Canadian Customs checks electronic devices (mobile phones, computers, WeChat records).

Recently, the embassy and consulate in Canada drew attention to the notice of Canadian customs inspection of electronic equipment, especially about the methods and rights of Canadian customs personnel inspection, the contents and main points of inspection and the serious consequences caused by refusal to inspect. Visa is not easy, so we must take this matter seriously.

The embassy and consulate in Canada reminded Canadian customs to check electronic equipment.

According to the Canadian Customs Act and other laws and regulations, officials of the Canadian Border Service Agency can inspect all personal belongings of entry-exit personnel without a search warrant if they "have reasonable reasons to suspect that they have violated laws and regulations".

"Electronic devices and media files" belong to the above personal items, including files in mobile storage media such as mobile phones and laptops, WeChat chat content, web browsing records, etc.

The purpose of inspection is generally related to suspected criminal content such as child pornography. When officials check, they will ask the inspected to provide a password or fingerprint to unlock; If you refuse, it is suspected of obstructing law enforcement, which may lead to the seizure of equipment, the refusal of entry or detention of personnel.

The Canadian Embassy and Consulate in Canada reminds Canadian citizens to pay attention to the above situation, strictly abide by the laws and regulations of China and Canada, and properly handle relevant electronic equipment and media files to avoid unnecessary troubles.

If you need to refer to the relevant provisions of the Customs Law, please refer to: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-52.6/page-28.html? Txtll = baggage number s-99.3.

Key points of customs inspection in popular destinations

Australia: Child pornography will be severely punished.

The China Embassy in Australia reminds "illegal pornographic publications" through the official Weibo, such as materials containing child pornography and violence, materials inciting crimes and violence, and materials propagating terrorist activities, including electronic devices such as hard disks, computers and mobile phones containing the above contents.

Canada: Focus on browsing records.

According to the official website of the Canadian Border Service Agency, transit personnel may be required to enter the "auxiliary service and inspection area" when passing through customs, and staff may check the electronic equipment of transit personnel, including notebooks, computers and mobile phones.

The Chinese Embassy in Canada warned that illegal information such as pornography should not be downloaded or stored in storage media such as mobile phones, computers, iPad, CDs and mobile hard disks. If you receive the above information from others, it is necessary to delete it.

US: Social media accounts need to be reported.

From May 25th, 2008, if you are a student, a tourist, a visiting scholar or an immigrant who will soon settle in the United States, you may receive a supplementary questionnaire, form DS-5535, asking for the names of social media accounts in the past five years and personal data of the past 15 (such as residence address, work record, travel history, names of all spouses or partners, siblings, children, etc.). ).).

UK: Remember to declare electronic equipment.

Although there is no explicit provision in Britain to check the information stored in the electronic devices of inbound passengers, many items will be restricted when entering or leaving the country.

If you need to bring the above items into the country, you should take the initiative to declare them to the customs for verification when you leave the country: cameras, portable tape recorders, small cameras, portable camcorders, portable word processors (computers, iPad, iPhone, etc.). ).).

To sum it up.

Remember to check these devices before you go through customs:

Mobile phone, computer, iPad, confirm Twitter, FB, Instagram, Weibo, WeChat, QQ, SMS, etc. Ensure that there are no sensitive words in the above devices and media files.

When checking, delete these "sensitive words":

1) "Illegal employment" category-

Purchasing, purchasing, purchasing, business introduction, WeChat business, etc.

2) "Migration Trend" category

Immigration, buying a house and a car, children going to school and so on.

3) The category of "dangerous words"

Sabotage, bombs, explosions, attacks, guns, etc.

4) category of "obscenity and pornography"