HELP! I need My I-94 Arrival info

[Kim and Joseph 36]

CR1 TO IR1 

Arrive 3 weeks ago via Miami POE.

 

I can't access my I-94 arrival information online.

I really need my Arrival record to get my State ID to start working. HELP! 

 

My Green card and My Social Security Card has not arrive as yet either. 
 

[Boiler 45,658]

You should have an I 551 stamp

[Ann&James 179]

 You definitely cannot start working without your social security card. You should contact the nearest ss office and get an appointment to get your ss card. You can then use the ss card and the i-551 stamp in your passport to get your id.

[Boiler 45,658]

They are going to need your SSN but you do not need it on Day 1.

[JFH 12,190]

32 minutes ago, Ann&James said:

 You definitely cannot start working without your social security card. You should contact the nearest ss office and get an appointment to get your ss card. You can then use the ss card and the i-551 stamp in your passport to get your id.

You can start work without the SSN card. I did. Most employers cannot add you to their automated payroll systems without an SSN so your wages may be held back until the card arrives. But she has work authorization already and the only reason she doesn’t have the SSN card is because of the time it takes the SSA to generate them and the time it takes USPS to deliver them.  It’s not a question of eligibility in her case.

 

OP there is no I-94 record if you arrive with an immigrant visa. Surprised to hear that you are being asked for it. I started work before I got my state ID and SSN card. All I had was my passport and endorsed visa (I-551 stamp). I didn’t even have a bank account. 

Edited January 14, 2021 by JFH

[Kim and Joseph 36]

41 minutes ago, JFH said:

You can start work without the SSN card. I did. Most employers cannot add you to their automated payroll systems without an SSN so your wages may be held back until the card arrives. But she has work authorization already and the only reason she doesn’t have the SSN card is because of the time it takes the SSA to generate them and the time it takes USPS to deliver them.  It’s not a question of eligibility in her case.

 

OP there is no I-94 record if you arrive with an immigrant visa. Surprised to hear that you are being asked for it. I started work before I got my state ID and SSN card. All I had was my passport and endorsed visa (I-551 stamp). I didn’t even have a bank account. 

According to my state ID office, Everyone should have I-94 record but there's none for me on the site but they won't listen to that

[Loren Y 2,755]

7 minutes ago, Kim and Joseph said:

According to my state ID office, Everyone should have I-94 record but there's none for me on the site but they won't listen to that

Go to a different office, It make take a few before you get someone that actually knows what they are doing.

[Crazy Cat 41,979]

18 minutes ago, Kim and Joseph said:

According to my state ID office, Everyone should have I-94 record but there's none for me on the site but they won't listen to that

You don't need an I-94.  You have a Green card....your stamped passport serves as a full-fledged GC until the plastic one arrives.

[JFH 12,190]

18 minutes ago, Kim and Joseph said:

According to my state ID office, Everyone should have I-94 record but there's none for me on the site but they won't listen to that

I would print the page from the USCIS website and show them this. In particular the paragraph that says that immigrant visa arrivals do not have an I-94. 
 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/form-i-94-arrivaldeparture-record-information-for-completing-uscis-forms

All persons need a Form I-94 except U.S. citizens, returning resident aliens, aliens with immigrant visas, and most Canadian citizens visiting or in transit.

 

 

[Kim and Joseph 36]

6 minutes ago, JFH said:

I would print the page from the USCIS website and show them this. In particular the paragraph that says that immigrant visa arrivals do not have an I-94. 
 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/form-i-94-arrivaldeparture-record-information-for-completing-uscis-forms

All persons need a Form I-94 except U.S. citizens, returning resident aliens, aliens with immigrant visas, and most Canadian citizens visiting or in transit.

 

 

Thank you, I'm going back to their office today and I will definitely show them this

[Kim and Joseph 36]

6 hours ago, JFH said:

I would print the page from the USCIS website and show them this. In particular the paragraph that says that immigrant visa arrivals do not have an I-94. 
 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/form-i-94-arrivaldeparture-record-information-for-completing-uscis-forms

All persons need a Form I-94 except U.S. citizens, returning resident aliens, aliens with immigrant visas, and most Canadian citizens visiting or in transit.

 

 

 I went back Show them this info and got the State ID. Thank you.

[JFH 12,190]

5 minutes ago, Kim and Joseph said:

 I went back Show them this info and got the State ID. Thank you.

Excellent news! And thank you for updating the thread for the benefit of others who may find themselves in a similar situation. 

[Diane and Chris 651]

5 hours ago, JFH said:

Excellent news! And thank you for updating the thread for the benefit of others who may find themselves in a similar situation. 

Exactly!  Updates are always a plus!