Reentry Permit - No Receipt Notice! What to do???

I hear people talk about the length of time that one can stay out of US on GC. I know that's the first question the IO ask at POE up on our arrival on GC that how long were you outside the country and all. One can give the wrong information about their length of stay out of US - right? Is there any way they track how long you were out? When you leave the country on GC they do not mark it on your passport but they do mark the admission date on your arrival. So how would they know truly if how much time one is out of the country when they do not have the date you leave the country?
 
DBEC_Labor_Pain said:
I hear people talk about the length of time that one can stay out of US on GC. I know that's the first question the IO ask at POE up on our arrival on GC that how long were you outside the country and all. One can give the wrong information about their length of stay out of US - right? Is there any way they track how long you were out? When you leave the country on GC they do not mark it on your passport but they do mark the admission date on your arrival. So how would they know truly if how much time one is out of the country when they do not have the date you leave the country?
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Very good question! I don't know the exact answer but one friend recently returned to the US and the POE officer printed out all the exact dates when he left and entered the country over the last 3 years. Amazing!!!

My guess is that they use the passenger manifest from the airlines to register departures. But I don't understand how they are tying a name to you specifically as there are many common names and the airlines do not have your A number.

I do know a few people though who live abroad and visit once a year without a REP. And they have no issue. But the friend above had his passport stamped "REP required". So every time you enter you are entirely in the grace of the admitting officer.

By the way, European Union does not revoke EU resident permits if you don't live there all the time. Only the US has this policy.
 
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length of stay outside US on GC

gc2005nyc said:
Very good question! I don't know the exact answer but one friend recently returned to the US and the POE officer printed out all the exact dates when he left and entered the country over the last 3 years. Amazing!!!

My guess is that they use the passenger manifest from the airlines to register departures. But I don't understand how they are tying a name to you specifically as there are many common names and the airlines do not have your A number.

I do know a few people though who live abroad and visit once a year without a REP. And they have no issue. But the friend above had his passport stamped "REP required". So every time you enter you are entirely in the grace of the admitting officer.

By the way, European Union does not revoke EU resident permits if you don't live there all the time. Only the US has this policy.
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Thanks for sharing this experience of your friend. May I ask (if you knew) what triggered the IO to print out all the dates your friend left and entered US? Was he out on for a long time w/o REP? or something else? What was the PoE? I surely would like to stay away from that PoE ;-)

You are so right that we are at the mercy of the IO at POEs. One qq though, say for some grave reason the IO took ones GC - what are the options one have at that time? Can you still enter US and appeal the case at Immi court or have to get back to your home country?
 
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