Entry/Exit dates missing on passport-Please advise!

[IT applicant]

Hello Frieds,

I am applying for my citizenship application however I just noticed that for couple of trips,entry stamps(into Canada) on my passport are missing.

Similarly,exit stamp(while travelling to US)for one of the trips is missing.

I have requested for a CBSA report so that there is no confusion but is there anything else I can do.

While CBSA report might help me in entry dates but I am not sure how can I get the exit dates proof.

Please advise what can I do to avoid delay in the processing of my application.

Thanks in advance

 

[torontonian2003]

Hello Frieds,

I am applying for my citizenship application however I just noticed that for couple of trips,entry stamps(into Canada) on my passport are missing.

Similarly,exit stamp(while travelling to US)for one of the trips is missing.

I have requested for a CBSA report so that there is no confusion but is there anything else I can do.

While CBSA report might help me in entry dates but I am not sure how can I get the exit dates proof.

Please advise what can I do to avoid delay in the processing of my application.

Thanks in advance

You can request your US border entry record via FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) through US CBP (Customs and Border Protection) even as a non-US citizen.
Check their website to find out how to file a CBP history request:
http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia

If you haven't submitted your application yet, I suggest you wait till you get both your CBSA and CBP travel histories. Takes about 30-days to obtain CBSA record. This way you can verify exactly the dates and match them for your residency calculation.

Do a spreadsheet/table of your travels itemizing the departure and arrival dates to Canada, destination, brief description of purpose of trip, and append this together with the CBSA and CBP histories. Keep copies for your own record or give the photocopy of the histories and keep the original for your test/interview when they verify your documents at CIC in person. Double check the dates if you traveled a lot.

Also photocopy all used pages of your passport(S) in addition to the biographical page (the one with your photo and issue/expiry details). You may have to copy all passports relevant to the four year period calculated for the residency requirement. So include copies of those pages that include VISAS from other countries and departure/arrival stamps. If you traveled to countries where the stamps are not stated in English or French, make sure you get them translated and the translations certified/notarized. Attach the translations.

It's up to you if you want to hold off the submission till you get your travel histories sorted out but sometimes it could be worthwhile if you traveled a lot to have adequate proof of absence durations (e.g. CBSA record, stamps all accounted for) at the time you submit. The extra wait to obtain those histories may well turn out to be a good time investment as you minimize doubt on the veracity of your residency claim. Anytime, CIC begins asking for additional documents while your application is in process, you should expect more delays in your application.

 

[bangloboy]

Mind you CPB reports from the US are difficult to get. CBSA reports are reliable and at the same time CIC will request on themselves as well. As long as you are honest you should be fine. I declared days that didn't have stamps and I was fine. Don't fret as long as you are not hiding days you should be fine. If you drove to the US just mention it else take ticket receipts if you flew. In my interview I had mentioned I went to Cuba which shows no entry/exit as they don't stamp your passport but I took the ticket receipts and also mentioned in my calculation - the CO said it was fine. Same with one of my US trips it only showed the date I entered but no mention of return to Canada - again CO said it was fine. Mind you I was also RQed but that was because of self-employment

Good luck and all the best

 

[tjssss]

Also photocopy all used pages of your passport(S) in addition to the biographical page (the one with your photo and issue/expiry details). You may have to copy all passports relevant to the four year period calculated for the residency requirement. So include copies of those pages that include VISAS from other countries and departure/arrival stamps. If you traveled to countries where the stamps are not stated in English or French, make sure you get them translated and the translations certified/notarized. Attach the translations.

It's up to you if you want to hold off the submission till you get your travel histories sorted out but sometimes it could be worthwhile if you traveled a lot to have adequate proof of absence durations (e.g. CBSA record, stamps all accounted for) at the time you submit. The extra wait to obtain those histories may well turn out to be a good time investment as you minimize doubt on the veracity of your residency claim. Anytime, CIC begins asking for additional documents while your application is in process, you should expect more delays in your application.

Question re: records and photocopies of them. Do we submit these along with our applications? Or do we keep them in handy just in case the CIC asks us for them?

Thanks a lot.

 

[Goldline]

I was just wondering if one can request a doc from the the airline company like a copy of the ticket or a statement that you took such or such flight on such or such date. :'(

 

[Goldline]

this is a similar case
https://secure.immigration.ca/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15034&title=advice-needed-urgently

 

[torontonian2003]

Hello Frieds,

I am applying for my citizenship application however I just noticed that for couple of trips,entry stamps(into Canada) on my passport are missing.

Similarly,exit stamp(while travelling to US)for one of the trips is missing.

I have requested for a CBSA report so that there is no confusion but is there anything else I can do.

While CBSA report might help me in entry dates but I am not sure how can I get the exit dates proof.

Please advise what can I do to avoid delay in the processing of my application.

Thanks in advance

Long shot but if you still have stubs from your used boarding passes, you can send those along with any e-tickets of flight, or tickets from bus or train.

 

[OrangeCup]

Long shot but if you still have stubs from your used boarding passes, you can send those along with any e-tickets of flight, or tickets from bus or train.

As far as I know most airlines within US provide boarding passes from past flights at additional cost. If you remember the airline you traveled and have a ticket number you can call the airline support and request the boarding pass from the flight. Delta charges $20.

Cheers

 

[FL1040]

I was just wondering if one can request a doc from the the airline company like a copy of the ticket or a statement that you took such or such flight on such or such date. :'(

Yes you can, but you have to provide exact data, such as date of flight, destination, place of departure, and if possible number of flight or time of flight..they will send you an electronic copy of your ticket... Air Canada, Swiss International Airlines, and Lufthansa, in my experience do it

 

[Empirical-Scientist]

Yes you can, but you have to provide exact data, such as date of flight, destination, place of departure, and if possible number of flight or time of flight..they will send you an electronic copy of your ticket... Air Canada, Swiss International Airlines, and Lufthansa, in my experience do it

That's exactly what I did for one of my missing exits from Canada. Lufthansa is processing my request -- not sure how long it will take.

FL1040, should we send this document along with the application, or should we wait until the interview date? My concern if I send it now is that CIC agents will be confused, since they do not expect anything else besides the photocopy of the biographical pages of the passports used in the past 4 years. What do you think?

 

[Munchenxx]

Generally speaking, the Canada gov just want to stay easy in office watching Youtube while letting us applicators doing their job...

I am feeling being pushed to a certain limit by them now.

What the F...!