Would lack of local knowledge
and the wrong accent not make it very hard to lie about where you come from, though?
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Tue 27 Oct 2009, 14:19,
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from what I gather, no
but I don't work in that area. My limited familiarity with the subject comes only from knowing somebody who works with the people who deal with this kind of thing.
However, I don't suppose that the immigration services keep an expert on every conceivable country on the books, just on the offchance that someone might claim to be from there. I would imagine they'd count themselves fairly fortunate if they could find a translator...
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Wed 28 Oct 2009, 1:53,
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However, I don't suppose that the immigration services keep an expert on every conceivable country on the books, just on the offchance that someone might claim to be from there. I would imagine they'd count themselves fairly fortunate if they could find a translator...