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I headed down to the Boise airport this morning to the small Customs and Border Patrol office. As always, the gentleman was polite and efficient and happily signed off my 4457. No request for other documents, but that may be a benefit of living in the Free State of Idaho. They usually just want to know where you are going, what you are hunting, and what the meat is like! I stumbled across a 4457 form on the internet with a 08/31/2021 expiration date: https://files.fm/u/ahb9p7t2 I don't know if this is a temporary fix by Customs or the work of some bright young lass with Photoshop, but I suspect it will make SAPS happy, and Customs doesn't theoretically care about the "expiration date". Good luck. | ||
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I used to simply cut off the dates on the form to avoid the conversation but now they look for a date. I expect the form has been modified - I actually thought about doing the same thing myself but decided to follow the rules :-) "At least once every human being should have to run for his life - to teach him that milk does not come from the supermarket, that safety does not come from policemen, and that news is not something that happens to other people." - Robert Heinlein | |||
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or you can simply avoid RSA. That has worked for me. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Give me the simple life; an AK-47, a good guard dog and a nymphomaniac who owns a liquor store. | |||
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 JEB Katy, TX Already I was beginning to fall into the African way of thinking: That if you properly respect what you are after, and shoot it cleanly and on the animal's terrain, if you imprison in your mind all the wonder of the day from sky to smell to breeze to flowers—then you have not merely killed an animal. You have lent immortality to a beast you have killed because you loved him and wanted him forever so that you could always recapture the day - Robert Ruark DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Edit the PDF so it expires in 2100. Should be long dead by then ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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England, Did you use the form above? And if so...did CBP sign it without question? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Indeed they did. I'm flying into Bulawayo, Zim in late September but have to connect through JNB. Patrick at Travel With Guns suggested getting a "new" 4457 due to the "expiration date" issue. If CBP is happy, surely SAPS will be happy? | |||
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Has anybody seen a new or updated 4457 form in the Customs office as of late and what the date on it might be? | |||
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This is what is on CBP website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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When I got one last week it was still 8/31/19 Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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Same here Tim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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The 4457 is nothing more than a lifetime receipt for your items, be they guns, cameras, binocs, range finder, diamonds or whatever of value..that show you owned them prior to leaving the USA, and upon return otherwise you might have to pay an import tax.. That's it, all the rest is pure BS, read the law or have a US atty read it for you..Most custom Agents know this, its required.. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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