VERY Worried... I-94 expired 6 days after entry???

[123456789 0]

I am extremely worried. My fiance and I have waited to get married and file the I-485 until just a few weeks before the 90 days are up for his K-1 visa. I was just going through all the paperwork to prepare and fill out and I noticed that on the I-94 form stapled in his passport, the entry date is written down as May 21, 2008 and below it says "until May 27, 2008", only 6 days later. Is this a mistake??? There is no other date indicated on the I-94 that could be considered an expiration date. Does this mean they only gave him 6 days to legally be in the country? What is the purpose fo the I-94?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

That is really odd, sounds like they made a mistake. The I-94 should be valid for 90 days. Try to make some phone calls to get to the bottom of this ASAP. Meanwhile, get everything ready to file for your AOS. Let us know what you find out.

[Meriem_DZ 37]

His k-1 visa is what gave him permission to be here. You are now married and filing AOS so you are fine. My husband has his PR and still has the I-94 stapled in his passport. By the way there is not anything that says you have to file the AOS within 90 days. We waited about 4 months before we filed AOS.

Meriem

[KIMCORENE 0]

When I came to the U.S. the I/O made the mistake of writing F-1 instead of J-1 and it caused a lot of problems- I had to make an Infopass appointment and go to USCIS in Miami to have it corrected. I advise you do the same- make an appointment and take all your documentation with you. They'll probably do the same as they did for me and send you to deferred inspections for a new I-94 (with the same number- make certain its the same number and all the information is correct) and make sure if any notations were made in the passport that it is corrected too. It may not be an issue as one person said, but it may haunt you later when you apply for AOS. I think its better to be safe than sorry, even if they say it's fine, all you lost were a few hours now rather than a your time and $1010 later on.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

When I came to the U.S. the I/O made the mistake of writing F-1 instead of J-1 and it caused a lot of problems- I had to make an Infopass appointment and go to USCIS in Miami to have it corrected. I advise you do the same- make an appointment and take all your documentation with you. They'll probably do the same as they did for me and send you to deferred inspections for a new I-94 (with the same number- make certain its the same number and all the information is correct) and make sure if any notations were made in the passport that it is corrected too. It may not be an issue as one person said, but it may haunt you later when you apply for AOS. I think its better to be safe than sorry, even if they say it's fine, all you lost were a few hours now rather than a your time and $1010 later on.

Excellent advice. Remember, a mistake by USCIS becomes your problem to fix.

[KIMCORENE 0]

Also-just thinking back to my experience...check with the I/O who makes the changes that the information has been updated in the database, because after I came back from Miami and went to the DMV, there was no record of me in whatever system they check this stuff in. I went to get my state identification card and the supervisor at the DMV had to call USCIS to figure out what was the problem.

[Urge To Race 2]

Maybe not so easy. If you are on a K1 and get married after your I-94 expires (your 90 day window), you can't AOS without filing an I130. Now, I know the OP didn't go over 90 days, but due to a mistake the I-94 was "expired" when they married. Might cause some problems with the AOS. Better to make an infopass and try and get it sorted as previously suggested.

His k-1 visa is what gave him permission to be here. You are now married and filing AOS so you are fine. My husband has his PR and still has the I-94 stapled in his passport. By the way there is not anything that says you have to file the AOS within 90 days. We waited about 4 months before we filed AOS.

Meriem

[LaL 418]

Any way you can go back to the POE and get the I-94 corrected?

Those who said "you will be fine" may not be correct.

OP - try to get this fixed.

Maybe not so easy. If you are on a K1 and get married after your I-94 expires (your 90 day window), you can't AOS without filing an I130. Now, I know the OP didn't go over 90 days, but due to a mistake the I-94 was "expired" when they married. Might cause some problems with the AOS. Better to make an infopass and try and get it sorted as previously suggested.

His k-1 visa is what gave him permission to be here. You are now married and filing AOS so you are fine. My husband has his PR and still has the I-94 stapled in his passport. By the way there is not anything that says you have to file the AOS within 90 days. We waited about 4 months before we filed AOS.

Meriem

[Carol and Bruno 0]

There is no time limit on filing the AOS. You can do so at your leisure regardless of the 90 days.

[Urge To Race 2]

Correct, but you must marry in those 90 days (i.e. before your I-94 expires).

There is no time limit on filing the AOS. You can do so at your leisure regardless of the 90 days.

[pushbrk 12,883]

When I came to the U.S. the I/O made the mistake of writing F-1 instead of J-1 and it caused a lot of problems- I had to make an Infopass appointment and go to USCIS in Miami to have it corrected. I advise you do the same- make an appointment and take all your documentation with you. They'll probably do the same as they did for me and send you to deferred inspections for a new I-94 (with the same number- make certain its the same number and all the information is correct) and make sure if any notations were made in the passport that it is corrected too. It may not be an issue as one person said, but it may haunt you later when you apply for AOS. I think its better to be safe than sorry, even if they say it's fine, all you lost were a few hours now rather than a your time and $1010 later on.

Excellent advice. Remember, a mistake by USCIS becomes your problem to fix.

Except this mistake was made by a Customs and Border Patrol agent. You can actually skip USCIS on the fix and go directly to any local CBP supervisor at a POE. We corrected my wife and daughter's errant I-94's through the mail, since the nearest POE at the time was 150 miles away.

All USCIS did was refer us to the local POE CBP supervisor.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

When I came to the U.S. the I/O made the mistake of writing F-1 instead of J-1 and it caused a lot of problems- I had to make an Infopass appointment and go to USCIS in Miami to have it corrected. I advise you do the same- make an appointment and take all your documentation with you. They'll probably do the same as they did for me and send you to deferred inspections for a new I-94 (with the same number- make certain its the same number and all the information is correct) and make sure if any notations were made in the passport that it is corrected too. It may not be an issue as one person said, but it may haunt you later when you apply for AOS. I think its better to be safe than sorry, even if they say it's fine, all you lost were a few hours now rather than a your time and $1010 later on.

Excellent advice. Remember, a mistake by USCIS becomes your problem to fix.

Except this mistake was made by a Customs and Border Patrol agent. You can actually skip USCIS on the fix and go directly to any local CBP supervisor at a POE. We corrected my wife and daughter's errant I-94's through the mail, since the nearest POE at the time was 150 miles away.

All USCIS did was refer us to the local POE CBP supervisor.

I wasn't really trying to split hairs between USCIS and Customs and Border Patrol. I lumped them together to make the point that the mistake becomes your problem to correct, not theirs.

[pushbrk 12,883]

When I came to the U.S. the I/O made the mistake of writing F-1 instead of J-1 and it caused a lot of problems- I had to make an Infopass appointment and go to USCIS in Miami to have it corrected. I advise you do the same- make an appointment and take all your documentation with you. They'll probably do the same as they did for me and send you to deferred inspections for a new I-94 (with the same number- make certain its the same number and all the information is correct) and make sure if any notations were made in the passport that it is corrected too. It may not be an issue as one person said, but it may haunt you later when you apply for AOS. I think its better to be safe than sorry, even if they say it's fine, all you lost were a few hours now rather than a your time and $1010 later on.

Excellent advice. Remember, a mistake by USCIS becomes your problem to fix.

Except this mistake was made by a Customs and Border Patrol agent. You can actually skip USCIS on the fix and go directly to any local CBP supervisor at a POE. We corrected my wife and daughter's errant I-94's through the mail, since the nearest POE at the time was 150 miles away.

All USCIS did was refer us to the local POE CBP supervisor.

I wasn't really trying to split hairs between USCIS and Customs and Border Patrol. I lumped them together to make the point that the mistake becomes your problem to correct, not theirs.

Not only were you not splitting hairs but you weren't careful to be accurate. This is not a USCIS mistake, so they can't solve it and don't need to be consulted about solving it. That's why I pointed out the appropriate solution.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

When I came to the U.S. the I/O made the mistake of writing F-1 instead of J-1 and it caused a lot of problems- I had to make an Infopass appointment and go to USCIS in Miami to have it corrected. I advise you do the same- make an appointment and take all your documentation with you. They'll probably do the same as they did for me and send you to deferred inspections for a new I-94 (with the same number- make certain its the same number and all the information is correct) and make sure if any notations were made in the passport that it is corrected too. It may not be an issue as one person said, but it may haunt you later when you apply for AOS. I think its better to be safe than sorry, even if they say it's fine, all you lost were a few hours now rather than a your time and $1010 later on.

Excellent advice. Remember, a mistake by USCIS becomes your problem to fix.

Except this mistake was made by a Customs and Border Patrol agent. You can actually skip USCIS on the fix and go directly to any local CBP supervisor at a POE. We corrected my wife and daughter's errant I-94's through the mail, since the nearest POE at the time was 150 miles away.

All USCIS did was refer us to the local POE CBP supervisor.

I wasn't really trying to split hairs between USCIS and Customs and Border Patrol. I lumped them together to make the point that the mistake becomes your problem to correct, not theirs.

Not only were you not splitting hairs but you weren't careful to be accurate. This is not a USCIS mistake, so they can't solve it and don't need to be consulted about solving it. That's why I pointed out the appropriate solution.

I guess we all can't be perfect like you. I stand corrected.

[pushbrk 12,883]

When I came to the U.S. the I/O made the mistake of writing F-1 instead of J-1 and it caused a lot of problems- I had to make an Infopass appointment and go to USCIS in Miami to have it corrected. I advise you do the same- make an appointment and take all your documentation with you. They'll probably do the same as they did for me and send you to deferred inspections for a new I-94 (with the same number- make certain its the same number and all the information is correct) and make sure if any notations were made in the passport that it is corrected too. It may not be an issue as one person said, but it may haunt you later when you apply for AOS. I think its better to be safe than sorry, even if they say it's fine, all you lost were a few hours now rather than a your time and $1010 later on.

Excellent advice. Remember, a mistake by USCIS becomes your problem to fix.

Except this mistake was made by a Customs and Border Patrol agent. You can actually skip USCIS on the fix and go directly to any local CBP supervisor at a POE. We corrected my wife and daughter's errant I-94's through the mail, since the nearest POE at the time was 150 miles away.

All USCIS did was refer us to the local POE CBP supervisor.

I wasn't really trying to split hairs between USCIS and Customs and Border Patrol. I lumped them together to make the point that the mistake becomes your problem to correct, not theirs.

Not only were you not splitting hairs but you weren't careful to be accurate. This is not a USCIS mistake, so they can't solve it and don't need to be consulted about solving it. That's why I pointed out the appropriate solution.

I guess we all can't be perfect like you. I stand corrected.

Did you want the OP to waste his time with the USCIS instead of getting the problem solved at the actual source? It's not about perfection. It's about helping. Sending somebody to the USCIS to solve a CBP problem doesn't help and I'm not about to let it pass, just so you can feel good.