Arrival/departure record number

[MARK77 0]

I'm currently filling a K-1 visa and it asks for a departure/arrival record number. I've visited the us on a ESTA and i'm confused at what to enter in this section. Any help would be great cheers.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I'm currently filling a K-1 visa and it asks for a departure/arrival record number. I've visited the us on a ESTA and i'm confused at what to enter in this section. Any help would be great cheers.

That goes with the question above it about IF you the beneficiary are currently in the US. Before ESTA you would have had an I-94W that you filled out on the plane. They gave you a part of it at entry and your turned it it at departure. If you didn't say yes to the previous question, then nothing is needed there. If you are currently in the US, then maybe wait to file after you're gone??? I would say pretend you aren't in the US, but that is misrepresenting if they wanted to look you up. Kind of an odd question in my opinion that doesn't really fit the electronic records of ESTA.

And to help you with terminology since you're new---your US fiancé is currently filing a petition for you. When that gets approved, you, the Brit, will apply for the visa by filling out forms and sending to London.

[Jaz&Bry 9]

That goes with the question above it about IF you the beneficiary are currently in the US. Before ESTA you would have had an I-94W that you filled out on the plane. They gave you a part of it at entry and your turned it it at departure. If you didn't say yes to the previous question, then nothing is needed there. If you are currently in the US, then maybe wait to file after you're gone??? I would say pretend you aren't in the US, but that is misrepresenting if they wanted to look you up. Kind of an odd question in my opinion that doesn't really fit the electronic records of ESTA.

And to help you with terminology since you're new---your US fiancé is currently filing a petition for you. When that gets approved, you, the Brit, will apply for the visa by filling out forms and sending to London.

I asked myself the exact same thing when we filed in January. I (the beneficiary) was in the US at that time with the Visa Waiver Program.

At first, I kind of freaked out because I read online that this number is supposed to be found on a white slip that was supposed to be attached to my passport, but I did not have anything attached to it. I was afraid I may have lost it or by mistake never got one. Nich-Nick, is my assumption correct that when travelling on a Visa Waiver/ ESTA, one is not provided that white slip with that number?

I finally ended up answering that question with "None/Unknown (Visa Waiver Program)", but have been wondering ever since if it was okay to put that down.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I asked myself the exact same thing when we filed in January. I (the beneficiary) was in the US at that time with the Visa Waiver Program.

At first, I kind of freaked out because I read online that this number is supposed to be found on a white slip that was supposed to be attached to my passport, but I did not have anything attached to it. I was afraid I may have lost it or by mistake never got one. Nich-Nick, is my assumption correct that when travelling on a Visa Waiver/ ESTA, one is not provided that white slip with that number?

I finally ended up answering that question with "None/Unknown (Visa Waiver Program)", but have been wondering ever since if it was okay to put that down.

After ESTA, you still filled out the green I-94W (W for waiver) for awhile if you came from a visa waiver country. Then when they were comfortable with ESTA, they went paperless and no longer passed out the green ones.

People traveling on actual visas still fill(ed) out the white one, form I-94 (note no W) at POE. The bottom half was stapled in the passport or maybe handed to you. Now they are in the middle of going paperless with the I-94 (the white one). It started less than 2 weeks ago and is rolling out at different International arrival airports on a staggered schedule. By the time you have your K1 visa, you probably won't get an I-94, which is used in your AOS documentation and to get a social security card and in a few instances a driver license that is good for only 90 days. There is or will be a web based place to enter your details and print off the documentation showing your legal entry and the dates. You will use that printout instead of the soon to be passé I-94.

[Jaz&Bry 9]

After ESTA, you still filled out the green I-94W (W for waiver) for awhile if you came from a visa waiver country. Then when they were comfortable with ESTA, they went paperless and no longer passed out the green ones.

phewww, ya, that´s what I thought. Glad I wasn´t missing anything.

Thanks for your reply!

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