Originally Posted by flyinghighboy
i had that same problem, i forgot to hand in my I-94 card or which ever card it was the white one with my J-1, took a 2 week visit to Canada and when I came back to the US the guy was like why do you still have this, I think in the end he realized it was an honest mistake and he took it off me while I filled out another one as I had a day left before my 30 day grace period on my J-1
I-94s are not collected anymore by airlines or immigration officials for short trips to Canada. I kept the original I-94 from an earier entry to the US in my passport and the US immigration official upon reentry to the US said it would suffice.
Last edited by fjgolder; Jan 3, 2005 at 7:51 pm