Electronic Arrival Record/Form I-94
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspects all foreign national students, scholars, dependents, and visitors to the U.S. arriving at an air, land, or sea border and grants admission to the U.S. in an appropriate immigration classification status (including F-1, J-1, etc). Admission to the U.S. in a specific immigration status is documented via an entry stamp in the passport as well as an electronic or paper Form I-94 arrival record. Electronic Form I-94 records can be downloaded and printed here.
Occasionally when entering the U.S., errors may occur on the passport stamp notation, electronic Form I-94 record, or paper Form I-94 card. These errors must be corrected to ensure that the status of the student, scholar, dependent, or visitor is documented properly and that immigration benefits (such as permission to study or work) are correctly applied.
What Should the Form I-94 Say?
How Can I Correct My I-94 Record?
Please select the airport where you first landed in the U.S.
Deferred Inspection is part of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Deferred Inspection sites help individuals at the time of entry or after their entry if an immediate decision was not determined. Typically, this is where F-1 or J-1 students and scholars go when they need to get an I-94 correction or a passport entry stamp.
If you’re based on the Boston campus, to correct an I-94 card/record or passport stamp in person, go to Logan International Airport – Terminal E and look for the CBP Office.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection hours:
Monday – Thursday
Terminal E, Room 500 (Lower level) 8:00 am to 2:00 pm*
Logan International Airport
Boston, MA 02128
Phone Number: (617) 568-1810
*Make sure to check the CBP website for any changes in business hours.
Take all your original immigration documentation with you to this office and explain why you believe there is an error on your I-94 card, I-94 electronic record, or passport admission stamp, and ask for their assistance in having the error corrected.
If you are seeking correction to the I-94 card/record, or passport stamp of your dependent spouse or child, then your dependent must accompany you to the Deferred Inspection Office. Your dependent must take all of their original immigration documents with them.
NOTE: Corrections to a paper Form I-94 card or passport stamp can only be done in person.
If your passport admission stamp is correct, and there is an error on your Form I-94 electronic record, you may be eligible to request a correction of your Form I-94 record. Email: [email protected]
To request a correction to your I-94 electronic record, send a clear e-mail request to New York Customs and Border Protection explaining the situation and the correction that is being requested. Include your I-20, passport, visa and I-94 copies in the email, as well as your name, phone number, and email address.
You may download an email sample here.
NOTE: Corrections to a paper Form I-94 card or passport stamp can only be done in person.
If your passport admission stamp is correct, and there is an error on your Form I-94 electronic record, you may be eligible to request a correction of your Form I-94 record. Email: [email protected]
To request a correction to your I-94 electronic record, send a clear e-mail request to Seattle Customs and Border Protection explaining the situation and the correction that is being requested. Include your I-20, passport, visa and I-94 copies in the email, as well as your name, phone number, and email address.
You may download an email sample here.
NOTE: Corrections to a paper Form I-94 card or passport stamp can only be done in person.
If your passport admission stamp is correct, and there is an error on your Form I-94 electronic record, you may be eligible to request a correction of your Form I-94 record. Email: [email protected]
To request a correction to your I-94 electronic record, send a clear e-mail request to San Francisco Customs and Border Protection explaining the situation and the correction that is being requested. Include your I-20, passport, visa and I-94 copies in the email, as well as your name, phone number, and email address.
You may download an email sample here.
NOTE: Corrections to a paper Form I-94 card or passport stamp can only be done in person.
If your passport admission stamp is correct, and there is an error on your Form I-94 electronic record, you may be eligible to request a correction of your Form I-94 record. Email: [email protected]
To request a correction to your I-94 electronic record, send a clear e-mail request to Washington Customs and Border Protection explaining the situation and the correction that is being requested. Include your I-20, passport, visa and I-94 copies in the email, as well as your name, phone number, and email address.
You may download an email sample here.
If you entered the U.S. through a different airport, please visit the CBP website for that airport to find their preferred method of contact.