alt Hacker News> the purpose of the form is to generate convictions for lying on the form.
Yeah but if the immigration officer has reason to question you about those sections of the form then surely they have more than enough evidence of the underlying crime anyway ?
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HWR_14 • yesterday at 2:59 PM
Intent to commit espionage is not a crime (but committing or attempting to commit it is) Lying on the form is. It is probably easier to demonstrate intent to commit espionage than to catch them in the act.
No they’re playing the long game. It’s for if they need to deport (and/or jail) you later.
Lying on a customs form is a valid reason to revoke a visa, and it’s an open and shut case.