Recent content by jasper789

I'm just so afraid that I may make mistakes on the dates. I can't even remember the actual dates anymore. Can I put this behind me if I apply for extension of GC instead, then file for citizenship a few years later? Or do I still have to list all travels from the time I was granted...

plus get in trouble if they declare the dates stamped on the passport instead of the actual travel dates which may show up in IBIS?

I believe it's just so that they can re-enter. Swiping the GC at the airport only verifies identity & authenticity. It doesn't give the officer information on when it was last swiped. (Correct me if I'm wrong with these assumptions)

I meant we could've gotten re-entry permits. We did not know about it then. So we just bought tickets back to the US, kept our fingers crossed that they'd let us in. It's mostly just ignorance that makes people do stupid things. If forums like this existed 8 years ago, we would have known what...

Thanks for the reply. Do you know how the CBP checks the travels? Do they store the information whenever our GCs are scanned at customs? If such is the case, don't they only scan it whenever we enter the US, but not when we leave? How would they know how long we have been outside the US...

My first time here, so I apologize if my questions are old.. How does USCIS trace travels? How far out do they trace it? Are they interested in our travels 5 years before filing N400 or from the time we receive your greencard? Do we have to declare all travels for the past 10 years? We...