• is what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses to keep track of your arrival to and departure from the U.S.
• is a small white card usually stapled onto a visa page of your passport
• contains an eleven-digit identifying number
• indicates your lawful status
• lists how long you may remain in the U.S.
  • Usually you will be admitted for “D/S,” meaning the duration of status for the length of your program of study as indicated on your Form I-20
  • including any period of post-completion optional practical training
  • plus 60 days
  • If you finish your program before the completion date indicated on your I-20, you are considered to have competed your program of study and your I-20 is no longer valid.
• is to be surrendered upon your departure from the U.S.–upon your return to the U.S. you will receive another one.

Replacing a Lost or Stolen Form I-94