cut through the plastic of my visa packet

[hamstr 2]

hi so the visa packet comes with plastic covering right... i hadn't known that there was a specific way to get the passport inside so i just cut the plastic wrapper on the top. the yellow manila folder and its contents are intact and weren't touched at all but now i am worried that the cbp might deny me entry because i had cut through the plastic instead of making just a small cut and sealing it back with tape. 

 

is this a big problem or is only the yellow folder their concern? 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

I don't see an issue if the "Do not open" envelope is intact.  One must get to the passport.

Edited August 31, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[IWander 589]

11 minutes ago, hamstr said:

hi so the visa packet comes with plastic covering right... i hadn't known that there was a specific way to get the passport inside so i just cut the plastic wrapper on the top. the yellow manila folder and its contents are intact and weren't touched at all but now i am worried that the cbp might deny me entry because i had cut through the plastic instead of making just a small cut and sealing it back with tape. 

 

is this a big problem or is only the yellow folder their concern? 

The plastic is nothing more than a delivery envelope that is designed to be removed to gain access to the passport.

[hamstr 2]

9 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I don't see an issue if the "Do not open" envelope is intact.  One must get to the passport.

 

7 minutes ago, IWander said:

The plastic is nothing more than a delivery envelope that is designed to be removed to gain access to the passport.

 

thank you both so much!

i just began to panic because i kept seeing videos and posts about "how to open" the plastic and i thought mine would be considered damaged.