Customs and Border Protection

May 2013 Brings New Immigration Forms

by Hallie Cohen, David Grunblatt, Erica Loomba, Valarie McPherson, Praveena Swanson, Jennifer Wexler | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/24/2013

New versions of several key immigration forms have been released in 2013. Among these new forms are the G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative; the I-9, Employment Eligibility...more

New Electronic I-94 Process

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 5/22/2013

Foreign visitors arriving in the U.S. by air or sea can now access their U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrival/departure record information online. CBP no longer requires international non-immigrant visitors to fill out...more

Cannot Say Enough – Customs' Enforcement Efforts – Antidumping And Countervailing Duty Laws

by F. Gordon Lee | Nossaman LLP on 5/22/2013

In September 2011 we published an article entitled Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties – Know the Products You Import. ...more

New Process Streamlines International Travel

by Ronald Shapiro on 5/21/2013

For the past few weeks, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (“CBP”) of the Department of Homeland Security has been phasing out its process related to Form I-94 for international arrival and departure tracking. CBP...more

Electronic I-94s Are Here: Key Information for Travelers and Employers

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/17/2013

On April 30, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began rolling out its new electronic I-94 system. By the end of May, paper I-94s will be eliminated for all foreign national travelers, except those entering at land...more

Automated I-94s at a Port of Entry Near You

by Douglas Hauer | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/13/2013

Earlier this month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched an initiative to automate the issuance of Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Records for travelers arriving by sea or air....more

New Process For Form I-94

by Melissa A. Silver | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/9/2013

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has started automating the Form I-94 process for travelers applying for admission to the US at air and sea ports of entry - not for those individuals who are entering the US at land...more

C-TPAT Members Get Benefits in the EU

by Doreen Edelman | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/8/2013

U.S. importers that are members of the Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT), when serving as U.S. exporters of goods to the European Union (EU), will receive expedited Custom clearance, decreased inspection...more

Immigration Alert: Attention International Travelers - Paper I-94s Will Be Eliminated By May 21, 2013

by FordHarrison on 5/7/2013

The Customs & Border Protection (CBP) agency has begun gradually eliminating the paper I-94 Admission/Departure Record (known as the "I-94") at all air and sea ports of entry. Note: travelers will still receive a paper form...more

Global Connection - May 2013: Counterfeit Electronic Components in the Supply Chain—Avoiding and Coping with U.S. Customs...

by Richard Katz | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 5/6/2013

On May 21, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee issued a report of its inquiry into counterfeit parts in the Department of Defense Supply Chain. The Committee’s report stated that the problem of counterfeit electronic...more

CBP Begins Rollout of Automated Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record for Travelers Arriving by Air or Sea

by Maryanne Kline | Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/6/2013

This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched an initiative to automate the issuance of Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Records for travelers arriving by sea or air. Records of admission will now be generated by...more

CBP Commences Process of Ending the Paper I-94 - Employers and Travelers Beware

by Cox Smith on 5/6/2013

It seems innocuous – an anachronistic paper form being replaced by an electronic process. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) started a money saving and security enhancing project to end the issuance of the paper I-94...more

Changes to US Immigration “Form I-94” -- What Foreign Nationals (and Their U.S. Employers) Need to Know

by Gregory Adams | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/3/2013

Introduction - For decades, U.S. immigration officers issued a Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record to almost all foreign nationals who lawfully entered the United States as nonimmigrants.1 The I-94 is a paper form that...more

Electronic I-94 Arrival/Departure Record Takes Effect

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 5/3/2013

As we reported last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection began efforts to automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Records. The interim final rule published in March has now taken effect. The new electronic system roll-out...more

Government Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Contract Dispute

by Nancie G. Marzulla on 4/25/2013

On April 24, 2013, the United States agreed to settle a breach of contract lawsuit, International Industrial Park, Inc. v. United States, Case No. 09-691C, stipulating to the entry of final judgment and to payment of...more

Immigration Law Alert - April 2013

by Larry Stringer | Dickinson Wright on 4/24/2013

A number of current immigration matters deserve your attention and consideration: 1. USCBP Announces the Advent of the Paperless Form I-94 for Air and Sea Arrivals, Effective April 26, 2013. 2. Immigration Reform –...more

ITC Section 337 Update - April 15, 2013

by King & Spalding on 4/19/2013

Commission Notice In 874 Investigation Directing Early Determination Whether NPE Complainant Satisfied Domestic Industry Requirement – On March 22, 2013, the Commission issued a Notice instituting Certain Products...more

Automated Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record to be Introduced in April 2013

by Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Charles Gillman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/10/2013

On March 27, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register that will automate the Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, to purportedly streamline the admissions process...more

CBP Announces Implementation Schedule for Paperless Form I-94

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 4/9/2013

Automation will occur over a four-week period across U.S. ports of entry. On March 21, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a rule to implement a paperless Form I-94. On April 2, the CBP announced that...more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Eliminate Paper I-94 Admission Cards, and “Automate” Electronic Admission Records

by Andrew Stevenson | Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 4/8/2013

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has officially announced its intent to eliminate its use of paper I-94 arrival/departure cards, now given to temporary foreign visitors and workers at the time of their admission to...more

Questions and Answers regarding I-94 Automation and the Elimination of Paper I-94 Cards

by Andrew Stevenson | Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 4/8/2013

Why is CBP eliminating paper I-94 cards? CBP believes that filling out and issuing paper I-94 cards is an unproductive use of time, for both government officers and travelers. As part of post-9/11 initiatives put in place...more

Automated Arrival/Departure Record Coming Soon

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/2/2013

On March 27, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published its interim final rule (Effective April 26, 2013) to automate Arrival/Departure Record (“Form I-94”). Form I-94 provides nonimmigrant visitors to the...more

CBP Implements Automation of the I-94 Arrival Record Card

by Hallie Cohen, David Grunblatt, Erica Loomba, Valarie McPherson, Praveena Swanson, Jennifer Wexler | Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/29/2013

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which conducts inspections at U.S. borders, published a final rule in the Federal Register on March 27, 2013 eliminating the completion of the paper form of the I-94 card....more

CBP Publishes Interim Rule on Automation of Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record: Eliminates Paper Forms, Streamlines Admission...

by Duane Morris LLP on 3/28/2013

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today published an interim final rule in the Federal Register to automate Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record. Effective on April 26, 2013, the rule streamlines the admissions process...more

CBP To Automate Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/28/2013

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will be automating Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record. CBP recently submitted a rule for publication in the Federal Register allowing for the change, which will...more

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