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Traveling On H-1B? Print Your I-94!


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For all those nonimmigrants who plan to visit their home country and return back to the United States, make sure to print an I-94 if you come into the U.S. from abroad with a nonimmigrant visa.

A few months back, U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped issuing I-94 documents to arriving nonimmigrants. This, in turn, has resulted in unanticipated problems that are not always obvious to foreign nationals coming to the United States.

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CBP officers now place a stamp in the arriving nonimmigrant’s passport. This stamp shows the following

 
  • Date and place of arrival
  • The nonimmigrant visa category given
  • The date of expiration of nonimmigrant status

or at least it is supposed to contain all of this information.Unfortunately, it is not at all uncommon to see stamps that are missing one or more of those required elements. Worse, we commonly see a difference between what the CBP officer’s hand writes in the passport and what is entered into the CBP database.

How to get a paper copy of I-94?

The only way to assure yourself that information has been entered accurately is to go to www.cbp.gov/i94 and enter your personal information to see what the database actually shows. You may and should print a paper I-94 from that site to keep for your records.

Many arriving nonimmigrants discover that their data is not, in fact, available on that web site. This could be due to a mistake on the nonimmigrant’s passport, a mistake on the airline boarding manifest, or a mistake by the CBP officer. No matter the reason, if there is an incorrect or missing entry, you need to get it fixed.

Fortunately, almost everyone these days has a Smartphone. Before you leave the airport, go to www.cbp.gov/i94 and verify the accuracy of your information. If it is inaccurate or missing, turn right around and go back to CBP and insist that they correct the problem immediately.

This is a Guest Post by Attorney Jim Gotcher, Global Immigration Partners. H1B Wiki would like to thank Jim for providing valuable information to H1BWiki visitors.

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oka sari CBP deggar nunchi baitaki vaste..malli lopal podaniki akkada unna apicers oppukuntara...?

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Last time visa stamping ki calgary pothe airport lo cbp officer computer panicheyyatledu, i-94 system lo update cheyyalenu ani cheppadu...
Ippudu canada trip ki velthe i-94 lekunda problem avuthunda ?

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oka sari CBP deggar nunchi baitaki vaste..malli lopal podaniki akkada unna apicers oppukuntara...?

akkade vunde officers ki case explain chesthe they take us to the CBP special cell man i have seen this case recently in IAD airport 

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akkade vunde officers ki case explain chesthe they take us to the CBP special cell man i have seen this case recently in IAD airport 

+1 Nenu kuda okasari friend I-94 correction kosam vella IAD CBP office ki, chala cool ga untaru apicers...

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nen last time vastunappudu em printaledu... nakem prob kaledu 

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Artham kaanidi enti ante...
I94 anedi nuvvu USA lo land ainappudu istaaru... Adi print tesukoni malli re enter ayyetappudu chupinchalsina avasaram enti?

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Artham kaanidi enti ante...
I94 anedi nuvvu USA lo land ainappudu istaaru... Adi print tesukoni malli re enter ayyetappudu chupinchalsina avasaram enti?

 

things have changed.. now they were not issuing i94 when you enter US.. you need to get it online..

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