestically all they want without getting caught by immigration. In other countries you have to enter some type of ID or passport number to buy a ticket; in the USA you do not.

[Mr Enternational]

The situation varies a lot depending on the Mexican immigration official. The whole FMM / Visa thing is a scam in my mind. When I first got mine I asked the immigration officer to show me where it said Visa on the FMM card. He refused to do and demanded that I pay or go back.

Mine is about to expire. Next time I will ask for a receipt and see what happens.