I'm lucky to live in a country (Poland) where border agents can either let you in, arrest you if there is an arrest warrant, or detain but only with a lawful basis for detention (as in, you are posing a threat to others) and detention may be used only when other measures have proved pointless or ineffective.

This makes returning to the country nice and pleasant. The border agents never ask you creepy questions like: Where are you going? Where will you be staying? What do you intend to do? (it's what US border agents ask their citizens). They just say hi and let you in.

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keiferski an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Poland border agents do ask why you're visiting. Don't know where you're getting that info.

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jwr 9 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

My point was that Polish citizens do not get asked. This is different for Americans. US citizens entering their own country have to answer these bizarre and sometimes creepy questions.

	▲	keiferski 5 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, in that case I agree. I didn't realize you only meant Polish citizens.

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ryanbrunner an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The obvious difference between your experiences and the person you're replying to is that he's residing there and you're visiting. You're right that your rights are far more limited when you're a visitor to a country crossing a border, but he and this thread are talking about what rights residents to a country have regarding the border.

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orwin an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

At least not if from the EU.

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ShinyLeftPad an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Strongly depends where you're from. I know of people who were turned around.

	▲	LtWorf 37 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Did they have a valid passport?

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WesolyKubeczek an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

But if you are from outside the EU, it’s tad different.