I-94 card when leaving US.

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baby_mde

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We have I-94 card (white one) that we got when we entered into US. We also have two more I-94 cards that we got when we extend the H1B. One of them is valid until Feb 2008.

When we leave US, at the port of entry do we have to give all I-94 cards including the latest one, which is valid until Feb 2008?

Please share your opinion and experience
 
baby_mde said:
We have I-94 card (white one) that we got when we entered into US. We also have two more I-94 cards that we got when we extend the H1B. One of them is valid until Feb 2008.

When we leave US, at the port of entry do we have to give all I-94 cards including the latest one, which is valid until Feb 2008?

Please share your opinion and experience
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Staple your new I-94 to the old and hand them together at the exit point.
 
You will at least need the original (white one) that you got when you entered. That will specify how long you're allowed to stay in the US.
If you got a visa extension and/or a new visa while in the US, you'll have a received a new (green) I-94 in the approval notice.
This is needed to prove that you did not overstay (if the original date in the white card has passed).

As a simple rule of thumb, why not give them all three and see which ones they use? (They're not like employers who snatch the I-94s) :D
 
nj_skm and gravitation,

What if somebody using an EAD and did not extended his/her H1B. His/her latest I-94, which came with H1 extension, was valid until Nov 2005.

When he/she leaves US, he/she gives all I-94 cards. In this situation do immigration officer/airline agents think that he/she overstayed?

Should he/she take additional precautions so that immigration officer/airlines agent does not assume that he/she does not overstayed??

Please post your opinion/experience
 
i don't believe those travel agents never read what is on the card. it is not their job to decide you are legal or not.
 
nj_skm said:
You will at least need the original (white one) that you got when you entered. That will specify how long you're allowed to stay in the US.
If you got a visa extension and/or a new visa while in the US, you'll have a received a new (green) I-94 in the approval notice.
This is needed to prove that you did not overstay (if the original date in the white card has passed).

As a simple rule of thumb, why not give them all three and see which ones they use? (They're not like employers who snatch the I-94s) :D
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nj_skm and gravitation,

What if somebody using an EAD and did not extended his/her H1B. His/her latest I-94, which came with H1 extension, was valid until Nov 2005.

When he/she leaves US, he/she gives all I-94 cards. In this situation do immigration officer/airline agents think that he/she overstayed?

Should he/she take additional precautions so that immigration officer/airlines agent does not assume that he/she does not overstayed??

Please post your opinion/experience
 
gravitation said:
Staple your new I-94 to the old and hand them together at the exit point.
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nj_skm and gravitation,

What if somebody using an EAD and did not extended his/her H1B. His/her latest I-94, which came with H1 extension, was valid until Nov 2005.

When he/she leaves US, he/she gives all I-94 cards. In this situation do immigration officer/airline agents think that he/she overstayed?

Should he/she take additional precautions so that immigration officer/airlines agent does not assume that he/she does not overstayed??

Please post your opinion/experience
 
baby_mde said:
nj_skm and gravitation,

What if somebody using an EAD and did not extended his/her H1B. His/her latest I-94, which came with H1 extension, was valid until Nov 2005.

When he/she leaves US, he/she gives all I-94 cards. In this situation do immigration officer/airline agents think that he/she overstayed?

Should he/she take additional precautions so that immigration officer/airlines agent does not assume that he/she does not overstayed??

Please post your opinion/experience
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Any I-94 is fine? No body is going to bother whether you overstayed or not when you are leaving US. What they just need is your I-94 number, that is what is used for tracking you after you entered US on a non immigrant visa.
 
cableching said:
Any I-94 is fine? No body is going to bother whether you overstayed or not when you are leaving US. What they just need is your I-94 number, that is what is used for tracking you after you entered US on a non immigrant visa.
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It's been long time ago when I was in the same situation. But from what I remember, my H1B extension approval clearly stated that staple new I-94 to your old I-94 and surrender both at the point of exit.

Yes, it's true that airline personnel are not going to bother whether you overstayed or not. They don't check any dates on I-94. Their job is to simply take I-94 and pass it on to gov people.
 
gravitation said:
It's been long time ago when I was in the same situation. But from what I remember, my H1B extension approval clearly stated that staple new I-94 to your old I-94 and surrender both at the point of exit.

Yes, it's true that airline personnel are not going to bother whether you overstayed or not. They don't check any dates on I-94. Their job is to simply take I-94 and pass it on to gov people.
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I know, there will not be any problems when we leave. How about when we entered into US? Here is my situation.

My details:

I-94 number (when I entered into US) : xxxxxxxxx6 07.
I-94 number (1st time H1 extension) : xxxxxxxxx5 07
I-94 number (2nd time H1 extension) : same as above.

Please note that the last two I-94 are same, but different from first I-94 number. (Please see one digit is different i.e. 6 and 5)

My wife I-94 details:
I-94 number (when she entered into US): Do not now because upper left corner was ripped off.
Later when my wife extend H1 two times she got same I-94 numbers.

Now we are really worried because, my wife does not know her 1st I-94 number. Do you think, this will create problems while she entering into US?
Do you think, it is better to find the number before we leave US?

And why my last two I-94 numbers are different than 1st I-94 number. Is anybody was in this situation. Please post your experience.
 
if you have bought tickets and have to go, why not stop worrying and just go. There is nothing you can do for the I-94 card as they are issued. The government has tons of way to find you even you lost one of the I-94 No. if you have called uscis 1-800 number, you will know just give your birthday is good enough to find you in the system. :D
 
nonogc said:
if you have bought tickets and have to go, why not stop worrying and just go. There is nothing you can do for the I-94 card as they are issued. The government has tons of way to find you even you lost one of the I-94 No. if you have called uscis 1-800 number, you will know just give your birthday is good enough to find you in the system. :D
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Because of these I-94 number problems, I do not screw my 485 by stuck at the airport or not entering us to US.

I used 1-800 and I did not see any appropriate option for my case. Can you please tell me what options I should use?

Thanks in advance.
 
baby_mde said:
Because of these I-94 number problems, I do not screw my 485 by stuck at the airport or not entering us to US.

I used 1-800 and I did not see any appropriate option for my case. Can you please tell me what options I should use?

Thanks in advance.
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All that I-94s you got through extension contain is what's there in the original I-94, execept the dates. I-94s you got through extension do not even contain the the extension dates, just verify. The only thing they contain extra is the H1 receipt number.

It should not matter which one or all of them are returned. Your I-94 is enough for them to track what happened to you with the immigration after entering the US??

Just don't worry much? If in doubt return everything?
 
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