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I'm a recent HS graduate taking his first international flight alone in a the next couple of days.

I'm moving back to the US after nearly a decade to immigrate and eventually find a workplace, I've been stressing out on how I should respond to customs/border protection when they'll ask said question of "what's the purpose of your trip?" should I respond with "business"? I don't really know how to follow up if they question me with "what sort of business do you have" or any sort of question similar to that matter?

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  If they even ask in that way, just say what you wrote “I want to immigrate and find a workplace” or simply “I am coming to the US to find work and move back to the country”. As a citizen it's your right, you have no reason to try to pigeonhole what you are doing in a category like “business”.
  
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I'm a recent HS graduate taking his first international flight alone in a the next couple of days.

I'm moving back to the US after nearly a decade to immigrate and eventually find a workplace, I've been stressing out on how I should respond to customs/border protection when they'll ask said question of "what's the purpose of your trip?" should I respond with "business"? I don't really know how to follow up if they question me with "what sort of business do you have" or any sort of question similar to that matter?

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I'm moving back to the US after nearly a decade to immigrate and eventually find a workplace, I've been stressing out on how I should respond to customs/border protection when they'll ask said question of "what's the purpose of your trip?" should I respond with "business"? I don't really know how to follow up if they question me with "what sort of business do you have" or any sort of question similar to that matter?

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Generally speaking, it's important to be genuine and always remain truthful. In this case, it's very easy since, as a citizen, it is your right to move back to the country. Unlike aliens trying to meet the conditions of their visa, you have no reason to try to pigeonhole what you are doing in a category like “business”. So if you are asked about the purpose of your trip, just say what you wrote “I want to immigrate and find a workplace” or simply “I am coming to the US to find work and move back to the country”.

In this scenario, CBP officers are more interested in making sure that you are who you say you are, enforcing customs rules and possibly detecting criminals than in the purpose of your stay as this is irrelevant to the entry decision for US citizens. They are just as likely to ask where you have been as where you are going. Do make sure you have a valid US passport to establish your citizenship and you will be fine.

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  @HenningMakholm he is, but there's no penalty for failing to do so: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/85389/…
  
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Generally speaking, it's important to be genuine and always remain truthful. In this case, it's very easy since, as a citizen, it is your right to move back to the country. Unlike aliens trying to meet the conditions of their visa, you have no reason to try to pigeonhole what you are doing in a category like “business”. So if you are asked about the purpose of your trip, just say what you wrote “I want to immigrate and find a workplace” or simply “I am coming to the US to find work and move back to the country”.

In this scenario, CBP officers are more interested in making sure that you are who you say you are, enforcing customs rules and possibly detecting criminals than in the purpose of your stay as this is irrelevant to the entry decision for US citizens. They are just as likely to ask where you have been as where you are going. Do make sure you have a valid US passport to establish your citizenship and you will be fine.

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  Perhaps it deserves mention that the OP is obliged to carry an American passport rather than just one of any different citizenship he has.
  
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  @HenningMakholm he is, but there's no penalty for failing to do so: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/85389/…
  
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  @JonathanReez: true -- though I was thinking more about how proving his citizenship at the border (so he's allowed to intend to immigrate) would be rather more cumbersome without a US passport.
  
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  I might avoid using the word "immigrate", since as I understand it, in legal settings that usually refers to a non-citizen coming to live in the country. I would be concerned it might cause confusion or lead them to question whether you are really a citizen.
  
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  I agree with @NateEldredge. "I have decided to return to live in the US."
  
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Generally speaking, it's important to be genuine and always remain truthful. In this case, it's very easy since, as a citizen, it is your right to move back to the country. Unlike aliens trying to meet the conditions of their visa, you have no reason to try to pigeonhole what you are doing in a category like “business”. So if you are asked about the purpose of your trip, just say what you wrote “I want to immigrate and find a workplace” or simply “I am coming to the US to find work and move back to the country”.

In this scenario, CBP officers are more interested in making sure that you are who you say you are, enforcing customs rules and possibly detecting criminals than in the purpose of your stay as this is irrelevant to the entry decision for US citizens. They are just as likely to ask where you have been as where you are going. Do make sure you have a valid US passport to establish your citizenship and you will be fine.

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  Perhaps it deserves mention that the OP is obliged to carry an American passport rather than just one of any different citizenship he has.
  
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  @HenningMakholm he is, but there's no penalty for failing to do so: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/85389/…
  
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  @JonathanReez: true -- though I was thinking more about how proving his citizenship at the border (so he's allowed to intend to immigrate) would be rather more cumbersome without a US passport.
  
  – Henning Makholm
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  I might avoid using the word "immigrate", since as I understand it, in legal settings that usually refers to a non-citizen coming to live in the country. I would be concerned it might cause confusion or lead them to question whether you are really a citizen.
  
  – Nate Eldredge
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  I agree with @NateEldredge. "I have decided to return to live in the US."
  
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Generally speaking, it's important to be genuine and always remain truthful. In this case, it's very easy since, as a citizen, it is your right to move back to the country. Unlike aliens trying to meet the conditions of their visa, you have no reason to try to pigeonhole what you are doing in a category like “business”. So if you are asked about the purpose of your trip, just say what you wrote “I want to immigrate and find a workplace” or simply “I am coming to the US to find work and move back to the country”.

In this scenario, CBP officers are more interested in making sure that you are who you say you are, enforcing customs rules and possibly detecting criminals than in the purpose of your stay as this is irrelevant to the entry decision for US citizens. They are just as likely to ask where you have been as where you are going. Do make sure you have a valid US passport to establish your citizenship and you will be fine.

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