Beeism

Hello all, I am going to Tijuana next Tuesday to get my visa stamp. I have a last
minutes question..... Please advice...

I was looking at my passport, and I realized I still have the I-94 (the white card
I-94 form) stapled in my passport when I last entered the U.S. (with my F1 student
visa) on 30 Aug 1999 as I was going to graduate school in the U.S.

Ever since than (30 Aug 1999), I have not leave the country and within that period, I
graduated and have my status change from F1 to H1-B after I found a job.

My question is TEST Do I need to surrender the I-94 (the white card) to the US
official across Mexico border post when I enter Tijuana? How does that work? Will
that affect the process of getting my H1B visa stamp?

I believe my valid I-94 would now be the one in my H1B approval notice (I-797 form)
and I will be taking that with me to the interview.

Thank you all and kindly advice.

Tan Karaoguz

I have a dilemma about I-539.I am applying for H-1B and right now I have F-1 visa and
optional practical training. I graduated from UCI last summer. I didnt hire a lawyer
for this visa application anyway my question is do i need to file this I-539 form to
INS for the change of status? What i understood from the instructions I dont need to
file I-539 for H-1B application. If somebody can answer my question I will be very
happy....thanks alot...Tan

Anand S

Hi, When this happened to me, they did not take my I-94 on the way out of US. But on
the way in, the officer took my old I-94 because I didnt really need
it. The valid one is the new one. This should not affect your visa stamp in any way.
Hope this helps.

Best Regards

"Beeism" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hello all, I am going to Tijuana next Tuesday to get my visa stamp. I have a last
    > minutes question..... Please advice...
    >
    > I was looking at my passport, and I realized I still have the I-94 (the white card
    > I-94 form) stapled in my passport when I last entered the U.S. (with my F1 student
    > visa) on 30 Aug 1999 as I was going to graduate school in the U.S.
    >
    > Ever since than (30 Aug 1999), I have not leave the country and within
that
    > period, I graduated and have my status change from F1 to H1-B after I
found
    > a job.
    >
    > My question is TEST Do I need to surrender the I-94 (the white card) to the US
    > official across Mexico border post when I enter Tijuana? How does that work? Will
    > that affect the process of getting my H1B visa stamp?
    >
    > I believe my valid I-94 would now be the one in my H1B approval notice (I-797 form)
    > and I will be taking that with me to the interview.
    >
    > Thank you all and kindly advice.

Beeism

thank you appreciated.

Anand S <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi, When this happened to me, they did not take my I-94 on the way out of US. But
    > on the way in, the officer took my old I-94 because I didnt really
need
    > it. The valid one is the new one. This should not affect your visa stamp
in
    > any way. Hope this helps.
    >
    > Best Regards
    >
    > "Beeism" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Hello all, I am going to Tijuana next Tuesday to get my visa stamp. I have a last
    > > minutes question..... Please advice...
    > >
    > > I was looking at my passport, and I realized I still have the I-94 (the white
    > > card I-94 form) stapled in my passport when I last entered the
U.S.
    > > (with my F1 student visa) on 30 Aug 1999 as I was going to graduate
school
    > > in the U.S.
    > >
    > > Ever since than (30 Aug 1999), I have not leave the country and within
    > that
    > > period, I graduated and have my status change from F1 to H1-B after I
    > found
    > > a job.
    > >
    > > My question is TEST Do I need to surrender the I-94 (the white card) to
the
    > > US official across Mexico border post when I enter Tijuana? How does
that
    > > work? Will that affect the process of getting my H1B visa stamp?
    > >
    > > I believe my valid I-94 would now be the one in my H1B approval notice (I-797
    > > form) and I will be taking that with me to the interview.
    > >
    > > Thank you all and kindly advice.
    > >
    > >
    > >