Hello
I'm a Canadian living in the US on an O1 visa. When I entered the US they stapled the I94 in my passport and my attorney told me to leave it there, which I did. I twice traveled back to Canada and the border agents left the card. I just left to go on vacation in the Dominican Republic and an airline agent removed the card saying that when leaving the US or Canada I had to surrender it, which meant I had to get someone into my locked office and drill the lock on my desk to get me my original notice of approval so I can get back into the US. My attorney thinks they should not have taken it because there is no visa stamp for Canadians and that next time I should just refuse to surrender the I94 so I don't have to carry the six pounds of paperwork with me every time I travel (seriously- the thing weighs six pounds!)
Has anybody had similar experiences?
I'm a Canadian living in the US on an O1 visa. When I entered the US they stapled the I94 in my passport and my attorney told me to leave it there, which I did. I twice traveled back to Canada and the border agents left the card. I just left to go on vacation in the Dominican Republic and an airline agent removed the card saying that when leaving the US or Canada I had to surrender it, which meant I had to get someone into my locked office and drill the lock on my desk to get me my original notice of approval so I can get back into the US. My attorney thinks they should not have taken it because there is no visa stamp for Canadians and that next time I should just refuse to surrender the I94 so I don't have to carry the six pounds of paperwork with me every time I travel (seriously- the thing weighs six pounds!)
Has anybody had similar experiences?