It is rather boggling, isn't it? Russia never requires anything of me when I visit (I'm a citizen). However, past experiences with flying into the states (from Russia or Canada, where I now live) makes me much prefer taking a bus (depending on the distance, of course).
If memory serves, until 2001, Finn-Air didn't much care to ask me anything as I went in and out of their country to get to and from Russia or the US. And then, they issued some new law requiring that all *US* citizens fill out a form stating where they're going in the US, their address, names, phone numbers, etc.
It's a real hoot. And I really don't think they check, as I once wrote Bobo the Clown as my contact, and the stewardess handling my document didn't even blink.
Or maybe she didn't care.
But could someone tell me: Is it a standard policy to have pictures of the President in the Passport Control area?
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It is rather boggling, isn't it? Russia never requires anything of me when I visit (I'm a citizen). However, past experiences with flying into the states (from Russia or Canada, where I now live) makes me much prefer taking a bus (depending on the distance, of course).
If memory serves, until 2001, Finn-Air didn't much care to ask me anything as I went in and out of their country to get to and from Russia or the US. And then, they issued some new law requiring that all *US* citizens fill out a form stating where they're going in the US, their address, names, phone numbers, etc.
It's a real hoot. And I really don't think they check, as I once wrote Bobo the Clown as my contact, and the stewardess handling my document didn't even blink.
Or maybe she didn't care.
But could someone tell me: Is it a standard policy to have pictures of the President in the Passport Control area?
Pick up Gilgamesh as translated by John Gardner. That might answer some of your questions. Particularly the wildly informative introduction.
In fact: Hell Yes.