New procedures to return forms I-94 and I-94W
June 03, 2004
If you returned home with your Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) departure record Form I-94 (white) or Form
I-94W (green) in your passport, it means that your departure
was not recorded properly. It is your responsibility to correct
this record. You must provide the Legacy INS (DHS) sufficient
information so we can record your timely departure from the
United States. This will close out your earlier record of
arrival to this country.
If you do not validate a timely departure from the United
States, or if you cannot reasonably prove otherwise when
you next apply for admission to the United States, the
INS may conclude you remained in the United States beyond
your
authorized stay. If this happens, the next time you apply
to enter the United States, your visa may be subject to
cancellation or you may be returned immediately to your
foreign port of
origin.
In particular, visitors who remain beyond their permitted
stay in the United States under the Visa Waiver Program
cannot reenter the United Sates in the future without
obtaining a visa from a United Sates Consulate. If this
occurs and
you arrive at a United States port-of-entry seeking admission
under the Visa Waiver Program without a visa, United
States immigration officers may order your immediate
return to
a
foreign point of origin.
To validate departure, the Legacy
INS (DHS) 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 were 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.
- 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.
- 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. The INS cannot return
original materials after
processing.
To help us understand the situation and correct your records
quickly, please include an explanation letter in English.
You must send your letter and enclosed information only
to the following address:
ACS-INS SBU
P.O. Box 7125
London, KY 40742-7125
USA
Do not mail your departure Form I-94/I-94W or supporting
information to any United States Consulate or Embassy,
to any other Legacy INS (DHS) 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 INS records
to prevent inconvenience to you in the future.
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