New I-94 card process

In May 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (the CBP) began using an automated system to track I-94 cards. Typically, foreign visitors arriving in the U.S., must prove their legal status by providing a physical I-94 card which they receive at a border of entry into the country. With the new system in place, these foreign travelers will now be able to access their arrival/departure record information online. Any traveler coming into the U.S. after April 30, 2013, is now able to pull up their I-94 card/number from the CBP website. This means that the paper form of the I-94 will no longer be used for those who travel to the U.S. by air or by sea.

The agency will gather travelers' arrival/departure information automatically from their electronic travel records. The agency anticipates an estimated savings of $15.5 million a year from this new system.

Because the automated I-94 will only apply to those traveling by air and sea, those who enter the country by land will still receive a paper I-94 card.

For those of you wish to retrieve your new I-94 number, you can do so at the CBP website (click here) and enter the following information:

• Your full name
• Passport Number
• Country of Issuance of Passport
• Birth Date
• Arrival Date into the U.S.
• Visa Type

The website will search their system for your information and your I-94 card with status expiration date will be displayed on a printable screen.