need help from this forum about a I-94 allowable stay period.

Nadi said:
it looks like your Mom heard it wrong.. He must have said 6 months.
Anyways -- what date is in I-94 is final .. for longer stay you can apply for extensions. Make sure you make photo copy of I-94 before you give it away to airport guys .. [wonder what they do with it ]
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Questions about the I94 allowable stay period?

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Immigration officer at Buffalo Rainbow bridge advised my Mom, she is only allowed to stay in US for a month. Otherwise, she will not be able to return to US in the next 10 years. However, when we are looking at her I94, they granted her I94 a full 6x months period. I go thru her entire passport and as well as the I94, there is no words about the one month stay.

I understand that if they only put a month on her I94, she has a month then. So, based on what ground an officer can do such thing?

I believe, US is a place who obey what the law said and should I take the officer's advice or should I take "black & white" on the I94.

My own opinion is, if we take this to the court, the court will only take what the evidence said, right?

Please share your thoughts............

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Nadi,
Here is the interesting part. My Mom didn't understand English but she travels from Toronto with my cousin. (My cousin speaks English well) and my cousin claims the officer make a very serious point about her 1 month stay (the exact wording is... He must see her I94 card in this border (Buffalo, NY - Rainbow bridge on 6/19 or she will lose her B1/B2 VISA forever.)

It sounds like a threat to me. But it already puts my mom to a TOTOALLY unnecessary pressure.

See if anyone can further comment this or seen/heard similar issues in the past.
 
envision said:
Why the need for unnecessary stress if the I94 clearly says 6 months? :eek:
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This is exactly what I have said to my Mom. But she agures that what if the officer put some remarks on her computer file where none of us can see? Well, this is a valid agurement and I have no way to proof her right or wrong.
I wonder if any one seen/heard this before.

Thanks in advance
 
The officer was being an ass. Even if it really was just for one month, they don't invoke the 10-year ban for overstays of less than 180 days.
 
Jackolantern said:
The officer was being an ass. Even if it really was just for one month, they don't invoke the 10-year ban for overstays of less than 180 days.
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J,
Thank you.
But, there is no over stay. My mom never overstay. In her last 3 visits to US in the last 4 years (I would say 42-48 months).
She granted for 6m everytime where she only use 3-4mths max. Like last visit, she stays here from June-Aug 06 and then now she returns to US on 5/19/07. So, this is kinda a normal travel pattern for my mom where she likes the summer here instead of snow.
 
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