U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently launched two new “traveler compliance initiatives” on January 5, 2018. A new feature added to the I-94 website, under the “View Compliance” tab, allows Visa Waiver Program (VWP) travelers to check the status of their admission to the United States. This check informs travelers of the number of days remaining in their lawful period of admission or the number of days they have remained past that period. In addition, CBP said it will now send email notifications to VWP travelers who are still in the United States 10 days before the expiration of their lawful admission period.
CBP noted that the Arrival-Departure Record (Form I-94) provides nonimmigrant visitors with evidence that they have been lawfully admitted to the United States, which is necessary to verify alien registration, immigration status, and employment authorization. To use the online system to check days remaining or overstayed, travelers enter their biographic and passport information. Days remaining and days overstayed are calculated using the authorized period of admission date designated by a CBP officer when a traveler arrived in the country.
All emails regarding traveler compliance checks will be sent from Staycompliance-donotreply@cbp.dhs.gov. CBP warned that if a notification email did not come from this address, “it may be a phishing scam or other fraudulent email.:
CBP said it encourages travelers to plan ahead to ensure a smooth and efficient processing experience. The announcement about the new feature is at https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-reminds-travelers-time-remaining-us-expanded-i-94-website. Additional information on the I-94 and traveler compliance checks is at https://I94.cbp.dhs.gov.