Returning to US after illegally working in the Schengen area
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I am a US citizen who will have worked for 89 days in a Schengen country while on a 90-day tourist visa.
What exactly is my best strategy at US border control? Should I admit to working while travelling, or lie and say I was on vacation?
I fully intend to declare the income earned on my taxes for this year, but I simply want to minimize trouble at the border.
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I am a US citizen who will have worked for 89 days in a Schengen country while on a 90-day tourist visa.
What exactly is my best strategy at US border control? Should I admit to working while travelling, or lie and say I was on vacation?
I fully intend to declare the income earned on my taxes for this year, but I simply want to minimize trouble at the border.
usa
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asked Aug 7 at 18:36
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I am a US citizen who will have worked for 89 days in a Schengen country while on a 90-day tourist visa.
What exactly is my best strategy at US border control? Should I admit to working while travelling, or lie and say I was on vacation?
I fully intend to declare the income earned on my taxes for this year, but I simply want to minimize trouble at the border.
usa
edited Aug 7 at 18:40
dda
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asked Aug 7 at 18:36
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I am a US citizen who will have worked for 89 days in a Schengen country while on a 90-day tourist visa.
What exactly is my best strategy at US border control? Should I admit to working while travelling, or lie and say I was on vacation?
I fully intend to declare the income earned on my taxes for this year, but I simply want to minimize trouble at the border.
usa
edited Aug 7 at 18:40
dda
13.7k32548
asked Aug 7 at 18:36
K Pack
193
edited Aug 7 at 18:40
dda
13.7k32548
edited Aug 7 at 18:40
dda
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edited Aug 7 at 18:40
dda
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13.7k32548
asked Aug 7 at 18:36
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asked Aug 7 at 18:36
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asked Aug 7 at 18:36
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Nobody can tell you what to do. The choice is yours. USA immigration do not care that you worked illegally in another country and even if they knew they can do nothing about it and are not going to bother to inform the Schengen country, nor can they deny you entry into the USA.
With that in mind, i.e. adverse consequences essentially nonexistent, choose what answer to give US Border control.
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
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It's probably better to just say you were working, and only mention the irregularity if they probe. There are all sorts of ways to gain authorization to work in a country, some of them not immediately evident by looking at your US passport.
– Robert Columbia
Aug 7 at 21:48
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Assuming govt agencies talk to each other, the IRS is likely to be the next interested party come tax time...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 8 at 7:17
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Nobody can tell you what to do. The choice is yours. USA immigration do not care that you worked illegally in another country and even if they knew they can do nothing about it and are not going to bother to inform the Schengen country, nor can they deny you entry into the USA.
With that in mind, i.e. adverse consequences essentially nonexistent, choose what answer to give US Border control.
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
13.6k14391
1
It's probably better to just say you were working, and only mention the irregularity if they probe. There are all sorts of ways to gain authorization to work in a country, some of them not immediately evident by looking at your US passport.
– Robert Columbia
Aug 7 at 21:48
1
Assuming govt agencies talk to each other, the IRS is likely to be the next interested party come tax time...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 8 at 7:17
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Nobody can tell you what to do. The choice is yours. USA immigration do not care that you worked illegally in another country and even if they knew they can do nothing about it and are not going to bother to inform the Schengen country, nor can they deny you entry into the USA.
With that in mind, i.e. adverse consequences essentially nonexistent, choose what answer to give US Border control.
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
13.6k14391
1
It's probably better to just say you were working, and only mention the irregularity if they probe. There are all sorts of ways to gain authorization to work in a country, some of them not immediately evident by looking at your US passport.
– Robert Columbia
Aug 7 at 21:48
1
Assuming govt agencies talk to each other, the IRS is likely to be the next interested party come tax time...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 8 at 7:17
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Nobody can tell you what to do. The choice is yours. USA immigration do not care that you worked illegally in another country and even if they knew they can do nothing about it and are not going to bother to inform the Schengen country, nor can they deny you entry into the USA.
With that in mind, i.e. adverse consequences essentially nonexistent, choose what answer to give US Border control.
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
13.6k14391
Nobody can tell you what to do. The choice is yours. USA immigration do not care that you worked illegally in another country and even if they knew they can do nothing about it and are not going to bother to inform the Schengen country, nor can they deny you entry into the USA.
With that in mind, i.e. adverse consequences essentially nonexistent, choose what answer to give US Border control.
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
13.6k14391
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
13.6k14391
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
13.6k14391
answered Aug 7 at 18:48
Musonius Rufus
13.6k14391
13.6k14391
1
It's probably better to just say you were working, and only mention the irregularity if they probe. There are all sorts of ways to gain authorization to work in a country, some of them not immediately evident by looking at your US passport.
– Robert Columbia
Aug 7 at 21:48
1
Assuming govt agencies talk to each other, the IRS is likely to be the next interested party come tax time...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 8 at 7:17
add a comment |Â
1
It's probably better to just say you were working, and only mention the irregularity if they probe. There are all sorts of ways to gain authorization to work in a country, some of them not immediately evident by looking at your US passport.
– Robert Columbia
Aug 7 at 21:48
1
Assuming govt agencies talk to each other, the IRS is likely to be the next interested party come tax time...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 8 at 7:17
1
1
It's probably better to just say you were working, and only mention the irregularity if they probe. There are all sorts of ways to gain authorization to work in a country, some of them not immediately evident by looking at your US passport.
– Robert Columbia
Aug 7 at 21:48
It's probably better to just say you were working, and only mention the irregularity if they probe. There are all sorts of ways to gain authorization to work in a country, some of them not immediately evident by looking at your US passport.
– Robert Columbia
Aug 7 at 21:48
1
1
Assuming govt agencies talk to each other, the IRS is likely to be the next interested party come tax time...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 8 at 7:17
Assuming govt agencies talk to each other, the IRS is likely to be the next interested party come tax time...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 8 at 7:17
add a comment |Â
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