Re-entering the US after travel abroad
When you enter the United States, you will arrive at a port of entry and meet with U.S. 海关及边境保护 (CBP) officers for primary and sometimes a secondary inspection. The CBP officer may ask questions about your reason for travel and will inspect your immigration documents. 您需要:
• Passport valid for at least six months after the date of your reentry
• Valid student visa (except for citizens of Canada)
• Form I-20, signed on page 2 by an ISS advisor within the past 12 months
Be sure to hand-carry all of these items and do not put them in your checked baggage.
You do not need to repay the I-901 SEVIS fee to reenter the United States after travel, but it is recommended that you bring your SEVIS收费收据.
Additional recommended documents:
• Current financial support documentation
• Proof of registration for current or upcoming quarter
请检查您的 i - 94的记录 every time you enter the US to ensure your entry was processed correctly. Your class of admission should state F-1 and the admit until date should read D/S or duration of status. If there are any errors, please contact your international student advisor right away.
OPT/STEM OPT学生
Once OPT is approved, please carry the following items with you when you travel internationally:
• Passport valid for at least six months after the date of your reentry
• Valid student visa (except for citizens of Canada)
• Form I-20, signed on page 2 by an ISS advisor within the past 6 months
• USCIS签发的OPT EAD. Printed on the EAD is the statement "Not valid for reentry." This statement means that the EAD alone is not valid for reentry.
• Confirmation of employment (job offer or evidence of continuing employment)
Students who have the documents listed above may travel outside the United States and reenter even before the date their work permission begins. 例如, an F-1 student who graduates in June with an OPT EAD that begins in July may travel and return to the United States any time after graduation.
进入美国.S. in any status other than F-1 OPT will invalidate your OPT work authorization.
Students with a pending OPT application, pending STEM OPT extension application or a cap-gap OPT extension should contact their international student advisor for additional information about the risks of traveling during that time.
Returning from Canada, 墨西哥, or 相邻岛屿 with an expired US visa
F-1 students who travel to Canada, 墨西哥, or the 相邻岛屿 (except for Cuba) may return to the US using an expired US visa. This rule is known as Automatic Visa Revalidation. You can read more about Automatic Visa Revalidation on the 国务院 网站或 海关及边境保护 网站. Please see the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement 网站 for a complete list of the 相邻岛屿.
Remember that you may need a visa to enter Canada, 墨西哥 or the 相邻岛屿.
Exceptions to the Automatic Visa Revalidation Rule
• Individuals who apply for a new visa stamp: If you plan to apply for a nonimmigrant visa stamp at a US embassy or consulate in a contiguous territory (Canada, 墨西哥, 或邻近岛屿), you will not be eligible to return to the US under Automatic Visa Revalidation. Instead, you must wait for the new visa to be approved. If your visa application is denied, you will be required to travel elsewhere (most likely to your home country) to apply again for a US visa stamp before you may return to the US. ISS does not recommend that you apply for a new visa stamp in any country other than your home country.
• Citizens of certain countries are not eligible for Automatic Visa Revalidation: Currently, 这个名单包括伊朗, 朝鲜, 叙利亚, 和古巴. The countries included on this list are subject to change, and you can find an updated list on the 美国国务院网站.