U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding foreign travelers
and people with Mexican border crossing cards (also known as the laser
visa) about key requirements to enter the U.S., including how to get an
I-94 permit and when an I-94 permit is required to enter the U.S. CBP is
publicizing this information in time for the upcoming summer travel
season.
As a reminder, U.S. immigration law requires any foreign traveler
wishing to temporarily enter the U.S. for business or pleasure to
establish that his or her period of travel is temporary in nature.
Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, every foreign traveler is
given an I-94 permit (the Arrival/Departure Record) upon entry; this
provides proof of the person’s admission into the U.S. Mexicans entering
the U.S. with a border crossing card do not need an I-94 permit, unless
their intended period of stay is greater than 30 days and/or they are
traveling more than 25 miles from the U.S./Mexico border. Please note
that border crossing cards do not give people the right to work in the
U.S.
It is U.S. law that all foreign travelers should possess their entry
documents and, potentially, the I-94 permit, with them at all times
while in the U.S. Entry documents and I-94 permits are reviewed at
border checkpoints and travelers who do not have the correct
documentation may have their visa cancelled and be deported.
