Has Visa but no I-94- DOES HE NEED IT???

[SHELLYFCO]

PANIC ATTACK- My fiance just got his Visa and he faxed me a copy of what they gave him and there is NOT an I-94. Does anyone know if it would be in the big envelope that they gave him or if it should be attached to his visa????? I don't want him to leave CDJ to return to Tecate unless he has everything he needs!

[kitkat1]

Relax Shelly. He doesn't get an I-94 from the consulate. He gets it at the POE.

A USCIS Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) shows the date you arrived in the United States and the "Admitted Until" date, the date when your authorized period of stay expires. You will receive an USCIS Form I-94 from an USCIS inspector when arriving in the United States at a land border port-of-entry or from an airline or ship representative when arriving at an air or sea port-of-entry by aircraft or ship

[gdalicia]

They will give him the I-94 at the POE when he pays the $6 fee at the cashier. Be careful not to throw it away...it's a small white card.

[SHELLYFCO]

What a relief. I had heard stories of people having their I-94 and it not being stamped and having to return. Thank your for confirming - I can breath now!

[VeronikaK]

they gave me mine inside airplane and then stapled to passport

[Pooh79]

They give it to him at the POE. You are fine. :)

[SHELLYFCO]

HURRAY - Thanks for the info. It may appear that I'm a complete idiot at this point, but, when I went to my InfoPass appointment in San Diego and I asked about the POE, the Immigration Officer went so far as to pull out an I-94 and tell me that he would get this from the Consulate and he must have it in order to cross. So as you can imagine, based on my fiance's experiences at CDJ this week and the inaccurate info and runaround, I automatically figured they had neglected to give him something that he needed. I was visualizing him returning to Baja California then having to return to CDJ - not a pleasant thought!

[cherrycandy001]

I-94 I wasn't given anything that said I-94 on it? Is it only for Fiance visas?

[kitkat1]

I-94 I wasn't given anything that said I-94 on it? Is it only for Fiance visas?

ANYONE who enters the US gets an I-94. It's a form you fill out. If you fly, they normally give it to you on the plane. At a land crossing, I assume they give it to you while you are waiting in line.

A USCIS Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) shows the date you arrived in the United States and the "Admitted Until" date, the date when your authorized period of stay expires. You will receive an USCIS Form I-94 from an USCIS inspector when arriving in the United States at a land border port-of-entry or from an airline or ship representative when arriving at an air or sea port-of-entry by aircraft or ship

Here's what it looks like: http://www.fso.arizona.edu/fso/forms/i94.gif

[cherrycandy001]

I didn't get one when I came in from Juarez. They gave me nothing like that. All I got at the POE was a stamp in my passport. When I went to Puerto Vallarta I was asked to fill a form out at arrival in Mexico. It was a form I filled out as a "Mexican National" but I was asked to turn it in. On our way back on the plane I filled something out but I was asked to turn it in at the airport. I don't remember any thing saying how long I am allowed to stay.......hmmmm? Will I need that when its time to apply for citizenship?

[kitkat1]

It would be just about impossible for you to pass through US immigration without showing them an I-94. Have you checked your passport? Maybe it's stapled there.

[cherrycandy001]

I checked and double checked lol. There is nothing on there not a paper, not a card nothing stapled...I never paid any $6 dollar fee either. I don't understand why it would have a departure date, If I am a permanent resident doesn't that mean that I am allowed to stay forever? My passport has a little stamp on it that says "Department of Homeland Security U.S Customs and border protection. Admitted ELP June 16 2007 IR-1 Permanent Res." I just think its weird because I was not asked for it when I came back from my vacation in Mexico or when I went to the SS administration....

[kitkat1]

We are talking about the first entry for non-immigrants. If you have an immigrant visa, chances are you didn't need an I-94 which is why you have an IRI PERMANENT resident stamp.

[cherrycandy001]

Oh ok...I was worried because the first time I entered legally, after my appointment in CDJ they didn't give me the I-94 and I was under the impression that EVERYONE needed one their first time coming in legally. Sorry for the confusion.

[Pooh79]

You do not get a I-94 if you come in on a IR1.