To retrieve your most recent I-94 form, your travel history, or apply online for a new I-94, the following information is needed. Enter the information exactly as it appears on the travel document that you used to enter the United States

Generally, this document is your passport or border crossing card, however certain individuals who did not have either of these documents at the time of their arrival can use their Alien Registration Number to search for their record on the I-94 website or CBP One™ mobile application and retrieve or print their most recent electronic I-94 form

Sample Passport

The name format on a passport can be ambiguous, the data in the Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) at the base should be used instead. This data follows the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard convention.

1. Passport Country of Issuance – Select your passport country of issuance corresponding to the country code appearing in zone 1 on the MRZ of your passport. The country of citizenship on your passport is the passport issuing authority regardless of the country from which the passport was physically obtained.
2. Passport Number – Enter your passport number from the MRZ of your passport as shown above in zone 2. The passport number may contain numbers and/or letters. Please closely distinguish between the two. Some commonly confused characters are the number zero (0) and letter ‘O’, and the number one (1) and letter ‘I’. When seeking travel history, you must enter the passport number from which you wish to obtain the history. Additionally, you may also enter your BCC or Alien Registration Number for certain individuals in the passport number field to search for their 10-year travel history and print their most recent electronic I-94 form on the I-94 website or CBP One™ mobile application.
3. Last/Surname – Enter your family name as shown in zone 3 on the MRZ of your passport. Note, the system WILL NOT accept special characters such as a tilde (~) or accent marks (`). Use only the alphabetic characters shown in the MRZ. If there are any chevrons (<) in the last name zone, enter spaces in place of the chevrons.
4. First (Given) Name – Enter your first (given) name as shown in zone 4 on the Machine-Readable Zone of your passport. Note, the system WILL NOT accept special characters such as a tilde (~) or accent marks (`). Use only the alphabetic characters shown in the MRZ. If there are any chevrons (<) in the last name zone, enter spaces in place of the chevrons.
5. Date of Birth – Enter the day, month, and year you were born, which should match the date of birth in the upper portion of your passport.

Applying for a New I-94

If you are applying for a new I-94, the following additional information is required from your passport:

• Passport Date of Issuance: Enter the Passport Date of Issuance as shown in area 7 on the upper portion of your passport
• Passport Date of Expiration: Enter the Passport Date of Expiration as shown below area 7 on the upper portion of your passport

In addition to passport information, you may need to enter additional information in order to apply for a new I-94. See the sections below for further detail.

Applying for a New I-94 – Travelers from Visa Waiver Countries

If you are from a visa waiver country, you do not need to enter information other than from your passport for stays of 90 days or less; however, you are required to have an approved Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). See the following link to view the Visa Waiver Country Requirements.

Applying for a New I-94 – Travelers from Canada

If you are a citizen of Canada, you do not need to enter information other than from your passport for stays of 180 days or less. See the following link to view the Requirements for Canadian Citizen Travelers.

Applying for a New I-94 – Travelers from Mexico holding a Border Crossing Card

If you are a border crossing card holder and applying online for a new I-94, you will need the following additional information:

• Border Crossing Card (BCC) Number – Enter the Border Crossing Card number as shown in zone 3 on the Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) of your border crossing card.

See below the sample Border Crossing Card to identify where information is located.

If your passport is not issued from a visa waiver country or Canada, or you do not hold a border crossing card, you are required to enter the following information from your visa in order to apply for a new I-94:

1. Date of Issuance – Enter the date of issuance of the visa as shown in area 1 on the upper portion of your visa.
2. Visa Number – Enter the visa number as shown in area 2 (the red number) on the upper portion of your visa.
3. Country of Issuance – Select the visa country of issuance corresponding to the country code appearing in zone 3 on the Machine-Readable Zone of your visa. This country of issuance will always be “USA”.