Lost Passport

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Angels

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Hi Everyone,

I have not been called for an interview yet. However, it is my understanding that at the time of the interview I will be required to bring my passport . Unfortunately I lost my current passport and I am really worried that this may affect my elegilibity somehow. I don't even have my old ones.

My question is: How can I now show proof of the dates that I have been out of the US to the USCIS Adjudicator? I have not traveled abroad since 2002.

Any information/help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
 
FWIW a passport doesn't really show proof of travel dates simply because there is no guarantee that all travel was stamped or that dates were even stamped correctly.

That said, the IO will expect to see your passport during interview, so may I suggest you either get a new one (quickly!) or be prepared for some delays while USCIS figures out what to do with you.
 
I don't know how quickly you can get a new passport, but you'll probably have enough time to get a new one before your interview comes up. According to your post you haven't received an interview letter yet. I think it is advisable that you apply for a new passport quickly.

My 2 cents.
 
Huracan said:
I don't know how quickly you can get a new passport, but you'll probably have enough time to get a new one before your interview comes up. According to your post you haven't received an interview letter yet. I think it is advisable that you apply for a new passport quickly.

My 2 cents.
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You will, most certainly, have to proof that you reported the loss. The easiest way to do this:

-certified copy of the police report you filed regarding the lost passport
- certified copies of any kind of documentation you received after reporting the passport lost/stolen to you Embassy/Consulate here in the U.S.

Cheers!
Legal
 
Angels said:
Hi Everyone,

I have not been called for an interview yet. However, it is my understanding that at the time of the interview I will be required to bring my passport . Unfortunately I lost my current passport and I am really worried that this may affect my elegilibity somehow. I don't even have my old ones.

My question is: How can I now show proof of the dates that I have been out of the US to the USCIS Adjudicator? I have not traveled abroad since 2002.

Any information/help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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Follow LegalAlien99's advice and get a passport immediately.

As far as travelling information goes try to produce tickets and Boarding Pass etc. Without a passport showing stamps or old tickets/Boarding pass there is really no easy way to document your stay out of US.

As far as proving that you continuously resided in US produce Tax Transcripts, Utility Bills, Pay Stubs, Bank statements and W-2's. This will be a lot of paperwork but that is the only way.

Also explain to the officer during the interview. If they ask to produce more documentation ask them during the interview what else is needed and then wait for their letter requesting the documents.
 
You could be toast...

Angels said:
Hi Everyone,

I have not been called for an interview yet. However, it is my understanding that at the time of the interview I will be required to bring my passport . Unfortunately I lost my current passport and I am really worried that this may affect my elegilibity somehow. I don't even have my old ones.

My question is: How can I now show proof of the dates that I have been out of the US to the USCIS Adjudicator? I have not traveled abroad since 2002.

Any information/help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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When did you lose your passport? I find it irresponsible to not report it as lost and stolen ( if you didn't do this). :mad: In this age of ID & passport theft, what if someone is using it to enter the leave the US without your knowing about it? :confused: Guess what, in the abscence of the passport reported as stolen, the onus is on you to prove that you weren't the one using it....

Common.... if you haven't traveled abroad in two years, this doesn't abdicate you of the responsibility to own and keep a passport. For example, assume that you lost it Jan 2003, but now in Dec 06, you are going to file a lost or missing passport to police authorities, you are going to be a toast... :eek: US
 
With both my wife and I (Dallas DO, six months apart), all the IO did with the passport was look at the main page (picture, name, etc) and quickly thumb through the rest of the document (without really looking at any single page).

In both our cases, we were *way* below the continous resident and physical presence requirements. Though we had documentation for some (not all) of our trips, we were never asked for it.

If you have a lot of trips, many days out of the country or some other continuous residence/physical presence boundary condition, then you need to be more worried than if these are not an issue

(not a lawyer, never played on on TV, just expressing an opinion based on a sample of 2 applications)
 
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