Unusual placing of a second impression of a USA visa immigration stamp. Does it mean anything?
My parents traveled to the USA a couple of weeks ago (Caracas - Miami). It wasn't their first time; they've probably come and gone a dozen times by now, and they've never had a single issue. This time, the immigration guy was kind of pompous and, once they told him they weren't staying at a hotel but with some friends, he began looking at them somewhat funny. Finally, he stamped their passports (normally, with entry date and a 6-month term of stay) but he put an additional stamp, one that no one they asked had seen before:
It seems to be the same usual entry stamp, but cut in half. What does it mean? Should we be concerned?
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I would not worry too much. As long as you have the stamp that shows their date of entry into the country, that's all you need. It seems like you have done everything by the book, therefore there is nothing to worry.
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It is an old INS practice to discourage use of stolen visas. It is not a problem.
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