Clients often assume the visa sticker in their passport controls how long they can stay, but it’s the I-94 admission record that sets the last day they’re authorized to remain in the U.S.; this week I saw a visa valid to 2026 but an I-94 ending 10/01/2025. For case-specific questions or overstay concerns, please consult a qualified immigration attorney.
2026 but an I-94 ending 10/01/2025. For case-specific questions or overstay concerns, please consult a Seen this with H-1Bs — CBP still showed 10/01/2025, but the I-797 approval had a newer I-94 at the bottom that controlled the stay. I tell folks to save a PDF/screenshot of the latest I-94 and set a 60‑day reminder; if the dates don’t match, loop in counsel.
I’ve run into this too — one small tweak that paid off was writing the expected outcome before touching the settings.
Quick tip from my files: always pull your electronic I‑94 after entry at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov and confirm the “Admit Until Date,” especially if your passport expires sooner than your status, since CBP will often truncate to the passport date. If it looks off based on your approval notice, we’ve had success getting it corrected at a deferred inspection site, but for anything fact‑specific or close to an overstay, talk to a qualified immigration attorney.
One thing that’s helped me in audits: I add a single “what changed” line to the variance — ‘replaced unlabeled “prop” at 06:58 in OR 2 with label listing mg/mL, cart 2’ — so the trail reads itself; tiny caveat, run the phrasing past compliance or counsel if it’s tied to a case. @willC78, do you tag these with a consistent keyword so you can find repeat patterns later?
I’ve had good luck with a 60‑second ‘emoji SBAR’ in sim debriefs on Teams: everyone posts three emojis for the scenario, then we translate to the real SBAR and the dimensional analysis, so the joke lands but the math sticks. If the energy gets silly, I tap a visible 10‑second timer and park jokes in a shared note for the end; keeps the tech piece useful without derailing. If your program’s strict on tone, run it as a Poll Everywhere word cloud instead: https://www.polleverywhere.com.