CBP I-94 Form (Arrival-Departure Record)
For nonimmigrant visitors entering the U.S. with a visa, there is a requirement to fill a Form I-94 with two specific perforated sections. The visitor/carrier representative fills out Form I-94 upon arrival in the United States or its possessions. The bottom section of Form I-94 is a ‘departure coupon’ and must be returned to U.S. officials upon exiting the U.S.

After processing the applicant, a CBP officer stamps the applicant’s arrival and departure portions of the Form I-94, the passport, and the customs declaration. The officer retains the arrival portion of the Form I-94 and returns the departure portion and passport to the applicant. The departure portion of Form I-94 and passport are to be in the applicant’s possession at all times until the applicant departs the United States, at which time the Form I-94 departure coupon must be returned to U.S. officials.

NOTE: If an applicant boards a commercial conveyance (i.e., airplane) to depart the United States, the transportation carriers should remove the departure coupon from the applicant’s passport and return it to the nearest CBP office. It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure the transportation carriers collect the applicant’s departure portion of the Form I-94.