Short add-on to the lying post

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What would you say, wehn travelling to another country (my case, to the US) and at the border - at immigration - they ask you why you are coming to the country, how specific do you have to be in order to not be lying?
Is it ok to just say “to visit friends”? That’s what I have been doing. I also do some volunteer stuff for the needy at a church - not a paid job or anything like that, just helping out sometimes to feed the hungry) and things like that. They are my friends too.

If you say too much they may get suspicious and think you may work illegally. So it’s best to keep it simply and just be a tourist. Is it ok to leave out specific like that? I could say visit friends (many of which are elderly, needy etc but I don’t need to say that), write poetry, enjoy the city… Can the volunteering go under visiting friends, since they ARE my friends there? So i can keep it simple?

Kathrin
 
It is also kind of profound that one of today’s Scripture was the one about letting the Holy Spirit lead you in what to say…
 
Yes, that’s fine. They’re just checking to see if you’re going to be an employee somewhere, and you are not. They don’t care if you do work for your friends, and they don’t care how close your friends are. And they don’t need to know every detail about every activity you do, planned or unplanned.

If something should change drastically in your life, and you do indeed take a job while you are here, all you need to do is ask your employer what needs to be done to keep things legal. You will not have deceived anyone, simply changed your plans. So please don’t worry about that either!

Have a wonderful trip!

Betsy
 
Betsy, I was so hoping yopu were going to reply to this!

You have this way of being down-to-earth (NOT scrupulous) but at the same time you are not overly un-scrupulous either but are also somebody who wants to be honest! (This is what I feel anyway.)
Thanks!🙂 🙂
 
Well, Kathrin, aren’t you a dear! Feel free to PM if I don’t chime in when you expect.

Betsy
 
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