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4457 Update and source
01 August 2019, 23:20
England4457 Update and source
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/ahb9p7t2I 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.
02 August 2019, 04:54
Scott PowellI 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 :-)
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02 August 2019, 07:27
jjbullor you can simply avoid RSA. That has worked for me.
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03 August 2019, 03:44
nhoroquote:
Originally posted by jjbull:
or you can simply avoid RSA. That has worked for me.
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04 August 2019, 08:45
SevensEdit the PDF so it expires in 2100. Should be long dead by then
04 August 2019, 18:44
ledvmquote:
Originally posted by England:
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/ahb9p7t2I 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.
England,
Did you use the form above? And if so...did CBP sign it without question?
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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.
04 August 2019, 21:39
EnglandIndeed 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?
05 August 2019, 04:34
ledvm
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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.
05 August 2019, 07:43
TexKDHas 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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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.
06 August 2019, 01:32
Tim HeraldWhen I got one last week it was still 8/31/19
Good Hunting,
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06 August 2019, 09:53
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by Tim Herald:
When I got one last week it was still 8/31/19
Same here Tim
09 August 2019, 23:46
AtkinsonThe 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