How do American students clear customs?

Students studying in America must be deeply impressed by American customs. What painful things have you experienced at the US Customs? Come and have a look! Welcome to reading.

An analysis of American customs

What kind of existence is the US Customs? Repatriation without a word?

A few days ago, the Federal Registration Office of the United States issued a proposal requiring China tourists to provide their personal social media accounts on EVUS (Electronic Visa Application System) before entering the country. If the proposal is passed, it means that the words and deeds of passengers will become one of the criteria for whether they can enter the United States, and the entry inspection will become more stringent.

After the first action, many China people were repatriated.

According to the US "World Journal" report, another China student was randomly selected when he entered the Los Angeles International Airport with an F/KLOC-0 visa. Unexpectedly, after being asked by the customs to check the mobile phone, it was found that the student had problems such as illegal work and taking exams. The customs decided to repatriate the student immediately, while the other two students were repatriated on the grounds of "poor English" and "poor grades". The airport staff bluntly said: "International students have always been the object of strict investigation by the customs."

Wang, an international student from China, took advantage of the school holiday to return to China for one month and returned to the United States after the Lunar New Year in China. When he entered the customs at Los Angeles International Airport, he was randomly selected by the staff and sent to the "little black room" for a second review. As soon as he entered the dark room, the customs asked Wang to hand over his mobile phone. The staff opened Wang's WeChat to check his chat records with friends, and found that Wang's conversation with a friend involved taking the test and other contents that violated school rules. The content of the chat is that the other party asked Wang to help find someone to take the exam. In the end, Wang did not agree, but the customs suspected that Wang was suspected of taking the test and was an "illegal job" and decided to repatriate him.

Wang felt wronged, but the facts were in front of him, leaving a stain at the customs, and he had to return to China.

The US Immigration Bureau clearly stipulates that the purpose of entering the United States with an F- 1 student visa can only be to study, and any other behavior violates immigration regulations.

Mr. Liu, who works at Los Angeles International Airport, said that foreign students with F- 1 visas have always been the target of strict investigation by the customs, and it is these students who are brought into the black room the most every day. They did face spot checks, and some students were sent back immediately because of their poor English. However, the customs thinks that your English is not good. How can you study in the United States? Mr. Liu explained that if students with poor English enter this country for the first time, "if they return to China, they will only die." Mr. Liu said that the so-called "poor English" means that the international student can't understand the basic questions asked by customs officials. Obviously, his understanding of English is problematic.

He said that on the evening of June 5438+04, two China students were repatriated. One is poor in English, and the other boy born in 1994 has poor grades. The last boy has only a little GPA. General regular universities in the United States have expressly stipulated that students will automatically drop out of school if their GPA is lower than 2.0 for two consecutive semesters. However, because of poor grades, this classmate was dropped out of college and then transferred to another school to hang up his identity. Finally, it was repatriated by the customs on the grounds of poor performance.

The customs has always held the attitude of "it is better to send 100 people by mistake than to spare one person", so as long as the customs holds the handle, even ordinary chat records will become "criminal evidence" for your repatriation.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security clearly stipulates that the staff with the power of border search given by U.S. law have the right to check any content contained in any electronic device of any inbound passenger. At the same time, the US Supreme Court's ruling also supports that searching electronic devices at the border does not violate the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution.

Sensitive words, talk less.

The following words may be the services you often consult, or the topics involved in the chat, but once they are discovered by the customs, you may not even have room for defense … ..

Sensitive words:

American purchasing, rapid identity processing, identity restoration, moon center, joining, taking exams, substituting classes, marijuana, hackers, etc.

For China people who enter the country with non-immigrant visas such as B-type tourist visas and F-type student visas, we need to pay extra attention to these words. Once there is a high frequency, it may be prohibited from entering the country by default as an immigration tendency:

Sensitive words:

American green card, American buying a house, American working, immigrant investment, American schooling, American insurance, American naturalization, asylum, etc.

If you are really caught, you will lose a lot of words when you can't explain clearly in English. Coupled with poor language communication, it is easy to make things worse.

It is a pity that international students go through all kinds of hardships to study abroad, and if they are repatriated because of some violations of the regulations. What actions or circumstances will lead to repatriation in the United States? Let's look at the main reasons why international students are repatriated.

Academic morality

The academic integrity of students in China has always been concerned. Of course, China students didn't make mistakes on purpose, but they did it without knowing it. They don't know how to cheat! Because the regulations of Chinese and American schools are different, the definition of cheating is different.

1. Plagiarism

Looking up information in exams, copying other students' answers in homework at ordinary times, or copying answers online, copying each other or helping others copy will all be considered plagiarism.

People in China are generally very low-key, in other words, they are very timid and can't do anything serious against discipline. At most, they cheated. There are many kinds of cheating, but if the circumstances are serious, such as cheating in exams, you will not only get a demerit, but also be expelled from school.

2. Academic plagiarism

When students write questions and make reports, they often look up information on the Internet or refer to predecessors' literature and cite copyrighted works. It is illegal to plagiarize completely, or to quote only one sentence, without indicating the source, and infringe the copyright of others. Many university professors are using anti-plagiarism software. When the teacher inputs the students' articles into the software, it is easy to see which words are plagiarized and which parts are incorrectly quoted.

If you commit the above two acts by mistake, you may be suspended from school and expelled from school if it is serious!

3. Credit attendance rate

Full-time students in school hold F 1 visa. Undergraduate students must complete 12 credits per semester, and graduate students require 9 credits. Students who fail to meet the registration requirements will lose their school status. Full-time students' attendance rate should be above 85% or above 90%, otherwise they will be in danger of canceling their visas F 1. Transfer students must report to the school that obtained the visa for at least one year before transferring, otherwise they will lose their school status. Within one year of their first arrival in the United States, students must obtain the approval of the current (initial) school and file it with the US Department of Homeland Security. After one year, students can transfer to other schools at will, as long as they are admitted to other schools and filed with the US Department of Homeland Security.

illegal labour

Because of the high tuition and living expenses, we often see international students working in Chinese restaurants. They are not only squeezed by their bosses, but also afraid to hide from the police. If they are reported to be working illegally, the Immigration Bureau may sue the local immigration court and ask them to leave the United States.

In addition, the Internet revealed that more than 30 China students selling desserts on WeChat were facing repatriation.

It is reported that a "well-known forum" recently revealed a news that more than 30 China students in Houston jointly opened a WeChat private kitchen to sell desserts. A local Chinese restaurant owner reported that he had been robbed of business, and these 30 international students will face the fate of being repatriated.

driving/driver's licence

American driver's license can be used as identification besides driving license. You will use it in many places in your daily life. Everyone can only have a driver's license in one state.

Social security number (SSN) or individual tax return number (ITIN)

If you have a job in the United States, you must apply for a social security number (SSN) or an individual tax return number (ITIN) to file tax returns. As long as your annual income exceeds $600, you must file tax returns. You can apply for a social security number (SSN) or an individual tax return number (ITIN) at the local Social Security Bureau, and provide valid documents to prove that you live and work legally in the United States. It is recommended to work in the school to get the social security number.

Cigarettes and alcoholic beverages

2/kloc-under 0/year old, you can't drink or buy alcohol,/kloc-under 0/8 year old, you can't smoke or buy cigarettes. An underage student at Wisconsin International College (WIA) once stored two bottles of red wine. Although it was a gift he brought to his host family, he was severely criticized and educated by the WIA student consultant and confiscated.

medicine

It is illegal to buy, possess, carry and use drugs. You will be arrested, investigated for criminal responsibility and deported. People with this record will not be allowed to get a green card in the United States.

Driving after drinking or fatigue

Don't drive within 1 hour after drinking a can of beer, and don't drive within 4 hours after taking Tylenol and other hypnotic flu drugs. Driving under the influence of alcohol or escaping after an accident, regardless of the consequences, is a criminal offence. Once found, they will be arrested, investigated for criminal responsibility and may be deported. People with this record will not be allowed to get a green card in the United States.

Minors browse pornographic content

Of the 52 states in the United States, 50 have strict restrictions and laws on minors' exposure to pornography, and prohibit minors from browsing pornographic websites and reading pornographic books online.

Piracy and plagiarism

According to the US Intellectual Property Protection Law, it is forbidden to reprint, upload, download and use non-original resources without copyright permission.

racial discrimination

In America, racial discrimination is a very serious accusation. Students studying in the United States may be misunderstood unconsciously because of language barriers and different behavior habits from Americans. If you encounter such a situation, you must explain it clearly in time and even seek the help of a lawyer. Similarly, if students studying in the United States think that they have encountered racial discrimination in the United States, they can appeal to the school according to the regulations and even solve the problem through legal channels.

Love and sex

/kloc-minors under the age of 0/6 cannot have sexual relations. /kloc-it is illegal for a girl aged 0/5 to fall in love with a boy aged 0/9. If someone pursues you, you have clearly said no to him. If he continues to contact you and entangles himself, he has committed sexual harassment.

Resist in the face of police interrogation

The United States is a country where citizens can legally hold guns, so in order to protect their own lives, the police can shoot at each other if they suspect that the other side is drawing a gun when facing gangsters. Some foreign students were warned by the police because they were eager to show their certificates to prove their identity. Although it was a false alarm in the end, I believe no one wants to go through this experience. If you are asked by the police, don't make any suspicious action of drawing a gun, otherwise there may be serious consequences. At the same time, if the police want to arrest for some reason, never excuse and arrest because they think they are innocent, otherwise they may be accused of disturbing police law enforcement.

Joke in public.

Don't joke about public affairs in crowded public places such as airports and railway stations. The United States, which attaches great importance to counter-terrorism, cannot joke about endangering public safety. There is a sign that says "Don't joke" at the security entrance of Los Angeles International Airport.

Threats are involved in speech.

"I'll kill you if you don't pay me back!" "I will waste you sooner or later!" Never say it in America. People are responsible for their own language. Once your remarks involve intimidation and threats, and you are prosecuted, the judge will order you to stay away from the defendant and not to appear near the defendant's home and work unit. If you violate the court's decision, you will be arrested. If your threats are vicious, the other party will claim that you have been hurt in some way. If you hire a barrister, you may be sentenced to jail and suffer economic losses.

Peek into privacy

In China, it seems that the definition and maintenance of privacy are not very strict. For example, when a company recruits employees, it can ask the applicant to provide ID number, age, medical history, marital status, birthday, criminal record and so on. In the United States, these contents are personal privacy, and it is illegal for companies to require candidates to provide these contents. /kloc-international students over 0/8 years old are protected by FERPA in the United States, and their school information is also personal privacy. Unauthorized schools are not allowed to provide it to anyone, including parents.

Politically incorrect

In America, if you say someone is fat, you are likely to get into a lawsuit and be accused of "discrimination". Many American TV programs are outspoken and sarcastic every day. But most people dare not make fun of the following people: fat people, disabled people, blacks, women and Muslims. Experienced hosts know that it's okay to mock Obama no matter how much, but if you mock these people, you may have to pack up and go home tomorrow!

International students are weak in legal awareness and unfamiliar with laws and regulations, and it is easy to make big mistakes unintentionally. I hope that foreign students who are still studying in the United States can learn from the lessons of their repatriated classmates. Remember, you are a crooked person, so learn to do as the Romans do!

In short, remind the babies at school that students should study hard and study hard, otherwise what are you doing studying abroad? Don't tell me you're here to see the scenery and enjoy the flowers. Hehehe ~ You can't just pick wild flowers on the roadside. Believe it or not, you can be repatriated in minutes.