As some of you might be aware, there were visa issues with the EBTA cruise this year. We were told by Disney this was the first time it ever happened and they hoped it would never happen again. I thought, it's one of the few cruises that starts in the US and ends somewhere else, so there isn't a big change of it happening again soon. Well, I was wrong. It was brought to my attention yesterday that UK cruisers on the May 20th Wonder cruise (Alaska) are experiencing the same issues.
So I want to send out a warning to all NON-US cruisers who disembark in a NON-US port (and fly home without entering the US again), please check the status of your I94 visa!
This is the visa you'll get at the border if you enter with an ESTA and it'll be valid for 90 days after entry. If you're lucky you'll get an email 80 days in stating you only have 10 days left to leave, but why wait for this warning, which may never come, when you can quickly and easily check your status on line after you got home?
You can check your status here: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/
There are two indicators, for both of which you'll have to log in with your passport details. First is the Compliance, this shouldn't have a number after "Days Left to Leave the Country: " (so it should be N/A). Next is the travel history, make sure your departure is present.
In the next post I'll give details about what to do if your departure hasn't been processed properly.
So I want to send out a warning to all NON-US cruisers who disembark in a NON-US port (and fly home without entering the US again), please check the status of your I94 visa!
This is the visa you'll get at the border if you enter with an ESTA and it'll be valid for 90 days after entry. If you're lucky you'll get an email 80 days in stating you only have 10 days left to leave, but why wait for this warning, which may never come, when you can quickly and easily check your status on line after you got home?
You can check your status here: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/
There are two indicators, for both of which you'll have to log in with your passport details. First is the Compliance, this shouldn't have a number after "Days Left to Leave the Country: " (so it should be N/A). Next is the travel history, make sure your departure is present.
In the next post I'll give details about what to do if your departure hasn't been processed properly.
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