No stamps in passport

[PickleChips 56]

We are filing for a K1 visa this month but have come across a problem that seems unique to Canadians. I do not have stamps in my passport as proof of entering the US to visit my fiancé, as Canadians do not get stamped at land crossings. I also have recently acquired a Nexus pass and there is no option to ask for a stamp with this form of identification. I have request my entry/exit records from CBP but they take 6-8 weeks to arrive. My question is: did anyone else have this issue and if yes, what did you do to remedy it? Thank you!

[Anonymous885 44]

I went to Vietnam to see my wife couple times with Vietnamese visa. However, when I came back to States, I have never got passport stamp on my passport from all those trips. It might be that they change to electronic system now or the CBP was lazy. Because I got stamp when I was back from France but not for coming back from Vietnam.

I have my Vietnamese visa along with boarding pass and photo to prove that I have been in Vietnam. I was nervous that USCIS will require the stamp passport so I requested CBP on July 2013 to provide the information for those trips. CBP still never gave it to me until now lol. However, my wife got approval on NOA2 and interview without those stamps.

Did you flight or drive to US? so It might be different for you.

[Exocet 88]

Yeah, they don't always stamp the passport. Hopefully you have other things to show proof of seeing each other.. .like photos, receipts, credit card statements, etc.

[PickleChips 56]

Thanks for the replies!

I feel we have plenty of other evidence and I do have the dates written down that I was in the US, which I will submit (for what it's worth). I'm not too terribly worried on that front, however, since we were blissfully unaware of the process when we started dating, we did not keep receipts or trip itineraries. I always drive as I live close to the border so no boarding passes to submit. We shall see what transpires!!

I can't believe CBP has still not addressed the request you submitted Anonymous885! Actually, on second thought, yes I can believe it! haha

[novedsac 355]

You could make an FOIA request for records of your border crossings/entries into the USA, but this may be too time consuming considering you could provide other evidence such as boarding passes, receipts for purchases made in the US during the times of your visit, etc.

[PickleChips 56]

I did make that request but the issue was that they take 6-8 weeks to process and reply. From reading Anonymous885's post, they don't always come through though!

[Anonymous885 44]

I have just checked my FOIA request on July 2013 and it is just in the process of choosing the agent CBP to work on this request. It was taken couple months for them to touch the request lol. This is ridiculous!!.

Edited March 23, 2014 by Anonymous885

[novedsac 355]

They come through eventually. However, I really don't think it is necessary. USCIS can confirm dates with CBP, if you provide the dates; POE may be helpful too.

I requested K1 records via FOIA about fifteen years ago … took about six months then to receive the documents and I received records from other applicants in addition to the ones I wanted … very strange.

[seekingknowledge 2]

If question is regarding whether I had an issue evidencing that I saw my girlfriend within the last 2 years enlight of no passport stamps, then yes I had that issue. If questions is I had problems getting record, then I never got them so I can' tell you.

My situation is simillar to yours. I am from Los Angeles and travelled to see my girlfriend in Baja Cali., Mexico.

What I did is as follows: I turned in picturs of five seperate dates that I saw her in person. The pictures were of her and I together. The last two pictures were supported with reciepts [that had dates] show the very event that we were doing, i.e. a reciept showing we were eating tacos at a restaurant with a picture showing us those tacos. In one picture I show her podinh with the sweat pants nexty to her that I bought her [that I bought in LA] and took to mexico. I place a copy of that reciept in package. I even appeared in the picture. To show we were togather.

I also explained it in the addendum, to the question of whether we met in the last two years, that they don't stamp passports when you travel by land (I am sure they know these but it is good to explain). At the end I tried to creat CIRCUMSTANCIAL evidence to show I was there with her in the last two years.

Good Luck.

[Smiley-one 13]

I never had stamps in my passport either from when I drove to Virginia and we got approved back in 2011. I did have other receipts of proof of going there such as hotel receipts, gas reciepts from the different states on my route down.

Edited March 24, 2014 by Smiley-one

[Anonymous885 44]

Finally, I got an email from CBP this morning and this is how they reply

"Your request for Expedited Processing for the FOIA request CBP-2013-024538 has been denied"

There is no explanation on why they denied

Dont reply on them so much.

Edited March 24, 2014 by Anonymous885

[Pitaya 2,577]

Welcome to the forum.

There is no need to fixate on what relationship evidence you don't have, concentrate on providing a good blend of the other types of relationship evidence as mentioned in the VJ Guide:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Good luck on your visa journey.

[PickleChips 56]

Update: I received a response to my FOIA request for entry/exit dates yesterday with all the info i needed! So, yes, they do eventually come through albeit it takes a while.