What is the difference between an I-94 card and a Consular Visa?
• Answer: Description of Documents: The I-94 card is the white admission card stamped by a US immigration Inspection Officer at an arrival port, which is given each time an entry is made into the United States. This card is the key document for determining your admission status (and permitted purpose or activity), when status expires and, in the event of a conflict, takes precedence over the Visa expiration date. The Consular Visa is the official laminated stamp in your passport issued by a US Consulate or Embassy abroad. It determines your eligibility or opportunity period to enter the US and/or to reenter the US. We generally recommend that clients not re-enter the US within twenty (20) days of the Visa’s expiration date without first obtaining a new Visa from the appropriate US Consulate. The Visa must be valid in order to make an entry into the US. It is not, however, required to be current once legally admitted, in order to maintain lawful status in the US (Canadian Citizens are V
