If you want to visit the US you have to fill in all these papers
 

That was the usual already when arriving in the country, besides finger prints.
Until now, when you hopped on the plane in Amsterdam to the US you had to do this 3 min interview at the gate. Retard questions like:
"Do you have any weapons with you".
"Is it possible someone put something in your luggage"

Anyway, just saw on the news that you now have to fill in these forms before getting on the plane. Who you are, where you going, why you going there etc.

What a load a crap.

What a waste of money and time.

Just like someone just mentioned. You can fill it in with fake info. Just like you wont say "yes sir, im carrying a gun with me".

So many people and so much money involved and nobody can think of a better system than this?

Mad views

You know this stems back to those guys who drove planes into the sides of buildings right?

yes im sure all terrorist hijackers would declare...we are actually on the plane to hijack it..lol

you can find the bomb in my luggage next to my underwear...im with you Franck

too much bullshit and money spent in these big companies and governements...to the point they never get anything real accomplished

well can't blame them for wanting their country safe/secure really

then stay home you whiny little bitch

george bush doesnt like dutch people - kenye von flikker west :2 cents:

just make sure you do the bomb joke - they like that

calm down man

No shit sherlock. Good thing filling in papers with bogus info will stop this from happening again.

Ofcourse not, they have to do whats needed. Filling out papers isnt one of them.

This guy i know had a knife with him on the plane to the US. In his bag in the plane. Well, this year the paperwork will stop him from doing that again. Right?

Im very calm.

Me and my girl laughed at the 'visa' or what the fuck paper we had to fill on the plane.
I actually saved a copy. :)
Here's the questions on it;
A) Do you have contagious disease or a physical or mental illness? Are you misuser of drugs, or addicted to them?

B) Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime or a misdemeanor which can be considered against common morality or which is related to narcotics? Have you ever been convicted of 2 or more crimes of which the total jailtime was more than 5 years? Have you been a drugdealer or are you coming to the USA to conduct illegal or immoral activity?

C) Have you ever, or at this moment practiced espionage, sabotage or terrorism, have you been a part of genocide or were you a part of nazi-germany or it's allied between 1933-45

D) Are you coming to USA to get a job? Have you ever been denied access into the USA or been turned away from the border? Have you applied for a visa or tried to access USA with false ID or by stating things that are not true?

E) Have you taken custody, or held a child or denied a child access to the usa if the other parent is from USA and the custody of the child has been ordered to be to that person

F) Have you been denied the visa or access to the USA, or is your visa out of date? If so, when_________ where?________-

G) Have you ever been demanding an acquittal in a courtroom for yourself


Then there's some small print, this part I find hilarious:
.."It's been estimated that this form takes approximately 6 minutes to fill, 2 to read it and four to fill it. If you have any concerns about this estimation contact ...and then the address". lol.. who fucking cares?

This has been translated from finnish to english by me, but it's basically word-to-word translation :)

That's funny, like anyone would put YES to those. Americans are funny sometimes.

Why YES, I am currently part of a terrorist organization and I came to US to deal drugs and sell animal porn, thanks for asking.

"I dont carry any drugs this time."

it works for me

Governments only know how to waste money and their good at it.
But as far as this goes its to calm the nerves of citizens. To feel safer thinking the Government is doing something to protect them.

I knew it, you suomi guy's cant be trusted :upsidedow

I like the little checkbox on the back of the visa waiver "are you a terrorist", when I was a kid it used to be "are you a communist" haha

one day I would love to tick it just to see what happens!

If you think that is dumb - try getting a plane out of Colombia!

Go to check in your luggage bzzzzt wrong
Get interviewed by the airline security (who are you where are you going all the bs).
Put your bag thru a so called x-ray machine (i stood well back from this eyesore of a contraption).
Search ALL your bags after going thru the x-ray machine.

Finally get to the check in counter and again - who are you where areeyou going why, blah blah blah

Get sent to another counter to PAY for the immigration pieces of fucking paper (i swear this is a GRINGO tax)

Check your bag in right now for immigration. Some fuker with a big fat machine gun is there and wants to see boarding pass, passport and all papers.

Go thru a maze of corridors and end up at another x-ray machine. Again put your hand luggage thru this. Walk thru get patted down (the full grope). Then you are *escorted* to a counter where your hand luggage is pulled to pieces. And then wait for it - you're patted down again.

Finally get to the gate (remember there is fuck all people flying because they can't afford it). And you're faced with the same people who checked your bag in who go thru the same shit - who are you where are you going / from / passport / boarding pass blah blah shit... I mean come on a mate and I both well over 6' tall stood out like dogs balls as if they didn't recognise us!

Once you're in the gate all is fine - but hell if you want to walk outside of that gate you're in BIG trouble.

Drugs are bad mmmmkay

They used to ask if anyone else has handled your luggage when you check baggage, but I haven't been asked that in years.

The questions have always been ridiculous, but I imagine its so they can look for inconsistency.

There is no waste of money on the governments part. Someone is getting paid, and getting paid big.