No stamp on my passport Canadian Citizen .. left the US to go to MEXICO

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pasqualefiore

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I enter the US on February 11 BY AIR from South America ,got my passport stamped .... then in May I left to Mexico BY LAND , I have no stamp on my passport as proof that I left the US before my 6 months where up .... i am planning to go back to the US BY LAND from MEXICO .... am I going to have any problems with INS Officers at the border ?
 
No, you can just tell them the truth. You shouldn't have problems. The US doesn't check you upon exit, and Mexico doesn't check you when you enter by land from the US.
 
You might be questioning. So it is a good idea to have some other proofs like accomodation bills, job contracts, etc.
 
What is purpose to travel to the US? How long are you going to stay? Who will be supporting you during that time? Think about questions like these.
 
I come to the US twice a year to visit friends and clients ..... but always enter by air .. now with the new law since I left by land coming back the same way ... and have no stamp on my passport to proof how long I stayed the first time... I do not want to have any problems
 
Are you saying that there is a law that exiting the US should be by the same mean i.e. land, sea, air as entering? That's not true.

The law is that if you travel by air you need a passport book, while by land other types of IDs are also okay.
 
I don't know, based on your previous entries and exits that were on time, I'm sure that you can inform the officer of the date on which you left the US by land.
 
Ok so if I were to stay more than 6 months in the US ... then I will be out of status .since we can only stay up to 6 months as tourist .... Then how will inmigration know if I was out of status once I leave the US and try to come back ? I just dont want to have any problems next time entering the US
 
pasqualefiore said:
Ok so if I were to stay more than 6 months in the US ... then I will be out of status .since we can only stay up to 6 months as tourist .... Then how will inmigration know if I was out of status once I leave the US and try to come back ? I just dont want to have any problems next time entering the US
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I guess the airline swipes your passport, or at the land border data is gathered. Remember, post 9/11 most countries turn over arrival/departure data pertaining to US origin&destination.

It is a good question to ask. I have flown hundreds of times internationally with non-citizen (colleagues) and only people who check the passport is at checkin-in & gate agent. For Brazil,India,Russia,China they do an extra check for valid visa.
 
you have entry date on passport.

do not spoil your fun. yes, you have beaten the system by abusing the loop hole in law. yo overstayed but no record. you git it. i can not say further.
 
So, you still have the 'stub" of your I-94 that you received when you entered the US back in Febraury? You shoul dhave ensured you surrendered that to US immigration when you crossed the US/Mexico border. the difficulty no is there is no proof that you left th ecountry within the 6 month requirement.
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Your case may be a little unusual. You may be thinking it will be easy just to come back into the US now via the Mexico/US border. IMHO, you may strike some difficulties. Since you left the US is May, document requirements for that border have changed, and passports are now required for entry back into the US (or, special DL's and other specialised documents) I would explain your case totally to the border agent, and, as another poster recommended, have some proof of the lenght of time you spent in Mexico. I do not know if US Immigration issues I-94's at the US/Mexico land border. Regardless, make sure your passport is stamped when you re-enter. Your concern at this point should not only be getting back intot eh US now, but, trying to avoid any future problems with what may, on paper, appear to be an overstay.

I am under the impression that even though it is not regular practice for Mexico officials to stamp a passport upon land entry, they will do it upon request. If you have the same situation arrise in the futuer, ensure you surrender your I-94, and get a Mexican entry stamp.

This is actually also relevant to non_US residents who are visiting Canada, and want to avoid any possible apparent overstay in the US.
 
acr said:
The law is that if you travel by air you need a passport book, while by land other types of IDs are also okay.
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This is no longer accurate information. Recent law changes (1st June?) make it necessary to have a passport for land crossing from the US to both Mexico & Canada
 
Auscal said:
This is no longer accurate information. Recent law changes (1st June?) make it necessary to have a passport for land crossing from the US to both Mexico & Canada
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I am not sure about Mexico, but Canada did not change its entry requirements for land crossings. Canadians still advise non-US nationals to have a valid passport regardless of their status in the USA, but US nationals may enter Canada with passport book/card, enhanced driving licence, Nexus card, and Fast card.

As a matter of fact, it seems that one can still enter Canada with only a conventional driving licence and a birth certificate just fine; however, it wouldn't make much sense since one would not be able to return to the USA. Here is the link: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/security-securite/admiss-eng.html#s1
 
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