CBP To Eliminate I-94 Arrival Record Card

United States: CBP to Eliminate I-94 Arrival Record Card Late April, 2013

 

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which conducts inspections at the U.S. borders, announced its plan to immediately eliminate the I-94 card issued to nonimmigrant arrivals.

The I-94 card is a white card affixed to the passport at the time of entry. This card is the document that grants nonimmigrant status and shows critical information such as entry date, authorized period of stay and class of admission.

The elimination of this document was slated to begin late summer 2012 in a few small airports, but the CBP is accelerating this plan for system-wide implementation.

In lieu of the I-94 card, CBP plans to issue an admission stamp on the passport of a nonimmigrant which will include a handwritten notation of the admission status (whether H-1B, L-1A, etc.) and the authorized period of stay.

For more info, go to

http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/193380/general+immigration/Going+Paperless+CBP+Announces+Plan+To+Eliminate+I94+Arrival+Record+Card

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