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[Kim.D 3]

Hi Everyone,

I am wondering if anyone out there has had a similar problem as me and can hopefully offer me some help.

My POE was Chicago and I arrived two weeks ago. The immigration officer gave me the arrival and departure record from my I94. I have now found out that he should not have given me the Arrival record part back. So now I am trying to return the arrival record of the I94 to the correct place. I have lost track of who I have called, but basically I was told by CBP in Chicago to send it to Terminal 5 at Chicago airport. I found the address online and sent it there....it got sent back by the postal service stating that i needed a PO Box number. So, I called back CBP in Chicago who couldn't find an address for me to send it too, and then directed me to someone else who told me to just resend the card to the same address I had sent it to before...which doesn't make sense since it wasn't correct the first time. He then said if I wanted I could send it to Milwaukee CBP because I am in Wisconsin. He said I could send it to Chicago or Milwaukee because it doesn't matter. Some how I think it does matter where I send it and since I don't want any future problems I want to make sure it goes to the right place. Has anyone had an issue like this or know where I should sent the arrival record to?

Thanks in advance for all of your help.

[Krikit 1,164]

Moving your thread from the DCF forum to General Immigration. I am not quite sure of your question, though. You should have received your copy of the I-94 at your POE so there is nothing you should need to send back. Am I missing something?

[Kim.D 3]

When you fill out the I-94 they detach the "departure" record from the I-94 and put it in your passport, however, he detached the "arrival" and "departure" record and put them in my passport. They need the arrival record for their records and I need to hand back the departure record at AOS. Apparently there shouldn't be any issue with this as long as I get it back to them.

[Krikit 1,164]

Oh, okay. I'd just let them take it at the interview then. If you don't have an interview I'd just let them take it the next time you fly out.

[JoannaV 174]

Was this your entry on your K1 visa or just a visit? I don't know exactly what is going on, but I know they've made the VWP paperless, so maybe they're doing the same with all entries, in which case I-94s won't be important any more.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Has anyone had an issue like this or know where I should sent the arrival record to?

Thanks in advance for all of your help.

You put it in your right hand (or the left one if you are left-handed), and give it to the I.O. at the AOS interview.