Form 1399

Years ago I worked at document management company.  There is cool software that can automate aspects of hand-written forms.  We had an airport as a customer - they scanned plenty and (as I said before) this was several years ago...On your airport customs forms, the "boxes" that you 'need' to write on - are basically invisible to the scanner - but are used because then us humans will tend to write neater and clearer which make sit easier to recognize with a computer.  Any characters with less than X% accuracy based on a recognition engine are flagged and shown as an image zoomed into the particular character so a human operator can then say "that is an "A".   This way, you can rapidly go through most forms and output it to say - an SQL database, complete with link to original image of the form you filled in.If you see "black boxes" at three corners of the document - it is likely set up for scanning (they help to identify and orient the page digitally).  If there is a unique barcode on the document somewhere I would theorize there is an even higher likelihood of it being scanned - the document is of enough value to be printed individually which costs more, which means it is likely going to be used on the capture side.   (I've noticed in the past in Bahamas and some other Caribbean islands they use these sorts of capture mechanisms, but they have far fewer people entering than the US does everyday)The real answer is: it depends.  Depending on each country and its policies and procedures.  Generally I would be surprised if they scanned and held onto the paper.   In the US, they proably file those for a set period of time then destroy them, perhaps mining them for some data about travellers. In the end,  I suspect the "paper-to-data capture" likelihood of customs forms ranges somewhere on a spectrum like this:Third world Customs Guy has paper to show he did his job, paper gets thrown out at end of shift. ------>  We keep all the papers! everything is scanned as you pass by customs and unique barcodes identify which flight/gate/area the form was handed out at, so we co-ordinate with cameras in the airport and have captured your image.  We also know exactly how much vodka you brought into the country. :)

You can submit Form 956 or 956A by yourself.Question 23 and 24 are Declaration and signature. Since you, as the applicant, are the one ending the appointment, you can sign on Question 24 and leave Question 23 blank. You are not required to declare that you have inform your agent.Likewise, your agent can sign on Question 23 and leave 24 blank to inform the Department that they no longer wish to work on your behalf. They, however, also declare that they have informed you of the withdrawal.

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Any Australian High Commission is an Australian embassy under the control of the Department of Foreign Affairs.The difference between a High Commission and an office of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection is purely in function.The policy administered by each office is set by the same Australian law. If there is any conflict in the advice given by either office then it will usually be accidental.

The 9/11 terrorists were in the country legally. Most of the US terrorist attacks since then have been by home-grown terrorists. Illegal immigration is not the problem. The problem is the incredible political polarization in our country, with far-right groups gaining credibility among disaffected peoples. Border security is essential, but we really need a cooling-down of political discourse.