crg14624 wrote on 10/17/05 05:52:
>>crg14624 wrote on 10/16/05 20:21:
>>
>>
>>>Oh, by the way:
>>>
>>>The US does have departure/exit stamps. I have seen them. However,
>>>they are only used in special circumstances.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the info. I have never seen them, though. Any pointer on
>>what they
>>look like? Just curious.
>>
>>-Joe
>>--
>>I am not a lawyer.
>>For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney.
>
>
> They're sort of rectangular with rounded corners and say "Departure" and
> have the date. They look a little pink.
>
> I know you're not indicating that the officer doesn't have the authority
> to request to see the person's documentation ie: passport even though
> it's not specifically required by law for entry, but I found this
> interesting statutory authority. It essentially states that they can
> look at anything the person has with them if they think it may reveal an
> immigration problem.
Yeah, I know that. This is normally stuff they would do at secondary inspection.
A standard situation would be if they feel a person is not truthful, e.g.,
somebody on a visitor visa coming to work as au-pair (I have read stories about
that kind of stuff in the 90ies, where they found the paperwork in the luggage...)
But of course, there is not likely a "reasonable cause to suspect that grounds
exist for denial of admission" in the case of a PR who was out of the country
for a week on a business trip...
-Joe
--
I am not a lawyer.
For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney. |
