Copy of Visa

[LaBeba 0]

The AOS documents require that we make a copy of the visa with the entry stamp. However, at the airport they stapled his I-94 on the bottom of the visa, so I can't copy the last two rows (which is a series of letters and numbers). Does it matter that that part is missing or should I detach the I-94 (very carefully) in order to make a fully copy of the visa and them staple it back?

[HeatDeath 431]

The AOS documents require that we make a copy of the visa with the entry stamp. However, at the airport they stapled his I-94 on the bottom of the visa, so I can't copy the last two rows (which is a series of letters and numbers). Does it matter that that part is missing or should I detach the I-94 (very carefully) in order to make a fully copy of the visa and them staple it back?

When I did the photocopies for my AOS packet I used a staple remover and very carefully removed the I-94. then I copied the visa and both sides of the I-94 (you will need at least 2-3 of each for each AOS packet you create). Then I very carefully stapled it back in through the exact same holes and you can't even tell it's not the original staple

I asked about this at PoE and was assured by the CBP officer that it doesn't damage the integrity of the I94 to remove it from the passport - they just staple it in there because it's a convenient place to put it where it won't get lost.

Yes, they're gonna need to see the entire visa, including the machine readable part, so you definitely should remove it.

I just got approved, and it worked for me.

Edited December 8, 2009 by HeatDeath

[LaBeba 0]

The AOS documents require that we make a copy of the visa with the entry stamp. However, at the airport they stapled his I-94 on the bottom of the visa, so I can't copy the last two rows (which is a series of letters and numbers). Does it matter that that part is missing or should I detach the I-94 (very carefully) in order to make a fully copy of the visa and them staple it back?

When I did the photocopies for my AOS packet I used a staple remover and very carefully removed the I-94. then I copied the visa and both sides of the I-94 (you will need at least 2-3 of each for each AOS packet you create). Then I very carefully stapled it back in through the exact same holes and you can't even tell it's not the original staple

I asked about this at PoE and was assured by the CBP officer that it doesn't damage the integrity of the I94 to remove it from the passport - they just staple it in there because it's a convenient place to put it where it won't get lost.

Yes, they're gonna need to see the entire visa, including the machine readable part, so you definitely should remove it.

I just got approved, and it worked for me.

Thank you so much for the response!!