Ok so I had my Infopass today at the local Atlanta USCIS office and huge suprise I was helped in 20 minutes.
Anyway while I was waiting I was chatting with the Officer that is in the Customer Service area. I casually asked her about coming in as a Canadian Citizen and not receiving an I-94 or stamp of entry. (This is as a visitor)

She shrugged and said it happens ALL the time, it is kinda overlooked as far as USCIS is concerned. (I buttered her up after a difficult client and she spilled). She did mention however that some have gone to the Duty officer at their local airport and just asked for one.

Then when I spoke with the Immigration Officer at the window she verified that I-94 is kinda overlooked as far as Canadian's go. She said to just put a letter and let them know the date and POE you came in and they didnt stamp you.

So, there is my experience and maybe it helps!

Glad you got that straightened out and that it only took 20 minutes!

Hello Steph0814,

My wife and I have been living in Atlanta since June 25, 2008 on a CR-1 visa. I'm trying to get an EAD (work permit) for my wife. She didn't receive her I-94 stamp in her passport, but she received a letter with her A# and instructions about removing her conditional resident status. How long does it take to receive a green card? How does it take to receive a EAD to work?

We went through the DCF process for the visa. Are there special or different process we have to go through? Thank you in advanced for your help.

John and Estela

Same deal here.... no I-94 from Canada. Our attorney said it probably wouldn't be an issue at the interview, but it *could* be, depending on the interviewing officer. I believe that the attorney applied for a "replacement/initial I-94" for me (not sure what form that is, sorry).

As a back-up, she drew up an affidavit for me to sign stating how/when/where I came into the US (it was notarized). We also had my sister-in-law sign a notarized affidavit, stating the same things (date, place) and that she was the driver of the vehicle, gave the license plate number and description of the vehicle we were in, and that the border officer inspected our passports but did not stamp them.

As it turned out, the interviewing officer didn't ask for either of the affidavits. She just said "You did not get an I-94?" to which I said "That is correct." She then asked "But you WERE inspected by an officer?" to which I said "Yes we were...... he looked at our passports, but did not stamp them, and waved us through." And that was it!!

If you are concerned or anxious about proving your legal entry, you might want to think about getting an affidavit. I'd be happy to send you a template if you like!!

This was something I was initially worried about during my process. But again, like you, found out that it happens to a lot of Canadians. I had the plane ticket stub from when I flew into the US so kept that as my proof of POE and date.