In an effort to increase efficiency and streamline the admissions process, US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has simplified entry into the United States by instituting an automated I-94 process for most nonimmigrants arriving by air and sea. What began as a pilot program in certain ports of entry in April 2022, has become standard procedure across all US ports of entry.
Read more5 Misconceptions about the I-94
Hardly a week goes by when a client doesn’t tell us, “I don’t have an I-94. They got rid of I-94s.” And it’s understandable, since there has been a lot of confusion after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) converted from paper I-94s to electronic I-94s in 2013. To recap: the I-94 is an electronic document (formerly paper) issued to foreign nationals that:
- Tracks arrivals and (indirectly) departures to and from the United States; and
- Is evidence of legal status in the US for foreign nationals in their category of admission (for example, H-1, O-1, L-1, F-1, and so on).
The lack of a paper stapled into a passport has led to many misunderstandings. We try to address five of the most common.
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