Used to travel to US on a B2 visa 2 years ago. Last year I change my citizenship to Canada. Now I will be going to USA on F1 status in September, how do I notify CBP or USCIS? (merged)

[jkowalski 0]

25 minutes ago, arken said:

You are way overthinking. 

When you enter US on a Canadian Passport, you are a Canadian citizen for the US. That's it. 
 

Forget about past i94. You will get new i94 upon entry if allowed to enter.

 
Even before coming to POE to get F1 stamp, you will have already updated your citizenship info with DHS through I20 and Sevis payment. I-20 lists your citizenship info. 
 

 

Thank you so much, arken. 

 

I am about to pay the sevis payment in these 2 days. Because I only get my electronic I-20 pdf from university last week, I have not paid my sevis payment yet. My university told me that the sevis payment can be paid about 14 days before entry.

 

So as soon as I pay for the sevis payment and update my citizenship status there, USCIS and CBP will know my update when I enter, right?

 

Thank you so much. 

Edited July 1, 2021 by jkowalski

[arken 4,197]

2 minutes ago, jkowalski said:

Is there a way to update my I-94 to change my citizenship status?

If you can time travel, then you can update. How can someone update it to say you travelled in the past with the Canadian citizenship you obtained in the future.

 

 

If you can't stop overthinking, the best is go to the US embassy/consulate to get the F1 visa.

 

14 minutes ago, jkowalski said:

When I check my I-94 online, it shows my B2 visit entry date , but it didn't actually show my departure date. Is it normal that my I-94 is missing my departure date and should I be concerned about it?

This will be an issue. Did you enter US by air and depart via land?

 

[jkowalski 0]

9 minutes ago, arken said:

If you can time travel, then you can update. How can someone update it to say you travelled in the past with the Canadian citizenship you obtained in the future.

 

 

If you can't stop overthinking, the best is go to the US embassy/consulate to get the F1 visa.

 

This will be an issue. Did you enter US by air and depart via land?

 

I entered and left the US both by airplane when in B2 visa. I am not sure why the I-94 website is not showing my departure date. Is it normal that it is not showing the departure date? I am really new to the I-94 system and don't know what to expect to show up in the I-94 system. 

 

I wonder what should I do now? Maybe contact CBP to fix it?

 

Thank you so much.

Edited July 1, 2021 by jkowalski

[arken 4,197]

5 minutes ago, jkowalski said:

I entered and left the US both by airplane when in B2 visa. I am not sure why the I-94 website is not showing my departure date. Is it normal that it is not showing the departure date? I am really new to the I-94 system and don't know what to expect to show up in the I-94 system. 

Bring proof of departure when you are entering the US. Anything you could have, airline tickets, boarding passes, passport stamps from wherever you landed after leaving US like that.

[jkowalski 0]

18 minutes ago, arken said:

Bring proof of departure when you are entering the US. Anything you could have, airline tickets, boarding passes, passport stamps from wherever you landed after leaving US like that.

Yes, thank you so much. I will definitely find the boarding pass, air ticket and bring it with me when flying in. 

 

So there is nothing that I should do now except for bringing the boarding pass, air ticket, right?

 

Thank you so much. 

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[jkowalski 0]

Hello, I visited US about 2 years ago on a B2 visa and have left after visiting for 4 months. I have not visited since.

 

I recently changed citizenship to canada and I will be going to US on a F1 student visa for study. As my current understanding, naturalized canada citizen don't need to go to embassy to apply for F1 visa.

 

I wonder how do I notify CBP and USCIS that I have changed my citizenship (my I-20 shows that my citizenship is canada; but it doesn't indicate that I used to have another country's citizenship)? I just want to make sure that there is no trouble when I use canada passport to enter the country when flying in.

 

I think my case is a bit more complicated than those are born in canada because I am naturalized citizen and used to have a B2 visa.

 

Can anyone shed some light on it? It will really help me a lot. I have been researching on it many days and don't get a definitive answer.

 

Thanks so much.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

Really? The previous answers weren’t enough for you? Once more …. Your Canadian passport is proof of your Canadian citizenship. 
You are not getting a “definitive answer” from your research because you’re looking for something that doesn’t exist. 

[Chancy 6,233]

20 minutes ago, jkowalski said:

I wonder how do I notify CBP and USCIS that I have changed my citizenship (my I-20 shows that my citizenship is canada; but it doesn't indicate that I used to have another country's citizenship)?

 

There is no requirement to notify CBP or USCIS about your change in citizenship since your last visit.  They have your name, birth date, and biometrics on file.  They'll know you're the same person even if you change citizenships or passports.

 

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[arken 4,197]

Rather than creating imaginary problems and going after them, focus on the real problem. Your real problem is you not seeing your departure record on i94 online. If CBP also can't verify if you departed on time last time, they won't admit you this time. I already provided recommended solutions for that previously.

[Chancy 6,233]

On 7/2/2021 at 2:14 AM, jkowalski said:

I am not sure why the I-94 website is not showing my departure date. Is it normal that it is not showing the departure date?

 

It's not normal.  I agree with @arken that it's a problem.  In addition to what arken suggested, you may also try to get your I-94 travel history information corrected before your next trip.

 

From the I-94 FAQ -- https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/faq

 

If you feel this information is incorrect, you have two options:

1. You can contact the CBP Traveler Communications Center at (202) 325-5120.
2. You can formally write to the Department of Homeland Security's Travel Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). [...]

You can contact DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) at http://www.dhs.gov/trip.

Or, by mail at the following address:

DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP)

601 South 12th Street, TSA-901

Arlington, VA 22202

 

[jkowalski 0]

3 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

It's not normal.  I agree with @arken that it's a problem.  In addition to what arken suggested, you may also try to get your I-94 travel history information corrected before your next trip.

 

From the I-94 FAQ -- https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/faq

 

If you feel this information is incorrect, you have two options:

1. You can contact the CBP Traveler Communications Center at (202) 325-5120.
2. You can formally write to the Department of Homeland Security's Travel Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). [...]

You can contact DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) at http://www.dhs.gov/trip.

Or, by mail at the following address:

DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP)

601 South 12th Street, TSA-901

Arlington, VA 22202

 

Thank you for your information, Chancy.

 

I have called the number 877-227-5511 from the website https://www.cbp.gov/contact last Friday. And the agent over the phone gave me an email address and had told me to send an email to correct the I-94 and travel history (email should include picture boarding pass, flight ticket, etc.). I have sent the email over immediately last Friday. The agent over the phone have also told me that they will not respond to email. So I will not know whether my I-94 and travel history record has been corrected untilI fly in. 

 

I will call the phone number 202-325-5120 that you posted first thing in the morning tomorrow.

 

I have checked the link http://www.dhs.gov/trip that you post. Because this link is used to file a complaint, do you mean that I should file a complaint beside calling them? Is there another formal way of contact them beside this? 

 

Thanks a lot.

[jkowalski 0]

1 hour ago, arken said:

Rather than creating imaginary problems and going after them, focus on the real problem. Your real problem is you not seeing your departure record on i94 online. If CBP also can't verify if you departed on time last time, they won't admit you this time. I already provided recommended solutions for that previously.

Thank you, arken. I do know that I am being a little anxious. It is because the study is very important to me. If I am not able to enter the country and attend university, it will be devastating for me.

 

I have called CBP on the phone number 877-227-5511 and I was given an email address to write to in order to fix I-94 & travel history. But they don't reply to the email and therefore I don't know if they have fixed it or not.

 

I will definitely bring my previous boarding pass and flight ticket and credit card statement (showing that I have left the country and use the credit card somewhere else) when I fly in. It is just that I feel like I am currently in the blind not knowing whether my I-94 has been fixed or not, and it really makes me anxious.

[jkowalski 0]

4 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Really? The previous answers weren’t enough for you? Once more …. Your Canadian passport is proof of your Canadian citizenship. 
You are not getting a “definitive answer” from your research because you’re looking for something that doesn’t exist. 

Thanks for the reply, SusieQQQ. I know that I am being a little too anxious.

 

Because the university study is very important to me, I am just trying to do my best to fix my I-94 & travel history mistakes to prevent any potential risk of not being able to enter the country.

 

If I am indeed not being able to enter the country to study, it will really be devastating for my post graduate education. So these several days, I can't fall asleep and just keep thinking about it.