Timeline for Upon entering the United States, is it ok to ask the US immigration agent not to stamp one's passport, and if so, would they always/typically agree?
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| Oct 8, 2021 at 21:32 | comment | added | phoog | @TooTea it can be worse than that -- they can send you to an immigration judge. But they can't just refuse entry and send you back where you came from. | |
| Oct 8, 2021 at 19:49 | comment | added | TooTea | @phoog True, but what is within their discretion is making your day miserable by subjecting you to a multi-hour procedure to figure out if they really really have to let you in. | |
| Oct 8, 2021 at 11:21 | comment | added | Traveller | There’s a (big) difference between a CBP officer deciding of their own volition not to stamp a passport, and the traveller asking them not to do it, IMHO. The latter seems almost guaranteed to attract more scrutiny than normal, plus it’s an extra 30 seconds or so of conversation to add to their busy day. | |
| Oct 8, 2021 at 11:19 | comment | added | phoog | It is not within CBP's discretion to deny admission to a permanent resident. | |
| Oct 8, 2021 at 10:38 | comment | added | Franck Dernoncourt | "we can only guess" -> some travelers may share their experience, e.g. travel.stackexchange.com/a/168839/1810. | |
| Oct 8, 2021 at 10:35 | history | answered | user4188 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |