Updates To I-94 Records And Why They're Important

The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), recently announced that it will no longer stamp passports of foreign nationals entering the United States at certain ports of entry. In addition, paper/printed I-94 records of admission are not provided to foreign nationals when they enter United States. This change in policy of not issuing admission/entry stamps makes it more important than ever that foreign nationals check their electronic I-94 admission records each and every time they enter the United States.

A visa is a document that permits a foreign national to seek admission to the United States, but does not, in and of itself, provide any status. The foreigner's lawful immigration status is determined solely and exclusively by the I-94 record issued by CBP upon admission to the United States. For this reason, it is vital that all foreign nationals look up and print their electronic I-94 records every time they enter the United States.