Does US customs stamp your passport?

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Hannah7

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I am soon going to be out of any free passport pages, because US immigration very often stamps my passport with "ARC" stamp.

What makes me angry if they put it on a whole new blank page right in the middle. (If you need visa to a country they usually require a blank page)

Does US customs stamp all foreign passports of LPRs ? And has anyone tried to, politely, ask them not to stamp it?
 
Every time I entered I got the same stamp except once I believe. Having the stamp is good for naturalization purposes. You can prove the amount of days out of the country. Easiest solution is to get a new passport.
 
They don't always stamp your passport. You can try asking them not to stamp, or to stamp a page that is partially full, but you could annoy them. I agree with lvnp: deal with it and get a new passport.
 
If you travel frequently, you can avoid US entry stamps by enrolling in the "Global Entry" program. They interview you then run a thorough (and recurring) background checks on you. In return you can use a computer terminal to record your entry instead of going to a manned CBP counter. It costs $100 to enroll.

http://www.globalentry.gov/index.html
 
Thanks for your input guys. Have any of you tried not to give the passport at all since all we need to enter the U.S. is the green card?
 
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