United States sends I-94 expiry alerts 10 days before authorized stays end

Foreign visitors to the United States face tighter electronic monitoring on their I-94 admission records through automated departure warnings and an optional mobile exit verification tool.

Automated departure warnings arrive 10 days before I-94 expiry

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sends automated emails to non-immigrant visitors roughly 10 days before their authorized stay expires. The notices arrive from Staycompliance-donotreply@cbp.dhs.gov or travelercompliance@cbp.dhs.gov, drawing stay limits directly from electronic I-94 travel records.

Travelers on B-1/B-2 visitor visas and the Visa Waiver Program receive these countdown reminders to prevent accidental overstays. The system also triggers automated alerts if CBP records don't show a departure after the admit-until date passes.

Remote workers and tourists planning extended stays can review baseline entry rules for the United States to confirm their permitted admission window before traveling.

Voluntary exit verification through the CBP Home app

To resolve missing departure records, CBP operates the Voluntary Self-Reported Exit (VSRE) pilot through the CBP Home mobile app. The optional tool allows non-citizens subject to I-94 rules to document their departure independently after leaving the country.

The process requires three verification steps inside the app:

• Scanning biographic passport data or entering an alien registration number

• Submitting a live selfie photo from outside the country

• Enabling a one-time geolocation ping to prove physical presence abroad

CBP matches the selfie against government travel photos and logs a confirmed biometric exit in federal databases. The geolocation and facial liveness data remain stored in a segregated database for analysis for roughly one year.

This digital check-out offers a practical safeguard for travelers who leave via land border crossings or non-commercial transport, where exit recording is notoriously inconsistent. Submitting a self-reported exit prevents erroneous overstay flags that could otherwise void an ESTA approval or complicate future visa applications.