What is I-94?

b_r_um
Fri, 25 Dec 2015 03:37:08 +0000

The I-94 used to be a paper form every (legal) non-citizen filled out when they entered the US. It just noted your place and date of arrival and got stapled into your passport. When you left the US, the airline would collect the I-94 from your passport and forward it to immigration authorities. That’s how the US kept track of which foreigners had departed again and who was overstaying their visa.

Now this arrival and departure record is created automatically and electronically for most foreigners. If you want to see or print your own I-94, you can do so here: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov