h4 visa i-94 correction issues..

[globalsrinu]

Hi,

  My wife has h4 visa stamping until apr 2004. But when she came here(july 2001),
by mistake INS gave her visitor visa in i94 for 6 months. Then we went back to airport
and asked about it. INS officer came out, looked at it and wrote at back of I94 (in correction
section) that it is corrected to H4 and is valid upto june 2003.
My questions are
1. Can she extend the i-94 from US?
2. If she has to travel to India, does she face any problems while returning to US ( I dont know whether it is corrected
in computer or not)?. What are the precations she can take to avoid problems.

Thanks a lot.. Please suggest..

 

[jaxen]

Answers

1. You can go to the local INS office and try. Also there is a form in INS website that can be used to I94 errors. U cannot extend I94, since H4 is valid till 2004 H4 extension is also not relevant.

2. Make copies of the I94. U should have taken a quick trip to canada or mexico and back and should have received a new I94. If she is questioned while coming back, the h4 visa should be sufficient to point out that the error was on the part of the INS inspector.

 

[jaxen]

Answers

1. You can go to the local INS office and try. Also there is a form in INS website that can be used to I94 errors. U cannot extend I94, since H4 is valid till 2004 H4 extension is also not relevant. 2. Make copies of the I94. U should have taken a quick trip to canada or mexico and back and should have received a new I94. If she is questioned while coming back, the h4 visa should be sufficient to point out that the error was on the part of the INS inspector.