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Principal Applicant of each refugee case. The transportation boarding letter will be the only document provided to the refugee with an official CBP refugee stamp.]
Derivative asylees and parolees will continue to receive a paper I-94. CBP will strike out the pre-printed number and hand-write the true I-94 number on the document. Use the handwritten I-94 number when verifying immigration status.
The I-94 has a letter that indicates the entry status. The letter will have a number after it, such as A-2, H-3, etc. Letter codes A through L indicate they entered the U.S. for a temporary reason.
The following list defines the specific letter codes:
A – Foreign government official; B – Visitor for business or pleasure; C – Alien in travel status; D – Alien crewman; E – Treaty trader, investor, and family; F – Student; G – Representatives and personnel of international organizations; H – Temporary worker; I – Members of foreign press, radio, or other information media; J – Exchange visitor; K – Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen and their children; or L – Intra-company transferees and their families.
If the I-94 has an entry other than codes A through L, the alien has entered the U.S. for permanent residence. The entry indicates the status of the alien, such as refugee, asylee, victims of human trafficking, and eligible relatives, etc.
Status of Alien USCIS Document Permanent resident alien before August 22, 1996 I-151 (Registration Receipt Card), commonly known as the “Green Card”, was replaced with the I-551 (Permanent Resident Card) in March 1996 Permanent resident alien on or after August 22, 1996 If a veteran of the US Military If active-duty US Military I-551 (Valid for 10 years)
DD-214 Discharge Certificate Any document showing an active status Refugee I-94 marked with "admitted under INA 207, "Refugee”, or "Refugee - Conditional Entrant." Asylee I-94 marked with "admitted under INA 208" or USCIS letter Deportation Withheld I-94 marked with "admitted under INA 243(h)" or letter from immigration Judge Amerasians I-94 or I-551 marked with an identifier in comments - AM1, AM2, AM3, AM6, AM7 or AM8 Parolees I-94 marked with "admitted under INA 212(d)(5)" The date will read "Indefinite". Conditional Entrants I-94 marked with "admitted under INA 203(a)(7)"