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From: Sapphyre on 22 Oct 2006 13:01

blond(a)habmalnefrage.de wrote:
> And do you have any idea what these consequences can be? One-time
> denial of entry would be bad but an acceptable risk (much more so for
> my boss). Imprisonment or being put on a black-list and being denied
> entry in the future would be totally unacceptable.

Blondie,
Some people who post here are American or Canadian and wouldn't know
what an I-94 or I-94W is. You can post to misc.immigration.usa to get
some more useful answers.

Since you are already booked to go, what you should do is obtain some
proof you returned to Germany (this could be a copy of your airline
ticket, or some other documentation from your "lifestyle" like pay
stubs to show you returned to work back then after you trip). That way
should this become an issue at the POE when you arrive in the US next
month, you have the proof to show the officer that you left, and can
explain to them that you mailed in the form.

The issue at hand is convincing them you did leave before your 90 days
expired (I-94W), or before the date on your I-94. Should you have
gotten an I-94W (since that's what Germans normally fill in to enter
the US, since they are a VWP country, unless I'm misinformed), then
it's very important to prove you left before this expired. If you
overstayed by even ONE day, you won't be allowed to use the VWP again
to travel, you'll need to get a B visa to enter the US. You won't be
permanently barred from entry unless you lie at the POE (and are
caught, obviously). The bar is three years if you stayed more than 180
days past your I-94 expiry, and ten years if you overstayed by more
than one year. But I don't think that will be your concern, if you're
using an I-94W you can't overstay by even one day.

In the other forum I mentioned, there are lawyers and more informed
people who have been in this situation themselves and can advise what
to do. One of my customers is Australian and still has the green card
(from the I-94W I pressume) attached in his passport. I made a comment
that the Canadians didn't take it out when he returned home (he's
Australian, landed in Canada), and he said he knew, but hasn't had
problems travelling despite this.

I just wouldn't advise lying (saying the airline lost it, etc), because
if you mailed it in, that lie will catch up with you later.

Hope this helps. I used to use the I-94W to cross up until two years
ago. Now I use a Canadian Passport.

S.

From: tim(yet another new home) on 22 Oct 2006 14:31

"Sapphyre" <sapphyre_66(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1161536474.823319.20990(a)i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> blond(a)habmalnefrage.de wrote:
>> And do you have any idea what these consequences can be? One-time
>> denial of entry would be bad but an acceptable risk (much more so for
>> my boss). Imprisonment or being put on a black-list and being denied
>> entry in the future would be totally unacceptable.
>
> Blondie,
> Some people who post here are American or Canadian and wouldn't know
> what an I-94

I'm sure thay all do It's a freeway number

tim


From: Binyamin Dissen on 22 Oct 2006 14:49
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:31:03 +0100 "tim\(yet another new home\)"
<tims_new_home(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

:>"Sapphyre" <sapphyre_66(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
:>news:1161536474.823319.20990(a)i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

:>> blond(a)habmalnefrage.de wrote:
:>>> And do you have any idea what these consequences can be? One-time
:>>> denial of entry would be bad but an acceptable risk (much more so for
:>>> my boss). Imprisonment or being put on a black-list and being denied
:>>> entry in the future would be totally unacceptable.

:>> Blondie,
:>> Some people who post here are American or Canadian and wouldn't know
:>> what an I-94

:>I'm sure thay all do It's a freeway number

Edens / Kennedy

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From: Question Mark on 22 Oct 2006 15:25

"tim(yet another new home)" <tims_new_home(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Question Mark" <questionmark(a)aol.com> wrote in message
> news:wRG_g.33043$L.30404(a)newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>>
>> <blond(a)habmalnefrage.de> wrote in message
>> news:1161508279.665546.285460(a)h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>>> Question Mark schrieb:
>>>> Which country were/are you travelling to the US from ?
>>>
>>> I'm from Germany.
>>>
>>> Blondie
>>>
>>
>> Im curious how exactly you forgot to hand the card back as they dont
>> usually let you board the plane untill the airline people have removed
>> the green slip from your passport!
>
> Who is the "they" here? You mean the airline check-in staff.
>
> No of course they aren't that rigorous. If they see your form in
> your passport they will take it out, but they aren't the slightest
> bit proactive if they don't notice it.
>
> tim
>
>

Guess that must vary by each arline then, i flew back to the UK from Seattle
last week with Delta and as i tried to board they noticed my boarding pass
hadnt a red check mark on it, they told me to go back to the desk and have
my I94 removed from my passport, after doing this they "red checked" my
boarding card and i was allowed to board!


From: Henk on 23 Oct 2006 12:53

<blond(a)habmalnefrage.de> schreef in bericht
news:1161464082.425682.190100(a)k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have to visit the US on a business trip in the near future. On my
> last trip to the US back in 1999, I forgot to return my I-94 form. I
> just learned that this will cause trouble a week ago. In the meantime I
> collected all proof I have of my departure and put it in the mail.
> However they say that processing may take up to four months and I will
> arrive in the US just one month from now. So there is a high
> probability that my letter won't be processed in time.
> Now my question is: What is the worst thing that can happen to me? Is
> it like being denied entry to the US, which would be bad enough but my
> boss would surely have me face that risk. Or is it possible I get into
> real trouble on arrival?
>
> Blondie
> T\

To avoid problems get a Visa at the US embassy.

Henk


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