My U.S. Border Nightmare
Author seems a bit naive about international sovereignty, though I suppose one can't exactly blame him for it.<p>I grew up in Vancouver, a stone's throw from the border, so I suppose I take it for granted that we all learn very early on that CBP is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, and everyone knows <i>someone</i> who was chewed out, berated, and generally treated like a criminal by them.<p>Seeing as how I work in the US now, it's probably fortunate that I grew up with such a cynical view about crossing international borders.<p>Anyways, let this be a lesson to Canadians (or I suppose more generally, all non-Americans) who want to cross the border for whatever reason: be prepared <i>always</i> for the worst. If you are crossing for business, <i>always</i> seek legal advice for your situation, and make sure <i>all</i> of your ducks are lined up in a row. You have <i>no right</i> to enter a country where you are not a citizen, regardless of what treaties and protocols your two nations have set up.<p>I do have a question for the author though: what kind of training involves setting up a US corp? Also, regardless of how you classify it in your head, I'm fairly certain that setting up and working for a US corp, for profit or education or just plain fun, <i>means you're working in the USA</i>, and would be illegal without the relevant visas.<p>Without knowing the specifics about his situation, it would seem to me that he <i>was</i> in fact trying to enter the US illegally - though he didn't seem to know this. Ignorance of the law won't help you very much when you're in a room with an irate CBP officer.