anything to update before first international travel with us passport?

[little immigrant 800]

On 4/15/2018 at 4:38 PM, metsphan23 said:

Ok. Also do they give you a tracking number to track the passport when it’s coming? 

Yes they should give you a tracking number on the website they gave you. I don't remember the link right now... If you have informed delivery it will also show there. 

http://informeddelivery.usps.com

 

On 5/23/2018 at 9:49 AM, metsphan23 said:

thank you for all the responses.

 

so when we travel, she already has her american passport, is there anything else she needs to do before she travels?

 

She's good to go 👍

[metsphan23 2]

We just arrived in Miami from Ecuador. At customs here in Miami, they never stamped either mine or my wife’s passport.  But we have stamps from previous trips? Is this ok? Thank you 

[KVE 29]

6 hours ago, metsphan23 said:

We just arrived in Miami from Ecuador. At customs here in Miami, they never stamped either mine or my wife’s passport.  But we have stamps from previous trips? Is this ok? Thank you 

The USA won't stamp a USA passport.

[metsphan23 2]

1 hour ago, KVE said:

The USA won't stamp a USA passport.

I’ve had stamps as recently as 2016 in my passport book. Maybe it’s something new? 

[KVE 29]

8 hours ago, metsphan23 said:

I’ve had stamps as recently as 2016 in my passport book. Maybe it’s something new? 

My spouse and kids have never been stamped when entering the USA, she probably goes out of the country 3-5 times a year. From some googling it looks like they sometimes stamp US passports, it sounds like there is no harm on whether you get one or not.

 

I never get stamped going to the Schengen zone or the UK/Ireland.

 

I would say I can imagine that CBP have weird rules. I just returned from Amsterdam to Detroit (before I became a US citizen) and everyone was told to use the computer machines and no one had to fill out a paper disembarkation/customs card. Although a colleague of mine returned from Jordon (a US citizen) on a different day and was told to stand in line and fill out the card. Maybe it is related to the country you come from or they switch things up from day to day. I've been through the TSA checking area and one told not to take any laptops/shoes off (not TSA preCheck area) and other times been told to take laptop/shoes off.