I-94 Number

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My I-94 stapled into my passport was torn off at the dotted line at my last POE. My passport only contains my visa, and this green strip of the remaining I-94, which just says "See Other Side" and "Staple Here" On the bottom. Is there some other place my I-94 number should be located?

[featherB 1]

My I-94 stapled into my passport was torn off at the dotted line at my last POE. My passport only contains my visa, and this green strip of the remaining I-94, which just says "See Other Side" and "Staple Here" On the bottom. Is there some other place my I-94 number should be located?

Your I-94 was torn out of your passport on your way in to the US? That doesn't sound right... and if it's a green bit you can see, that's an I-94W (for people coming in on the visa waiver program) - did you enter on the VWP last time (assuming you're in the US now)? The I-94 (or I-94W) will be taken when you leave the US, but if you're here now... you should have either an I-94 or I-94W somewhere. Mine wasn't stapled into my passport, so I keep it safe... are you sure you don't have one lying around with boarding passes etc from your last entry?

[1HappyGuy 45]

I would suggest you start with the USCIS 800 number. They might be able to help you track down the number on the I-94. You will need that when applying for adjustment of status. Generally, there is an "A" number assigned with the I-94 which would become your alien registration number.

Sorry, I can offer more help.

[Jashley820 0]

My I-94 stapled into my passport was torn off at the dotted line at my last POE. My passport only contains my visa, and this green strip of the remaining I-94, which just says "See Other Side" and "Staple Here" On the bottom. Is there some other place my I-94 number should be located?

The only place the I-94 number would be is on the white paper that was torn off. Why did they remove it? I am not sure what to do about the missing number- you might have to file to get a replacement. I'm sure someone else will comment more about this momentarily.

I would suggest you start with the USCIS 800 number. They might be able to help you track down the number on the I-94. You will need that when applying for adjustment of status. Generally, there is an "A" number assigned with the I-94 which would become your alien registration number.

Sorry, I can offer more help.

I am not sure, but I don't think that the 'mis-information' line can do anything about your I-94.

Also, I don't think that they assign you an A # when you get the I-94. I believe the A# is only issued by the USCIS when someone files for an immigrant/non-immigrant visa.

Edited July 5, 2007 by Jashley820

[Yodrak 7]

Jashley,

Correct - the A# was created by USCIS when the petition was received and accepted for processing.

Yodrak

..... Generally, there is an "A" number assigned with the I-94 which would become your alien registration number.

Sorry, I can offer more help.

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Also, I don't think that they assign you an A # when you get the I-94. I believe the A# is only issued by the USCIS when someone files for an immigrant/non-immigrant visa.

Edited July 5, 2007 by Yodrak

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My I-94 stapled into my passport was torn off at the dotted line at my last POE. My passport only contains my visa, and this green strip of the remaining I-94, which just says "See Other Side" and "Staple Here" On the bottom. Is there some other place my I-94 number should be located?

Your I-94 was torn out of your passport on your way in to the US? That doesn't sound right... and if it's a green bit you can see, that's an I-94W (for people coming in on the visa waiver program) - did you enter on the VWP last time (assuming you're in the US now)? The I-94 (or I-94W) will be taken when you leave the US, but if you're here now... you should have either an I-94 or I-94W somewhere. Mine wasn't stapled into my passport, so I keep it safe... are you sure you don't have one lying around with boarding passes etc from your last entry?

Yes, i entered on VWP, with my K1 visa this time. Are they meant to take this during the POE for Visa?

[featherB 1]

My I-94 stapled into my passport was torn off at the dotted line at my last POE. My passport only contains my visa, and this green strip of the remaining I-94, which just says "See Other Side" and "Staple Here" On the bottom. Is there some other place my I-94 number should be located?

Your I-94 was torn out of your passport on your way in to the US? That doesn't sound right... and if it's a green bit you can see, that's an I-94W (for people coming in on the visa waiver program) - did you enter on the VWP last time (assuming you're in the US now)? The I-94 (or I-94W) will be taken when you leave the US, but if you're here now... you should have either an I-94 or I-94W somewhere. Mine wasn't stapled into my passport, so I keep it safe... are you sure you don't have one lying around with boarding passes etc from your last entry?

Yes, i entered on VWP, with my K1 visa this time. Are they meant to take this during the POE for Visa?

If you entered on a K-1 visa, you didn't enter on the Visa Waiver Program. And you will have filled out an I-94, which will have been a white form (the I-94W used for the visa waiver program is green... sounds like that's from a previous visit)... they take the I-94 (or I-94W) from your passport when you LEAVE the US - on the way in, an immigration official at the POE is supposed to staple it into your passport when you're inspected, when they stamp your passport, etc.

So... the I-94 from this entry won't have been taken off you when you entered this time (although if you had an I-94W from a previous visit still in your passport, I can imagine THAT might have been taken at the POE....) - but if you can't find it, you can't find it! There's info here on how to replace a lost I-94... but might be worth having a last check through your carry-on or wherever you might have put boarding passes etc - like I said, my I-94 wasn't stapled into my passport this time (and it's not the first time that's happened to me) - if I didn't know how important it was NOT to mislay it, I'd probably have thrown it in the pocket of some bag and forgotten about it. (In fact, on a previous visit to the US that's exactly what I did - then proceeded to visit Tijuana for the day, without it in my passport, and got minor grief about the whereabouts of my I-94W when I came back across the border!)

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Yeah, i presumed it would have been in my passport. I just scoured the whole house, and found it lying in some obscure location. Panic over! Thankyou for the input though guys.

[Jashley820 0]

Yeah, i presumed it would have been in my passport. I just scoured the whole house, and found it lying in some obscure location. Panic over! Thankyou for the input though guys.

Awesome, I am so glad to hear that. It would have been a headache had you not found it!