A question about I-94 ( URGENT: Interview coming up)
Jan 27th 2005, 7:52 pm
#1
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A question about I-94 ( URGENT: Interview coming up)
I have a question.
I came to US in Feb 2000 and enetered in NYC JFK
I lived in Philadelphia at that time.
A day later I realized that the officer made a mistake on I-94 and put
the wrong year ( 2001 ) instead of 2002 ( till the end of my h1-B)
I called INS and they told me that I should go to nearest port of
entry.
I went to Philadelphia international airport INS office in July 2000
and the officer there gave me a new I-94 and put the right date on the
I-94.
My lawyer filed my AOS in 2002(family based) and put the date of entry
as July 2000 instead of Feb 2000.
I have an interview for AOS on Feb 1 2005 and I would like to know if I
should let the officer know that there is a mistake on the I-94 form
or should I keep quiet.
One lawyer suggested that I should volunteer the information and
explain that I enetered the country in 2000 Feb but there was a mistake
in the I-94 and I had to get it corrected
What do you guys suggest?
I came to US in Feb 2000 and enetered in NYC JFK
I lived in Philadelphia at that time.
A day later I realized that the officer made a mistake on I-94 and put
the wrong year ( 2001 ) instead of 2002 ( till the end of my h1-B)
I called INS and they told me that I should go to nearest port of
entry.
I went to Philadelphia international airport INS office in July 2000
and the officer there gave me a new I-94 and put the right date on the
I-94.
My lawyer filed my AOS in 2002(family based) and put the date of entry
as July 2000 instead of Feb 2000.
I have an interview for AOS on Feb 1 2005 and I would like to know if I
should let the officer know that there is a mistake on the I-94 form
or should I keep quiet.
One lawyer suggested that I should volunteer the information and
explain that I enetered the country in 2000 Feb but there was a mistake
in the I-94 and I had to get it corrected
What do you guys suggest?
Jan 28th 2005, 1:50 pm
#2
The Missus
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Northwest of Chicago
Posts: 6,239
Re: A question about I-94 ( URGENT: Interview coming up)
Hi,
I don't know the "right" answer, but I can tell you that at my husband's recent AOS interview, the DAO *asked* him when he had entered on his visa and checked his passport to make sure that the dates matched what he had stated. She then went on to ask him about the dates of his other entries on the VWP, and checked the stamps in his passport.
*If* you get asked, explain honestly.
~SecretGarden
I don't know the "right" answer, but I can tell you that at my husband's recent AOS interview, the DAO *asked* him when he had entered on his visa and checked his passport to make sure that the dates matched what he had stated. She then went on to ask him about the dates of his other entries on the VWP, and checked the stamps in his passport.
*If* you get asked, explain honestly.
~SecretGarden
Jan 28th 2005, 2:01 pm
#3
Concierge
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 46,391
Re: A question about I-94 ( URGENT: Interview coming up)
Consumer?
How often are you going to ask this question and in how many forums? You asked this same question in the other visa forums the earlier part of this week and were told to go by what your attorney told you.
Rete
How often are you going to ask this question and in how many forums? You asked this same question in the other visa forums the earlier part of this week and were told to go by what your attorney told you.
Rete
Originally Posted by consumer62000
I have a question.
I came to US in Feb 2000 and enetered in NYC JFK
I lived in Philadelphia at that time.
A day later I realized that the officer made a mistake on I-94 and put
the wrong year ( 2001 ) instead of 2002 ( till the end of my h1-B)
I called INS and they told me that I should go to nearest port of
entry.
I went to Philadelphia international airport INS office in July 2000
and the officer there gave me a new I-94 and put the right date on the
I-94.
My lawyer filed my AOS in 2002(family based) and put the date of entry
as July 2000 instead of Feb 2000.
I have an interview for AOS on Feb 1 2005 and I would like to know if I
should let the officer know that there is a mistake on the I-94 form
or should I keep quiet.
One lawyer suggested that I should volunteer the information and
explain that I enetered the country in 2000 Feb but there was a mistake
in the I-94 and I had to get it corrected
What do you guys suggest?
I came to US in Feb 2000 and enetered in NYC JFK
I lived in Philadelphia at that time.
A day later I realized that the officer made a mistake on I-94 and put
the wrong year ( 2001 ) instead of 2002 ( till the end of my h1-B)
I called INS and they told me that I should go to nearest port of
entry.
I went to Philadelphia international airport INS office in July 2000
and the officer there gave me a new I-94 and put the right date on the
I-94.
My lawyer filed my AOS in 2002(family based) and put the date of entry
as July 2000 instead of Feb 2000.
I have an interview for AOS on Feb 1 2005 and I would like to know if I
should let the officer know that there is a mistake on the I-94 form
or should I keep quiet.
One lawyer suggested that I should volunteer the information and
explain that I enetered the country in 2000 Feb but there was a mistake
in the I-94 and I had to get it corrected
What do you guys suggest?
Jan 28th 2005, 2:24 pm
#4
Account Closed
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 16,266
Re: A question about I-94 ( URGENT: Interview coming up)
Originally Posted by consumer62000
I have a question.
I came to US in Feb 2000 and enetered in NYC JFK
I lived in Philadelphia at that time.
A day later I realized that the officer made a mistake on I-94 and put
the wrong year ( 2001 ) instead of 2002 ( till the end of my h1-B)
I called INS and they told me that I should go to nearest port of
entry.
I went to Philadelphia international airport INS office in July 2000
and the officer there gave me a new I-94 and put the right date on the
I-94.
My lawyer filed my AOS in 2002(family based) and put the date of entry
as July 2000 instead of Feb 2000.
I have an interview for AOS on Feb 1 2005 and I would like to know if I
should let the officer know that there is a mistake on the I-94 form
or should I keep quiet.
One lawyer suggested that I should volunteer the information and
explain that I enetered the country in 2000 Feb but there was a mistake
in the I-94 and I had to get it corrected
What do you guys suggest?
I came to US in Feb 2000 and enetered in NYC JFK
I lived in Philadelphia at that time.
A day later I realized that the officer made a mistake on I-94 and put
the wrong year ( 2001 ) instead of 2002 ( till the end of my h1-B)
I called INS and they told me that I should go to nearest port of
entry.
I went to Philadelphia international airport INS office in July 2000
and the officer there gave me a new I-94 and put the right date on the
I-94.
My lawyer filed my AOS in 2002(family based) and put the date of entry
as July 2000 instead of Feb 2000.
I have an interview for AOS on Feb 1 2005 and I would like to know if I
should let the officer know that there is a mistake on the I-94 form
or should I keep quiet.
One lawyer suggested that I should volunteer the information and
explain that I enetered the country in 2000 Feb but there was a mistake
in the I-94 and I had to get it corrected
What do you guys suggest?
You've got a lawyer -- listen to her. Every DAO has a word processing device called a "pen" which puts notations on the forms in red ink. The interview is the time to make corrections.
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