RETURNING THE I-94

HOW TO RECORD YOUR DEPARTURE FROM THE UNITED STATES, AFTER THE FACT

Dear Travelers:

If you returned home with your Form I-94 (white) or Form I-94W (green) Departure Record in your passport, it is possible that your departure was not recorded properly.

If you departed by a commercial air or sea carrier (airlines or cruise ships), your departure from the U.S. can be independently verified, and it is not necessary to take any further action, although holding on to your outbound (from the U.S.) boarding pass - if you still have it - can help expedite your reentry next time you come back to the United States.

If you departed by land, private vessel or private plane, you will need to take steps to correct the record. If you do not validate your timely departure from the United States, or, if you cannot reasonably prove you departed within the time frame given to you when you entered, the next time you apply for admission to the U.S., the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may conclude you remained in the U.S. beyond your authorized stay. If this happens, your visa may be subject to cancellation or you may be returned immediately to your foreign point of origin.

In particular, visitors who remain beyond their permitted stay in the United States under the Visa Waiver Program cannot reenter the United States in the future without obtaining a visa from a U.S. Consulate. If this occurs and you arrive at a U.S. port-of-entry seeking admission under the Visa Waiver Program without a visa, U.S. immigration officers may order your immediate return to a foreign point of origin.

To validate departure, CBP will consider a variety of information, including but not limited to:

• Original boarding passes you used to depart the United States
• Photocopies of entry or departure stamps in your passport indicating entry to another country after you departed the United States (you should copy all passport pages that are not completely blank, and include the biographical page containing your photograph); and

Photocopies of other supporting evidence, such as:

• Dated pay slips or vouchers from your employer to indicate you worked in another country after you departed the United States, 
• Dated bank records showing transactions to indicate you were in another country after you left the United States, 
• School records showing attendance at a school outside the United States to indicate you were in another country after you left the United States, and 
• Dated credit card receipts, showing your name, but, the credit card number deleted, for purchases made after you left the United States to indicate you were in another country after leaving the United States.

Please send your I-94 Departure Record along with copies or originals of the above mentioned documents to:

DHS – CBP ACS INC
1084 South Laurel Road
London, KY 40744
USA

To assist us in understanding the situation and correct your records quickly, please include an explanation letter in English. Your statement will not be acceptable without supporting evidence such as noted above. You must mail legible copies or original materials where possible. If you send original materials, you should retain a copy. CBP cannot return original materials after processing.

Do not mail your Form I-94 Departure Record or supporting information to the Embassy, to any other CBP Office in the United States, or to any address other than the one above. Only at this location are we able to make the necessary corrections to CBP records to prevent inconvenience to you in the future.