"He was obviously travelling all around the world sight-seeing"
This is not so obvious. This is one of the possible points of view, of course.
"He had tons of proof of that"
For example? I'm not sure other countries stamp a reason for entry like the US, it's usually an entry stamp for anything and that's it.
I'm also sympathetic to the author, but he was extremely naive. The border control doesn't want to hear about nice food or nice wildlife or other blah blah blah. Direct and cooled down answers will do. "On Vacation" is fine.
It's clear his answers (and passport stamps) rang a ton of bells.
> The border control doesn't want to hear about nice food or nice wildlife or other blah blah blah. Direct and cooled down answers will do. "On Vacation" is fine.
This is a horrible way to greet people to come visit and spend money in your country.
My experiences traveling abroad are that most of the other countries have agents that don't make you feel like you are a burden or threat. Imagine actually feeling welcomed when you visit a lush vacation spot.
Depending on the details, yes, it's better, like, "oh, I transited through Malaysia when leaving Singapore"
But remember "anything you say can and will be used against you", so don't go into details unless needed.
And to be honest, someone saying they traveled there because of the Botany, they're either a plant expert or this can be felt as they're hiding something.
This is not so obvious. This is one of the possible points of view, of course.
"He had tons of proof of that"
For example? I'm not sure other countries stamp a reason for entry like the US, it's usually an entry stamp for anything and that's it.
I'm also sympathetic to the author, but he was extremely naive. The border control doesn't want to hear about nice food or nice wildlife or other blah blah blah. Direct and cooled down answers will do. "On Vacation" is fine.
It's clear his answers (and passport stamps) rang a ton of bells.