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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Jo Caird

Woman warns travellers about little-known housesitting rule after being deported from US

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An Australian woman was denied entry to the United States after she revealed to border officials that she planned to housesit during her trip.

Madolline Gourley, 32, of Brisbane, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on 30 June at the start of what was meant to be a five-week pet-sitting holiday in the US and Canada, reported australian-denied-entry-at-us-border-deported-h253ih">traveller.com.au.

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