Form I-94

Form I-94

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An I-94 is a form denoting the "Arrival-Departure Record" of particular foreigners used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Form I-94 must be filled out at the time of entry to the United States by the foreign citizens that are being admitted to the U.S. in some non-immigrant visa status. [ [http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/filling_out_i94.xml Filling Out Arrival-Departure Record, CBP Form I-94, for Nonimmigrant Visitors with a Visa for the U.S.] U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Accessed May 1, 2008] Citizens of the countries on the U.S. Visa Waiver Program list [ [http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html Visa Waiver Program (VWP).] U.S. State Department. Acessed May 1, 2008] , who are entering the United States for a short stay and who are not U.S. citizens or Permanent U.S. Residents, must fill out form I-94W instead. [ [http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/cbp_i94w_form.xml Arrival-Departure Record, CBP Form I-94W, for Visa Waiver Program (VWP) Applicants.] U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Accessed May 1, 2008]

A completed form I-94 (or I-94W) is presented by the foreign citizen at the port of entry to the United Stated to a U.S. immigration officer, who stamps the form and gives the final approval for the admission of the foreign citizen to the United States in a specific non-immigrant status for a specific authorized period. [ [http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/arrival_departure_record.xml FAQs on the Arrival-Departure Record (I-94 Form) & Crewman Landing Permit (I-95 Form).] U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Accessed May 1, 2008] Contrary to a popular misconception, it is not the U.S. visa stamp, but rather the stamped form I-94, that authorizes the alien's stay in the United States in a particular non-immigrant status and for a particular period of time.

As a general rule, aliens departing the United States are required to surrender (typically to the airline or ship representative) their I-94 (or I-94W) forms when leaving the United States, so that their departure can be properly recorded by the immigration authorities.

If I-94 form is lost or stolen while the alien is in the U.S., a replacement form may be requested from USCIS. [ [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=e5d95d4c6608e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document.] USCIS. Accessed May 1, 2008]

While in the U.S., a nonimmigrant alien can apply for a change of nonimmigrant visa status from one category to another or for an extension of the previous nonimmigrant status by filing form form I-539 with USCIS. [ [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=94d12c1a6855d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status.] USCIS. Accessed May 2, 2008] Upon approving such application, USCIS issues an approval notice, the bottom portion of which is a new I-94 form for the alien, reflecting that alien's new or extended nonimmigrant visa status and also showing a new authorization period for that status.

Travellers who have entered utilizing the visa waiver program may not however change status or extend time of stay in the US. They must depart within the 90-day period allowed visa waiver visitors, and may not simply travel to a contiguous country in order to exit and reenter for a "new" 90-day period.

External links

* [http://www.uscis.gov/propub/DocView/afmid/dat/I_94.PDF USCIS: Form I-94] (PDF)
* [http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/ U.S. Customs and Border Protection: I-94 Instructions]
* [http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/filling_out_i94.xml U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Filling Out Form I-94]
* [http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/arrival_departure_record.xml U.S. Customs and Border Protection: FAQs on the Arrival-Departure Record (I-94 Form) & Crewman Landing Permit (I-95 Form)]


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