Canadian Denied Entry - New Passport ?

[wasme]

Hi,

On a recent trip to the USA, a family member was denied access to the USA and a bunch of notes were typed in by the border officers.

That member of the family has planned a trip later in the spring to the USA and is concerned about getting over the border ok. He feels that if his passport were to be stolen, and a new one issued that the notes that were entered will not be transfered to the new passport - passport numbers?

Is this true? or does anyone else have any advice at how the notes can be legitimately removed.

Thanks for your time.. and I hope my question makes sense..

[Steven]

They don't reference it in their system only by passport number, they use all the information out of the passport. When I was at Sweetgrass a few weeks ago I had some major screw-up with my entry caused by an earlier entry and the CBP guy quizzed me about a visa I had 20 years ago to make sure he had the right person - right off the bat. He even had comments entered in there by INS 20 years ago.

So basically there's no way of fooling them by getting a new passport.

[wasme]

So having a new passport with new numbers is all linked? Thanks Steve

[Reba]

They will have record of the previous denial, regardless if your friend gets a new passport or not.

They know. They always know.

[wasme]

I guess i just dont understand how the US border would know that this is the same person, when it is a new passport - with new numbers,etc.

[Steven]

Because they have your name and DOB and your citizenship. How many people with that name and that DOB and that citizenship are there? Obviously passports are renewed from time to time, they know that.

[wasme]

I see so its not even the fact that the passport has new numbers, its the fact that the everything else is a match.. i understand now.

[Reba]

Yeap, you're still the same you, even with a different passport.