I 94 date before the actual travel date...

[sarachem]

My mother landed in Newark airport on July 15th with a visitor visa.She has her return tickets on Jan 11th 2011. But the immigration officer gave her I-94 date as Jan 11th striked it off and stamped Jan 9th 2011 instead.

I spoke to lufthansa and changing the iternary is costing a ton.Can you please suggest something in this situation? is the I-94 extension the only option? does it matter if we are out of status for 2 days? i am worried that she might be flagged off next time she is here....

[kabkaba]

I think they cut it that close because of the 6 month maximum problem. Maybe they count 180 days rather than 6 months.
2 days overstay will void her visa, she will need to apply for extension before that date.