I-94 Date Stamp

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Hi, My mother just arrived from the US last week. When the officer asked her how long she planned to stay, she said 2 months (which was wrong for her to say). But when the officer saw her return ticket, it was for duration of 6 months. She thinks the officer was annoyed because she said 2 months whereas her ticket showed 6 months. So as a 'penalty', the officer told her she will only get 2 months. The officer told her that on her record in the computer, he will put 2 months as her allowable duration of stay. But when she checked her I-94 stamp, the date was for 6 months (May 8, 2010).

Now my mother is concerned on her real duration period. Is it even possible for an officer to stamp a different date on the I-94 from the date on the computer record? Is there a way for us to verify her real allowable stay period?

Thanks for your advice.

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The POE officer could have added notes on the computer. The date stamped on I-94 is the date it expires. You can go to any POE CBP office and enquie/validate the date on the I-94.

You can mention that POE officer verbally said two months and has 6 months on the I-94 and you want to make sure which one is correct at the defereed inspection office in any international airport.