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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eleanor Limprecht

Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t

Immigration passport control at San Francisco airport.
Immigration passport control at San Francisco airport. ‘There are plenty of places which welcome visitors without trawling their political opinions and family history.’ Photograph: Ian Shaw/Alamy

I’m in the US right now, but if I didn’t have family here (and a US passport), I wouldn’t be. My teenagers and I flew over the week of Thanksgiving from Australia, preparing ourselves for long lines and extra questions at customs. It took less than five minutes in the US citizens’ line.

With the news this week of the Trump administration planning to implement new invasive requirements for travellers from 42 countries, including Australia, that would require five years of social media history for visas, I would simply not travel here on another passport. There are plenty of places which welcome visitors without trawling their political opinions and family history.

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