New Form I-94 Arrival and Departure Procedure - InterExchange
New Form I-94 Arrival and Departure Procedure - InterExchange
New Form I-94 Arrival and Departure Procedure - InterExchange
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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Form</strong> I-<strong>94</strong> <strong>Arrival</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Departure</strong> <strong>Procedure</strong><br />
Dear Participant,<br />
Starting April 30, 2013, the U.S. Customs <strong>and</strong> Border Protection (CBP) will no longer provide you with a paper copy of the <strong>Form</strong> I-<strong>94</strong><br />
card (DHS <strong>Arrival</strong>/<strong>Departure</strong> Record) upon your entry to the United States by sea or plane. International participants arriving by car<br />
(most common with Canadian or Mexican participants) will still be given a paper copy of this document.<br />
For international participants arriving through air <strong>and</strong> sea ports in <strong>New</strong> York City <strong>and</strong> Buffalo, this new process will begin the<br />
week of May 7, 2013.<br />
To record your entry in the U.S. the Immigration official will stamp your passport. The admission stamp will have information<br />
about your date of entry, visa type <strong>and</strong> duration of your stay (D/S) in the U.S. The immigration official may stamp your DS-2019<br />
<strong>Form</strong> as well.<br />
The CBP will make your electronic I-<strong>94</strong> record available at:<br />
www.cbp.gov/i<strong>94</strong><br />
We recommend you access <strong>and</strong> print your electronic I-<strong>94</strong> record by entering the following information located on your J-1 Visa<br />
stamp <strong>and</strong> keep this printed copy with you when applying for important documents like your Social Security Number or other<br />
forms of identification in the U.S.<br />
Passport number<br />
Date of birth<br />
Full name<br />
Country of origin<br />
Date of entry in the U.S.<br />
Class of admission (your visa type)<br />
Please note that U.S. Citizenship <strong>and</strong> Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept from applicants/petitioners photocopies of a<br />
passport (including the admission stamp) in lieu of a photocopy of the I-<strong>94</strong> as evidence of status.<br />
According to USCIS “As evidence of lawful admission submitted with a benefit request, USCIS will accept the electronic <strong>Form</strong><br />
I-<strong>94</strong> in paper format obtained from CBP’s website (www.cbp.gov/I<strong>94</strong>). This document is the equivalent of the paper version<br />
of <strong>Form</strong> I-<strong>94</strong> issued by CBP <strong>and</strong> USCIS. In lieu of submitting the electronic <strong>Form</strong> I-<strong>94</strong> in paper format, USCIS will also accept<br />
photocopies of the passport pages that contain the individual’s biographical information, visa <strong>and</strong> admission stamp. These<br />
alternatives will allow applicants <strong>and</strong> petitioners more ways to provide proof of lawful U.S. entry in order to establish eligibility<br />
for certain USCIS benefits. Visit our website (www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis) for a full list of USCIS forms being revised to<br />
align with the <strong>Form</strong> I-<strong>94</strong> automation.”<br />
Also note that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has updated the “Program Operations Manual System,” which is SSA’s<br />
online policy manual to add the admission stamp in the unexpired foreign passport as a type of lawful alien document. Read<br />
the details regarding the SSA procedure here (https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/public/reference.nsf/links/04162013014723PM).<br />
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If you are not able to access your I-<strong>94</strong> record online, please reference the How to Use the Website <strong>and</strong> Questions/Complaints<br />
section on the website or contact the CBP office directly.<br />
If information on your I-<strong>94</strong> record is incorrect, please visit a local CBP Deferred Inspection Site or port of entry. To locate the<br />
closest CBP Deferred Inspection Site go to:<br />
www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/deferred_inspection/<br />
The CBP will record your departure from the U.S. using information obtained from the airline or ship on which you arrived; you<br />
do not need to present your printed I-<strong>94</strong> record when leaving the U.S.<br />
For more information about CBP’s <strong>Form</strong> I-<strong>94</strong> automation, please visit CBP’s website:<br />
www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/national/03212013.xml<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/webinars<br />
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