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Express Entry travel history: do you list countries you visited without needing a visa?

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

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Filling out the travel history section for Express Entry raises a common question: what about trips to countries where you didn't need a visa, so you have no visa stamp or supporting document for that entry?

What group members said:
  1. You are expected to list every country you visited in the past 10 years, regardless of whether a visa was required for that country. The travel history section asks about travel, not visa history specifically.

  2. 'No stamps' can mean different things — group members pointed out it's worth being clear on whether you mean no visa stamp (expected for visa-exempt countries) versus no entry/exit stamp at all, since passport entry/exit stamps are still useful supporting evidence even without a visa.


When in doubt, disclose fully: list every country visited in the past 10 years and include whatever passport stamps, boarding passes, or other travel records you do have as supporting evidence, even for visa-exempt trips. Omitting travel because there was no visa involved is a common but incorrect assumption.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Do: List every country you visited in the past 10 years for Express Entry travel history, visa-exempt or not.
  • Don't: Don't assume visa-exempt trips can be left off the travel history section.
  • Tip: Keep any entry/exit stamps or travel records you do have, even without a visa, as supporting evidence.

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