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AFAIK (correct me if I'm wrong) you no longer routinely present your passport to CBP at US airports, but merely look into a camera and have your details pulled up from the flight manifest. Logically, then, passports aren't stamped.

What cohorts, however, remain required to have their passports stamped?

I'd ask the CBP, but the Info Center is useless and I don't have the email address to the Traveler Policy Division which I suspect is the responsible department.

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  • I assume folks with a visa still need stamping? i.e. non US citizens without ESTA
    – Akash
    Commented Aug 23 at 10:47
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    Mine is only stamped if I enter at a land-border (and only on renewal of I-94). If I fly in it is not stamped anymore. On B1/B2 visa.
    – Midavalo
    Commented Aug 23 at 14:54
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    I’m not sure all airports (with international arrivals) are equipped with the kiosks etc, are they? And aren’t first time visitors supposed to see a border officer for fingerprint taking?
    – jcaron
    Commented Aug 24 at 16:31
  • @jcaron For the second part, yes indeed. So perhaps those would need to present their travel document, but I'm not sure. For the first part, kiosks are no longer involved, you literally look into the camera at the booth whereby your details are pulled up
    – Crazydre
    Commented Aug 24 at 17:24
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    @Akash Only foreigners who don't get an I-94 need a stamp. The one cohort I can think of is iimmigrant visa holders.
    – Crazydre
    Commented Aug 24 at 20:09

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