Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program I-94 Automation

1. Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program I-94 Automation February 2012

2. Agenda • PART I: I-94 Automation Overview • New, automated System • Two, separate I-94 Numbers • Immigration Status Verification • Persons without Passports • Questions • PART II: SAVE Best Practices • I-94 and Unexpired Foreign Passport • I-94 Alone • Unexpired Foreign Passport Alone • Unexpired Foreign Passport Number and G-845 • Best Practices Summary • Customer Support and Training • Questions SAVE Program

3. I-94 Automation Overview SAVE Program • New, automated I-94 system • Uses data Customs and Border Protection (CBP) already collects and stores to create an electronic version of the paper I-94. • Traditionally, CBP mailed a record of the I-94 data from each Port of Entry to a processing center for manual data entry into a DHS database. This will cease. • Generates an electronic arrival record with all the data elements found on the current paper I-94. • Instead of stamping a traveler’s paper I-94, CBP will stamp the passport. • Automation timetable not set, possibly this Spring, but it will begin with a pilot and roll out nationwide in phases.

4. I-94 Automation Overview (continued) • Two, separate I-94 Numbers (Paper and Electronic) • Due to regulation, CBP will continue to issue paper I-94 forms to those entering through air and sea crossings. • Number on the paper I-94 form will not correspond to the I-94 number that exists in the newly automated CBP systems. • Immigration Status Verification • Pre-printed paper I-94 Numbers will not permit verification of immigration status because it does not relate to the traveler’s actual record. • I-94s issued before CBP’s changed policy and I-94s USCIS issues for change/extension of status can still be used to verify immigration status. SAVE Program

5. I-94 Automation (continued) • Persons without Passports • Includes refugees, asylee follow-to-joins, parolees, and others without a travel document. • Will go through CBP secondary inspection upon arrival into U.S., where they will receive their electronic I-94 number. • These individuals will have a paper I-94 with the pre-printed number crossed out, and the actual electronic I-94 number handwritten upon it. • For verification purposes, agencies should enter the handwritten I-94 number into SAVE. SAVE Program

6. Questions?

7. Best Practices • Applicants with an I-94 and Unexpired Foreign Passport • If both the I-94 and Unexpired Foreign Passport are available, agencies should choose the “I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) in Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type to run their SAVE query. SAVE Program

8. “I-94 in Unexpired Foreign Passport” Document Type SAVE Program

9. Best Practices (continued) or • Applicants with an I-94 alone • When an applicant presents only an I-94, SAVE encourages agencies to ask the applicant if he or she has an Unexpired Foreign Passport (in most cases, they will). • If they do, use the “I-94 in Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type. • If the applicant does not have a Passport or other travel document, and only has an I-94, agencies should use the “I-94” or “Other” Document Type. SAVE Program

10. Best Practices (continued) • Applicants with an Unexpired Foreign Passport alone • When an applicant presents only an Unexpired Foreign Passport, an agency should ask the applicant if he or she has a paper I-94. • If they do, use the “I-94 in Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type. • If the applicant does not have an I-94, and only an Unexpired Foreign Passport, the agency should choose the “Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type. SAVE Program

11. “Unexpired Foreign Passport” Document Type • Optional I-94 Number field • Can be used to verify WT/WB applicants SAVE Program

12. Unexpired Foreign Passport Number & G-845 3rd Step Electronic Version Manual Version When available, write Unexpired Foreign Passport Number here SAVE Program

13. Unexpired Foreign Passport Number & G-845 (continued) Manual Version 3rd Step Electronic Version When making copies of the Unexpired Foreign Passport, agencies must make a copy of both the biographic information page and the page with the CBP Admission stamp on it. ! SAVE Program

14. Best Practices Summary • When an applicant presents an I-94 and Unexpired Foreign Passport, select the “I-94 in Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type to run your SAVE query. • When an applicant presents an I-94 alone, ask if they have an Unexpired Foreign Passport. • If applicant has passport, select the “I-94 in Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type. • If applicant does not have passport, select the “I-94” or “Other’ document type. • When an applicant presents an Unexpired Foreign Passport alone, ask if they have an I-94. • If applicant has an I-94, select the “I-94 in Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type. • If applicant does not have an I-94, select the “Unexpired Foreign Passport” document type. SAVE Program

15. Best Practices Summary (continued) • When copying a passport for G-845 requests, copy both the biographic page and the page with the CBP admission stamp on it. • When presented with an I-94 with a handwritten I-94 Number on it by a refugee, asylee follow-to-join, parolee or other individual, enter the handwritten I-94 number into SAVE for your query. SAVE Program

16. Customer Support and Training SAVE Program

17. Questions?