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if your passport was fake, you might include a bribe to ensure the agent doesn't look too closely and reject you for a fake passport. That's a pretty obvious reason for bribing. A agent who believes that was your reason for bribing is going to look closely at your passport to rule out that possibility.
– Kate Gregory
Commented Oct 2, 2021 at 17:22
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There's no way for the border agent that you are not offering a bribe when he see cash in a passport when you offered it.
– Max
Commented Oct 2, 2021 at 17:29
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in general, remove everything from the passport that is not passport related, including protective covers.
– Max
Commented Oct 2, 2021 at 17:30
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I would also guess that border agents may have special instructions on handling money in passports (specifically as anti-bribe measures), so this reaction may be not a reaction of a single bored agent, but something required by their instruction.
– Petr
Commented Oct 2, 2021 at 17:54
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Not only the border officer may "feel" offended, he may be annoyed as hell because of the upcoming discussion with his manager about the bank notes appearing in the camera footage of his desk. He may be expected to report any bribery attempt and will have to explain why this is not, in fact, a bribery attempt.
– fraxinus
Commented Oct 3, 2021 at 14:14

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