I recall this may have been mentioned in the past but not sure what keywords to use to search for such past discussion.
I am traveling with an Australian passport, with all the e-gate happening, there is no physical stamp or paper receipt of when I am outside of Australia. (Yes, I will be keeping my boarding passes and bookings documentation)
If I have to provide proof to e.g. Australian Election Commission, Road Traffic Authority etc that I was physically outside of Australia, who/where do I go to obtain some officially acceptable printout ?
Where are you going regularity outside Australia that doesn't stamp passports?
The US didn’t stamp mine last weeresulting in a minor hassle renting a car as they needed proof of not being in the country for more than a year after which a US license is required. Next time I will ask for a stamp and remember to take boarding passes.
Where are you going regularity outside Australia that doesn't stamp passports?
The US didn’t stamp mine last weeresulting in a minor hassle renting a car as they needed proof of not being in the country for more than a year after which a US license is required. Next time I will ask for a stamp and remember to take boarding passes.
For the US you can always get your I-94 history. That gives a complete record of US arrivals and departures. Here’s the link:
It used to be the Australian Customs and Border Protection
Service was the Australian federal government agency who tracked all comings
and goings. I once had to get the
printout when someone stole my ID. A
passport was not considered evidence, but their report was.
I also had to get a copy for the RMS when
they cancelled my license for not voting! I'd advised Federal AEC but not the State Electoral Office and so when I didn't vote due to being overseas, they fined me. Because I'd told the AEC I was away, I didn't pay the fine and then they just up and cancelled my license. The first I knew of this was when I tried to rent a car and got told my license had been suspended.
Australian border interactions are now tracked by the Australian Border Force. There is a form you complete to get an
official report of your movements in and out of Australia. They turn requests around quite quickly. My experience is that very few countries now stamp my passport, which is great because they don't run out as often. Especially now we can't get the thick passports any more.
The 1359 form to request international movement records asks for passport number and passport country. To get the records for a period of time during which one has held multiple passports covering different periods or from different countries, are we supposed to submit a separate 1359 for each passport number or can is it OK to write in all the different numbers on one form? The form instructions are silent on this.
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Documentary proof of absence from Australia
nicholas_yue
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henrus
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There is a process you can go through to access your passenger movement history.
Himeno
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Where are you going regularity outside Australia that doesn't stamp passports?
aeries
aeries
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I mean off the top of my head HK doesn’t stamp passports...
Stephen D
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Matt_01
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Korea is an other as is Singapore if you have the eIASC stamp in the back.
patrickk
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The US didn’t stamp mine last weeresulting in a minor hassle renting a car as they needed proof of not being in the country for more than a year after which a US license is required. Next time I will ask for a stamp and remember to take boarding passes.
Andrew Barkery
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NZ never stamps Aust passports, haven't for a while.
aggie57
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The US didn’t stamp mine last weeresulting in a minor hassle renting a car as they needed proof of not being in the country for more than a year after which a US license is required. Next time I will ask for a stamp and remember to take boarding passes.
For the US you can always get your I-94 history. That gives a complete record of US arrivals and departures. Here’s the link:
gotogate
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If you're an Australian citizen but travel on a British Passport there are no stamps in any EU contry.
Himeno
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I mean off the top of my head HK doesn’t stamp passports...
wannabe_wp
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I mean off the top of my head HK doesn’t stamp passports...
They started this year sometime. You can now use the E-Gate.
OZjames70
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It used to be the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service was the Australian federal government agency who tracked all comings and goings. I once had to get the printout when someone stole my ID. A passport was not considered evidence, but their report was.
I also had to get a copy for the RMS when they cancelled my license for not voting! I'd advised Federal AEC but not the State Electoral Office and so when I didn't vote due to being overseas, they fined me. Because I'd told the AEC I was away, I didn't pay the fine and then they just up and cancelled my license. The first I knew of this was when I tried to rent a car and got told my license had been suspended.
Australian border interactions are now tracked by the Australian Border Force. There is a form you complete to get an official report of your movements in and out of Australia. They turn requests around quite quickly. My experience is that very few countries now stamp my passport, which is great because they don't run out as often. Especially now we can't get the thick passports any more.
fnorman
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The 1359 form to request international movement records asks for passport number and passport country. To get the records for a period of time during which one has held multiple passports covering different periods or from different countries, are we supposed to submit a separate 1359 for each passport number or can is it OK to write in all the different numbers on one form? The form instructions are silent on this.