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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Beginning Tuesday, April 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin an automation process for the I-94 Arrival/Departure card.</span></i></b> It will take CBP about <b><i>4 weeks to implement this new process</i></b> at all air and sea port of entries across the U.S. and you may go to <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/FAQI94Automation.pdf">http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/FAQI94Automation.pdf</a> for a schedule and for more information. Students entering the U.S through <b><i><u>land</u></i></b> port of entries (example…Mexico/U.S. border) will still receive a paper copy I-94. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All non-immigrants (F, J, H1-B, B visas) entering the U.S. at <b><i><u>air and sea</u></i></b> port of entries will no longer receive a paper copy I-94 but will have an electronic I-94 record created through CBP’s website at <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/I94">www.cbp.gov/I94</a>. Students will be able to access their electronic I-94 record within 2 days of entering the U.S. <b><span style='color:#1F497D;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>You will need to access your record at <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/I94"><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.cbp.gov/I94</span></a> and print a copy of your record for check-in with the ISSO.</span></b> We also recommend you print and save a copy for your records. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you receive a paper copy I-94 when you enter the U.S. then the process will remain with CBP. The next time you depart the U.S. you will surrender the paper copy I-94 before your depart. We will require a copy of the front and back of the paper copy I-94 for check-in at the ISSO. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Mark Jones, Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>International Student Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(P) 903-886-5097 (F) 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/isso">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>