I-94 Not Found

[Disfan01 9]

I’ve been trying to fill out the I-130 for my stepson but am hitting a roadblock on something seemingly simple. He has visited the US once before on a visitor visa but when I attempt to access his I-94 number online it says “not found.”  I have multiple times gone through and followed the instructions in the FAQs to try variations on his name and still nothing so I filled out the form for assistance twice now with no answer after 2 weeks. Can I just attach a copy of his visa and the passport stamps with an explanation to his I-130?

[Chancy 6,241]

34 minutes ago, Disfan01 said:

He has visited the US once before on a visitor visa but when I attempt to access his I-94 number online it says “not found.”

 

Do you mean that there's no entry in the I-94 Travel History?  Was the visit within the last 5 years?  If not, then the record of that visit will not be accessible online.

 

39 minutes ago, Disfan01 said:

Can I just attach a copy of his visa and the passport stamps with an explanation to his I-130?

 

Is your son currently in the US?  If not, there's no need to provide information on his past US travel history on the I-130 form, aside from answering "Yes" to the question on whether he has ever been in the US.

 

[Disfan01 9]

Thanks so much for your reply.   Yes, there is no travel history when I was attempting to access his I-94.  His only past visit was about 2 years ago.  He is currently living with his mom in South Africa. I was under the assumption it was needed just because while filling out the I-130 online it gave me a warning that I should have filled in that section before continuing.

[Chancy 6,241]

1 hour ago, Disfan01 said:

Yes, there is no travel history when I was attempting to access his I-94.  His only past visit was about 2 years ago.  He is currently living with his mom in South Africa. I was under the assumption it was needed just because while filling out the I-130 online it gave me a warning that I should have filled in that section before continuing.

 

Strange that his travel history does not list visits from 2 years ago.  In any case, you don't need it for the I-130 since your son is not in the US.  You can leave the I-94 questions blank or do what we did and write "Not Applicable - Not in the US" to be super clear.

 

[Disfan01 9]

Thanks so much for your help!