Question regarding B2 re-entry with new I-94

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bbnyet

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My father entered the US with B2 multiple entry visa in February and took a cruise vacation to Mexico in March. While going through immigration after the cruise, the officer stamped his new I-94 form with the date of entry (Mar 26,2011). His old I-94 form was given a duration of stay of 6 months. The new form just had the re-entry date on it. We are confused about this and would like to know how long he can actually stay in the US now? Is it still 6 months? Do we need to call immigration to find out? His return ticket is for August.

Thank you so much for answering!
 
Where is his old I-94? Was it taken away when he went on the cruise? In the absense of an expiry date for a B-2 based I-94, the default is six months granted.

bbnyet said:
My father entered the US with B2 multiple entry visa in February and took a cruise vacation to Mexico in March. While going through immigration after the cruise, the officer stamped his new I-94 form with the date of entry (Mar 26,2011). His old I-94 form was given a duration of stay of 6 months. The new form just had the re-entry date on it. We are confused about this and would like to know how long he can actually stay in the US now? Is it still 6 months? Do we need to call immigration to find out? His return ticket is for August.

Thank you so much for answering!
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Triple Citizen said:
Where is his old I-94? Was it taken away when he went on the cruise? In the absense of an expiry date for a B-2 based I-94, the default is six months granted.
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Thank you Triple Citizen! Yes his old I-94 was taken away by the officer. The officer just stamped his new form and wrote B2 on the stamp. I assume that still means 6 months, but we are not sure if the 6 months starts with his initial entry to the US (February) or it starts with the re-entry date (March). We will not change the return plane ticket (August) but just curious. Thanks.
 
While it is from the date stamped, it would not be in his best interest to spend so much time in the US in a single 12 month period if he intends to have a trouble free entry or renew his visa in the future.

It would be best to return as originally planned. Appearing to "live" in the US is not a good idea.
 
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