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Creating Stay Records (End User)

This task is a step in Process of Managing Immigration Contacts.

Stay records can be created from the Stays view associated with the immigration contact. The Stays list shows all stay records regardless of contact, and is primarily used by administrators.

To create a stay record

1. Navigate to the Immigration Contact Screen > Immigration Contacts list view.
2. In the Immigration Contacts list, query for the contact, and drill down on the Contact ID link.
3. From the Immigration Contact form, click the Stays view tab.
4. In the Stays list, create a record and complete the fields.

   The following table describes some of the fields.

   Field	Comments
   Stay ID	The unique identifier for the stay is automatically generated by the system.
   Arrival Date	The arrival date field defaults to the current date and time, but can be edited by the user.
   Port of Entry	The port of entry value defaults to the organization of the user creating the Stay record.
   Passport Number	Use this field to associate an existing passport number with the stay. Only passports with a status of Active may be selected.
   Visa Number	Use this field to associate an existing visa number with the stay. Only visas with a status of Active may be selected.
   Visa Type	Automatically populated based on the selected visa.
   Departure Date	The scheduled date of departure for the stay.
   Port of Departure	Use this field to select a port of departure for the contact.
   Days Overdue	Automatically updated with the number of days that the contact's stay is overdue.
   Invalid Departure	If a new stay record is created for a contact that has a prior stay record with no departure date, the invalid departure check box flag is selected for the prior stay record. After the invalid departure flag is selected, the stay record becomes read-only. Any value in the days overdue field for that stay is cleared.
   Departure Vessel	Text field for entry of additional information about the departure vessel, if appropriate to the stay.
   Arrival Vessel Number	Text field for entry of additional information about the arrival vessel, if appropriate to the stay.