Departure record for GC-Holders?
 

Hi,

How does the tracking of GC-Holders work?

I´ve never noticed an INS officer when I left the country and the airline personnel does swip the card or the passport, so how does this system work?

Re: Departure record for GC-Holders?
 

Kris28 wrote:
    > Hi,
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    > How does the tracking of GC-Holders work?
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    > I=B4ve never noticed an INS officer when I left the country and the airline
    > personnel does swip the card or the passport, so how does this system work?

They ask you when you come back. And if they sense that you are lying to them, they
may ask you to provide evidence, e.g., boarding passes.

-Joe

Thanks for your answer!

I spend about 12 weeks in my home country due to surgery.

I did not keep my boarding pass, because I allways thought they have a kind of tracking system, but I wondered how it works because I never noticed an INS officer.

Do you think a letter from my doctor (He did the surgery) would count as a proof?

Re: Departure record for GC-Holders?
 

They will also check the home country's stamp of arrival / departure in your
passport. AN

"Kris28" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > Thanks for your answer!
    > I spend about 12 weeks in my home country due to surgery.
    > I did not keep my boarding pass, because I allways thought they have a kind of
    > tracking system, but I wondered how it works because I never noticed an INS
    > officer.
    > Do you think a letter from my doctor (He did the surgery) would count as a proof?
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Most countrie don´t stamp your passport.

That´s why I´m wondering...

Re: Departure record for GC-Holders?
 

Ajit Nagra wrote:
    > They will also check the home country's stamp of arrival / departure in your
    > passport.

If there is such a thing. A lot of countries don't put such stamps in the passport.
An example are EU countries. Citizens of EU countries do not get entry/exit stamps.

-Joe

What about the letter that I´ve mentioned?

Would that be enough to prove how long I was out?

Thank you!

Re: Departure record for GC-Holders?
 

Kris28 wrote:

    > What about the letter that I´ve mentioned?
    > Would that be enough to prove how long I was out?


I think that the doctor's letter would be adequate evidence of your physical presence
in a particular place.