what does 1-94 mean?

[female 0]

I am leaving soon on sept 6 and somehow i've heard about this 1-94 form that needs to be filled up prior to leaving the country. What does it mean? Where could i have it? How important it is? sorry for all these questions. Replies will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[Bobby+Umit 161]

It's the permission slip that allows you to enter the US and stay for a set amount of time.

It's very important - you need to turn it in when you leave, or the US has no record you left, which can cause issues in later attempts to enter the US.

You would of filled it out prior to seeing CBP at the port of entry.

They normally put it in your passport - check there.

If you lost it, you can request a new one - go to the cbp.gov site for more info.

[april082010 3]

I am leaving soon on sept 6 and somehow i've heard about this 1-94 form that needs to be filled up prior to leaving the country. What does it mean? Where could i have it? How important it is? sorry for all these questions. Replies will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

You will fill up I-94 on the plane or on port of entry.

[Joan >3 Bob 20]

Where are you leaving from and traveling to?

The I-94 is a USA immigration form that is filled out by you on the plane before arrivimng to P.O.E. The immigration officer at P.O.E. will staple a portion of the I-94 into your passport. .

The next time you tyravel out of the USA the portion that was stapled in your passport is taken by the an immigration officer at your departure. You fill nothing out on that form after entering at P.O.E. the first time.

Maybe you ahve that form confused with another form?

Have you been to CFO yet and got the CFO sticker placed into your passport?

Edited August 23, 2010 by loveusomuchhoney

[proud_bisaya 3]

FORM I-94

is a form denoting the Arrival-Departure Record of particular foreigners used by U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP). U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) uses Form I-94 also. Form I-94 must be completed atthe time of entry to the United States by foreign citizens that are beingadmitted into the United States in a non-immigrant visa status

.^[1]While citizens of the countries in the U.S.Visa Waiver Program list

^[2], who are entering the United States via an air or seaport for 90days or less and who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are requiredto complete an I-94W ("Non-immigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/DepartureForm"), these visitors must now also obtain an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to traveling to the United States. It isexpected that the I-94W form requirement will be dropped after a transitionalperiod

.^[3].Acompleted Form I-94 is presented by the foreign citizen at the port of entry tothe United States to a CBP Officer, who stamps the form and gives the finalapproval for admission of the foreign citizen into the United States in aspecific non-immigrant status for a specific authorized period.

^[4] As ageneral rule, non-U.S. citizens who are also non-U.S. permanent residents departing the United States are required to surrender theirForm I-94 when leaving the United States, so that their departure can beproperly recorded by the CBP Officers (typically to the airline or shiprepresentative, or into a deposit box in the terminal) . If the DepartureRecord portion is not surrendered then it may cause difficulties trying tore-enter the USA, as the systems used to track ingoing and outgoing visitorsmay show that you have overstayed your visa. You can rectify this by followingthe process described on the US Customs and Border Protection web site

^[5] Whendeparting the United States for Canada or Mexico (only), for a trip of lessthan 30 days, it is not required to surrender the I-94

^[6]. If theI-94 form is lost or stolen while the non-immigrant is in the United States, areplacement form may be requested from USCIS.

^[7] While inthe United States, non-immigrant visitors (but not VWP visitors) may apply for a change ofnon-immigrant visa status from one category to another or for an extension ofthe previous non-immigrant status by filing form Form I-539 with USCIS.

^[8] Upon approving such application, USCIS issues an approvalnotice, the bottom portion of which is a new Form I-94 for the non-immigrant,reflecting that visitor's new or extended non-immigrant visa status and alsoshowing a new authorization period for that status.