Passport and I-94 stolen

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

B1/B2 visa/Border Crossing Cards are only issued to applicants who are citizens of and resident in Mexico.

Applicants must meet the eligibility standards for B1/B2 visas.

They must demonstrate that they have ties to Mexico that would compel them to return after a temporary stay in the United States.

Applying for a Border Crossing Card

BCC applicants must make an application using the normal procedures set by consular sections in Mexico. Refer to the websites of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico for details.

Required Documentation

All applicants for a B1/B2 visa/Border Crossing Card must have a valid Mexican passport at the time of application.

Border Crossing Card Fees

For current fees for Department of State services, select Fees.

Mexican children under 15 years of age pay a reduced fee for a Border Crossing Card. The child must have at least one parent who holds a valid BCC or is applying for a BCC. BCC's issued for the reduced fee expire on the child’s 15th birthday. If the full fee is paid, the child receives a BCC valid for the full ten years.

Border Crossing Card Issuance

BCC applicants at the consular sections in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Merida receive a B1/B2 visa/BCC foil that is affixed in the applicant’s passport instead of a card.

BCC applicants at all other Consulates receive the new BCC.

References - U.S. Laws

Section 104 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) serves as the legal basis for the issuance of Border Crossing Cards.

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Diversity Visa

Visa Waiver Program (VWP)

Iraqis & Afghans-SIV

Business Visa Center

Customer Service Statement to Visa Applicants

Fraud Warning

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1266.html#3

Why didn't she have a passport? See above, it was required in-order to have a Border Crossing ID Card, Does the State Dept lie?

Edited June 13, 2010 by LIFE'SJOURNEY

[HappyKnappy 30]

B1/B2 visa/Border Crossing Cards are only issued to applicants who are citizens of and resident in Mexico.

Applicants must meet the eligibility standards for B1/B2 visas.

They must demonstrate that they have ties to Mexico that would compel them to return after a temporary stay in the United States.

Applying for a Border Crossing Card

BCC applicants must make an application using the normal procedures set by consular sections in Mexico. Refer to the websites of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico for details.

Required Documentation

All applicants for a B1/B2 visa/Border Crossing Card must have a valid Mexican passport at the time of application.

Border Crossing Card Fees

For current fees for Department of State services, select Fees.

Mexican children under 15 years of age pay a reduced fee for a Border Crossing Card. The child must have at least one parent who holds a valid BCC or is applying for a BCC. BCC's issued for the reduced fee expire on the childs 15th birthday. If the full fee is paid, the child receives a BCC valid for the full ten years.

Border Crossing Card Issuance

BCC applicants at the consular sections in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Merida receive a B1/B2 visa/BCC foil that is affixed in the applicants passport instead of a card.

BCC applicants at all other Consulates receive the new BCC.

References - U.S. Laws

Section 104 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) serves as the legal basis for the issuance of Border Crossing Cards.

We Want You to KnowVisa News

Diversity Visa

Visa Waiver Program (VWP)

Iraqis & Afghans-SIV

Business Visa Center

Customer Service Statement to Visa Applicants

Fraud Warning

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1266.html#3

Why didn't she have a passport? See above, it was required in-order to have a Border Crossing ID Card, Does the State Dept lie?

To ellaborate on this LJ, the BCC acts like the stamp other countries get in their passport, which acts as a permit to roam the US freely, temporarily without working/studying. This card is given to the border states only I believe, hence the southern part of Mexico getting an add-on to their passport. As the requirements state, you need a valid passport to apply for it. I have gotten it twice in my lifetime so far, and both times I've needed a passport.

Regarding passports not changing numbers, not in Mexico. Passport serials are pre-printed into each booklet, and when you get a new one, the expired one gets voided, noting the new passport number.

Edited June 13, 2010 by HappyKnappy

[vip1 8]

OP,

All you have to do is request a copy of your lost I-94 to immigration. There is a specific form for this but I don't remember the name. In that form they will ask for your wife's last entry date and method of entrance. You will get a copy of the I-94 in the mail.

Also, SHE DOES NOT REQUIRE A WAIVER BECAUSE OF HER ILLEGAL PRESENCE. All illegal presence is forgiven when there is a marriage to a USC. So basically work on getting the copy of the I-94 and a new passport and you're good to go.

Best of luck.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

OP,

All you have to do is request a copy of your lost I-94 to immigration. There is a specific form for this but I don't remember the name. In that form they will ask for your wife's last entry date and method of entrance. You will get a copy of the I-94 in the mail.

Also, SHE DOES NOT REQUIRE A WAIVER BECAUSE OF HER ILLEGAL PRESENCE. All illegal presence is forgiven when there is a marriage to a USC. So basically work on getting the copy of the I-94 and a new passport and you're good to go.

Best of luck.

Before you make this statement it has not been established that she came here legally. The OP keeps saying she had no passport, so before you give advice make sure you understand the OP situation. Being out of status is different then being in the US without the correct documents.

[HappyKnappy 30]

OP,

All you have to do is request a copy of your lost I-94 to immigration. There is a specific form for this but I don't remember the name. In that form they will ask for your wife's last entry date and method of entrance. You will get a copy of the I-94 in the mail.

Also, SHE DOES NOT REQUIRE A WAIVER BECAUSE OF HER ILLEGAL PRESENCE. All illegal presence is forgiven when there is a marriage to a USC. So basically work on getting the copy of the I-94 and a new passport and you're good to go.

Best of luck.

I have to disagree with this one. A friend had to return to Mexico with his USC wife because of this. They filed the paperwork in Mexico, and HAD to file the waiver as well.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

Sorry happy I see you were disagreeing with the above post. So sorry, read too read.

Edited June 13, 2010 by LIFE'SJOURNEY

[HappyKnappy 30]

Happy if they filed in Mexico then they were not trying to AOS.

Oh I know, and that's why they went that route. AOS, according to their lawyer, could not take place because he was working illegally in the US.

[vip1 8]

well I am assuming that if she got a I-94 is because she had a passport and came here legally. If that is correct then my advice is correct. If she came here illegally then yes, there is nothing that can be done from within the US and she would have to return to Mexico. Simple as that.