I94 retrival of information

[Volkhard 0]

While we are waiting for the day of the Interview for my fiance's K1 visa (August 3rd, Guayaquil, Ecuador), I was trying to check the electronic I94 information retrival sytem.

My fiance visited the USA 5 times (B2 visa) in the last 12 month and twice the CBP had seemingly trouble to find the correct information when she arrived. Once she was told somehow according to their records she never left after her last visit. Fortunately that was cleared up using the stamps in her passport.They blamed a faulty airline manifest.

I know we need the I94 for AOS and SS card. I tried to use the elctronic system to find any record of past travels but the system couldn't find her.

I tried any spelling variations of her names (latin america: 2 last names & 2 first names. Even switched first and lastnames. I tried to enter the dates in varies forms. Nothing helped. She seems not to be in the system.

In order to be preemptiv I contacted the CBP office in Miami (POE) via email and explained to them that I was looking into the system and were not finding any records regarding her last travels. I explained she will need the I94 when she arrives next time (probably August) on her K1 and perhaps it would be good for all to find out before hand where the problem could be (electr. reading the passport at POE perhaps).

I got a response, explaining to me, the system is only for non-immigrant visitors and if I need a hardcopy I have to request on with Homeland Security based on the freedom of information act.

In a second email I tried again, explaining why I am contacting them and got an even shorter answer :if you like a hardcopy request it with HLS ....

My third email did ot get any reply....

I am afraid we will run into a problem comming August and it should be so easy to prevent the problems that might result in not getting an SS card, unable to file AOS etc.

Anyone else having similar problems / experience? Is there another office where I can report that their system might not work in our case?

Not being able to find her in the retrival sytem probably means SS might not find her either.

Thinking perhaps the next time it will work if there is no record of the former 5 visits is not realy my nature.

I am concerned.

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

There is no need to try and find her I-94 info before she even gets the visa. After she enters with her K-1, THEN you go and retrieve the I-94 to print. If her I-94 is not found at that time, then you contact your nearest deferred inspection site. Wait until the actual K-1 visa has been used and she is in the US. https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1697/~/what-to-do-if-your-i-94-is-not-found-online

~ Moved from K-1 Process to Working & Traveling During US Immigration - topic is travel/I-94 entries ~