GC holder by road to canada

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Ignorantperson

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Is there any record maintained by US, a friend of mine told me that they do not make any entry on the passport or swipe the card, is this true.
 
Canada has never swiped my documents. My verbal declaration of being a Canadian citizen always works. The US always swiped my GC (before I naturalised) and scanned my US passport on my last two entries.
 
I'm originally a Canadian citizen. When I had a GC and I'd go to Canada I'd hand the Canadian immigration officer my Canadian passport. Most of the time he'd ask my US status. Often when I'd say "GC", he'd ask to see the GC. I don't think he'd swipe it. The US, of course, would swipe it on the way back.

But...

I believe that Canada, like the US, automatically records license plates, and then ties them to the immigration record. Canada may actually have a record that you are a GC and that you entered Canada.

Why is this important?
 
Plates are definetly recorded. A snap is actually taken :)
Flydog is asking a very interesting question. Why is this important? :)
I have my own theory but I will wait for the OP to comment first.
 
my friend is debating whether he should mention all the trips to and fro, he says he does not have all the records, I am urging him to mention them. I have not gone to canada by road, that is the reason I am asking for other's experience.

I guess from what I am hearing he should mention the dates even if they are approximate dates only.
 
Truthfulness is the most important thing when dealing with the USCIS. I mentioned every trip I could think of and for some years said things like "2 or 3 trips to Canada, the longest being 10 days". It was true, it was accurate, it just wasn't very precise.
 
I just came back from Montreal and the US Immigration Officer on the NY border did not stamp my passport. I just gave him my GC and he entered some information in the computer. I don't know what he entered but I am presuming he recorded the date I was coming back in US.
 
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