You may want to use this form:
http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-847.htm
Keep in mind that you don't have to pay postage if mailed from the US (just
kidding)
"Sapphyre" wrote in message
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> when crossing a land border, you're on US soil when you're standing on
> immigration territory. You can't just leave because you don't want to
> be searched, unless there's something I don't know. I didn't notice if
> the door I used to enter the building had a lever to open from the
> inside (to exit), otherwise the exit is for when you pass Immigration.
> I pressume if I had been sent back to Canada (from that office), they'd
> have just escorted me back onto the bridge, and told me to go home.
>
> If you're at an airport that's not on US soil, I think what you have to
> do, is ask to withdraw your request to enter the US (but I'm sure it
> will still be on file in case you try to re-enter later). If they want
> to search you, and you don't want to be searched by them, they can
> probably get Canadian authorities to search you. At Via Rail Stations
> in Canada, there are signs posted that everyone on the property or
> trains is subject to search. If someone wishes to not be searched, they
> can refuse to do business with Via, but by being at the station or on a
> train, you're agreeing to this policy. I think Greyhound is the same
> way in most places... in San Francisco, everyone was searched boarding
> buses, with a wand, and a very quick baggage check (I think they were
> looking for weapons).
>
> S.
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