Going to the U.S. as a visitor from Canada.

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May 19th 2003, 9:06 pm

Rhl_moc

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Going to the U.S. as a visitor from Canada.

Hi---
I posted this at misc.immigration.usa but nobody responded..
I think it's still relevant to immigration.canada just a little bit..
so if anybody has some info, please let me know.
Thanks.
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Hello-
I used to be a student with F1 visa in the U.S.,
but now I go to school in Canada with a study permit.

Anyhow.. I have a B1/B2 visa that is valid until the end of this
month, May.
I came to the U.S. for the weekend, and I received an I-94 with 6
months validity period. (along with "random search!" what a
coincidence this random search happens just when I needed I-94. never
happened when I had F1 status?!")

The immigration officer told me, "You can come back and forth for 6
months with this."

So my question is, can I go back to Canada for MORE than 30 days and
still return to the U.S. within that 6 months period? From my
understanding, it's not the case, but according to her, it sounds like
it wasn't gonna be a problem.

Second question-- do I have to surrender I-94 eventually before 6
months?

Thank you.

May 20th 2003, 6:01 pm

Neha

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Re: Going to the U.S. as a visitor from Canada.

You can use same I-94 to go USA again and u dont need new I-94 as old
one is valid for 6 months

Yes u have to surrender I-94 before the expiration.U can go to Pearson
airport and give to usa immigration officer before its expiration but
dont forget to take u passport with u. I did same with my I-94

Regards

Neha

"rhl_moc" wrote in message news:...
    > Hi---
    > I posted this at misc.immigration.usa but nobody responded..
    > I think it's still relevant to immigration.canada just a little bit..
    > so if anybody has some info, please let me know.
    > Thanks.
    > ---------------------------------------------------
    > Hello-
    > I used to be a student with F1 visa in the U.S.,
    > but now I go to school in Canada with a study permit.
    >
    > Anyhow.. I have a B1/B2 visa that is valid until the end of this
    > month, May.
    > I came to the U.S. for the weekend, and I received an I-94 with 6
    > months validity period. (along with "random search!" what a
    > coincidence this random search happens just when I needed I-94. never
    > happened when I had F1 status?!")
    >
    > The immigration officer told me, "You can come back and forth for 6
    > months with this."
    >
    > So my question is, can I go back to Canada for MORE than 30 days and
    > still return to the U.S. within that 6 months period? From my
    > understanding, it's not the case, but according to her, it sounds like
    > it wasn't gonna be a problem.
    >
    > Second question-- do I have to surrender I-94 eventually before 6
    > months?
    >
    > Thank you.