thing2

No no no

I'm not asking about marrying on a Visa Waiver

I've just come back to the UK after 2 weeks visiting my honey (missing my sweetie like crazy already)

However, I've realised that US Immigration didn't take back my I-94W and therefore haven't got a record of my departure from the US. The back of the card says "you must surrender it when you leave the U.S. Failure to do so may delay your entry into the U.S. in the future"

I don't want any problems when I return to the US on my K-1 (hurry up NSC) with the INS thinking I never left

Does anyone have any idea what I should do with the I-94W - contact the embassy in London ?

Thanks

thing2

207lonsdale

The London Embassy website gives full details on what you need to do.

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/ins/i94.htm

Patrick

I still have the I-94 or I-94W in my possession; what should I do? Under U.S. law, all travellers to the United States must return the I-94 or I-94W departure record cards to the appropriate INS authorities before departing the United States. A traveler who fails to do so may be recorded as making an untimely departure from the United States. Without an accurate record that you departed the United States within the time set when you entered the country, the INS may conclude that you overstayed the period of time granted on admission.

If you are still in possession of the I-94 or I-94W it is your responsibility to ensure that it is surrendered to the appropriate authorities so that your record is corrected and that you do not experience any problems on future travel to the United States as a result.

You are required to complete the back of the card listing the port of departure and date of departure from the United States and the carrier/flight information. The I-94 or I-94W together with a letter of explanation and evidence of your departure from the U.S. should be sent to

ACS - INS SBU, P.O Box 7125,
London, KY 40742-7125,
USA

Do not mail the I-94/I-94W to the Embassy as the INS office in London does not have the authority to update records

What evidence of my departure from the United States do you require? The evidence can come from a variety of sources, including but not limited to:

Original boarding passes you used to depart the United States;
Entry or departure stamps in your passport to indicate you entered another country after you departed the United States (please copy all passport pages that are not completley blank and include the biographic page containing your photograph);
Dated pay slips or vouchers from your employer to indicate that you worked in another country after you departed the United States;
Dated bank records showing transactions in your home country to indicate that you were in another country after your left the United States;
School records showing your attendance at a school outside the United States to indicate you were in another country after you left the United States;
Dated credit card receipts with the credit card number deleted for purchases you made after you departed the United States to indicate you were in another country after you left the United States.
Please send legible copies or the original material where possible. If you send original materials please retain a copy for your records; the originals will not be returned to you. It will assist INS if you include an explanation letter in English.

thing2

Thanks folks

Just my damn luck to let this happen. As if this whole process isn't already complicated enough

thing2

Mrtravel

You should check with the consulate.
You don't want them to think you had an overstay.
INS doesn't "take back" your I-94W when you leave, since you have no
dealings with INS on departure.

thing2 wrote:
    >
    > No no no
    >
    > I'm not asking about marrying on a Visa Waiver
    >
    > I've just come back to the UK after 2 weeks visiting my honey (missing
    > my sweetie like crazy already)
    >
    > However, I've realised that US Immigration didn't take back my I-94W and
    > therefore haven't got a record of my departure from the US. The back of
    > the card says "you must surrender it when you leave the U.S. Failure to
    > do so may delay your entry into the U.S. in the future"
    >
    > I don't want any problems when I return to the US on my K-1 (hurry up
    > NSC) with the INS thinking I never left
    >
    > Does anyone have any idea what I should do with the I-94W - contact the
    > embassy in London ?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > thing2
    >
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Mr B

Someone I know done the very same silly thing. Namely me.
Here is the reply I received from the London embassy last year, I would
advise you to recheck with them though.

Good luck.

I-94 cards should have been given to airline representatives at check-in for
the flight to depart the United States. If the I-94 was not turned in at
departure, please do the following:

Please complete the back of the I-94; listing the port of departure from the
U.S, the date of departure, and carrier/flight information.
Return the completed I-94 card to this office at the following address:
U.S. Embassy (INS)
P.O. Box 2444
London W1A 5WT

Please note that you will receive no further notification or confirmation.

Failure to return the I-94 card could result in an "unmatched record" in
U.S. Immigration records and may cause undue difficulties on future visits
to the United States.

If the I-94 departure card is not in your possession, please print off and
complete the following "I-94 Disposition" form, detach the indicated area
and mail it to the INS at the Embassy. Retain the rest of the page for your
receipt.

* Name:
* Date of Birth:
* Country of Citizenship:
* Date of Arrival in the USA:
* Date of Departure from the USA:
* Airline or Carrier Departed On:
* Flight Number or Name of Vessel:

N.B. If the departure was via a land border, please write "LAND" for the
last two lines.


"thing2" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > No no no
    > I'm not asking about marrying on a Visa Waiver
    > I've just come back to the UK after 2 weeks visiting my honey (missing
    > my sweetie like crazy already)
    > However, I've realised that US Immigration didn't take back my I-94W and
    > therefore haven't got a record of my departure from the US. The back of
    > the card says "you must surrender it when you leave the U.S. Failure to
    > do so may delay your entry into the U.S. in the future"
    > I don't want any problems when I return to the US on my K-1 (hurry up
    > NSC) with the INS thinking I never left
    > Does anyone have any idea what I should do with the I-94W - contact the
    > embassy in London ?
    > Thanks
    > thing2
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Lisa Simmonds

i had the same thing happen to me, and i rang the consulate here in perth,
asking what to do and they told me to send it to them, which i did.

Also in the letter i sent them photocopies of my boarding passes and my
ticket, to prove that i am in fact back in the country

-- Lisa
"thing2" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > No no no
    > I'm not asking about marrying on a Visa Waiver
    > I've just come back to the UK after 2 weeks visiting my honey (missing
    > my sweetie like crazy already)
    > However, I've realised that US Immigration didn't take back my I-94W and
    > therefore haven't got a record of my departure from the US. The back of
    > the card says "you must surrender it when you leave the U.S. Failure to
    > do so may delay your entry into the U.S. in the future"
    > I don't want any problems when I return to the US on my K-1 (hurry up
    > NSC) with the INS thinking I never left
    > Does anyone have any idea what I should do with the I-94W - contact the
    > embassy in London ?
    > Thanks
    > thing2
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Brian

Don't panic. All the advice you're being given here about consulting your
consulate is undoubtedly good. But I didn't follow it. Exactly the same thing
happened to me when I returned to the UK over Christmas (except perhaps that I
realised in flight that I still had the I94 and so got a UK passport control
officer to stamp my passport to show I had been there on that day).

I tried ringing the Embassy to ask what to do (I was returning to the US in a
matter of weeks) and was kept on hold for 45 minutes. I just hung up at that
point and decided to trust to luck.

By the time of my return the initial 90 day period had expired. The INS
officer did ask when I left the US but seemed happy enough with my answer, even
without examining the UK stamp.