CBP Administrative Messages, Electronic Bulletin Board Notices, Etc
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the Arrival-Departure Record (I-94 Form) and Crewman Landing Permit (I-95 Form). CBP states that each form shows the date of arrival in the U.S. and the "Admitted Until" date (i.e., the date when the authorized period of stay expires). According to CBP, the blank forms are received from a CBP officer upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry at a land border, airport, or seaport, and the forms must be completed prior to inspection.
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1. CBP Posts FAQs on Arrival-Departure Record & Crewman Landing Permit
When leaving the U.S., the I-94 or I-95 Form should be given to the airline or ship representative, and if departure is over a land border, the form should be given to a Canadian or Mexican immigration inspector. CBP states that an I-94 or I-95 Form that has been approved by a CBP Officer proves that an individual arrived in the U.S. legally and has not stayed beyond the period of authorized stay.
CBP notes that Canadians who travel to the U.S. as a tourist or on business generally do not need the I-94 Form, and certain Mexicans who have a nonresident alien Mexican Border Crossing Card, commonly known as a laser visa or a multiple entry non-immigrant visa, may not require the I-94 Form.
See FAQs for additional information on lost, stolen, or mutilated forms; forms with incorrect information;etc. (FAQs, dated 07/26/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/leavingarrivinginUS/nonimmigrant_arri_dep/arrival_departure_record.xml)