US naturalization – Is there a gov. agency to contact to retrieve list of all times traveled outside of the US?
I'm reading the documentation describing the process of becoming a citizen in the United States, and they want a document describing all the times one has traveled outside of the country.
If one resided as a permanent resident in the USA for 20 years and was young when they first immigrated, how would one retrieve all these instances of travel?
Is there a government entity that would have a record of travel that can be contacted?
Best Answer
There are many agencies in the US that track immigration records, listed on the USCIS website. Your best bet seems to be requesting your Entry and Exit records from the CBP (see http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia/faq-foia). Note that according to the first link I provided, "CBP does not have records on the entry and exit of persons arriving or departing the U.S. before 1982", but if you're interested in only 20 years it should be enough.
Another relevant link: http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia/records
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