Sorry, forgot to attach the source link
http://oiss.isp.msu.edu/students/travel/autorevalid.htm
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 6:29 AM, Jerry McAllister <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 12:52:26PM -0500, CATHERINE Wang wrote:
>
> Your information sounds good, but you should be very careful about giving
> advice on VISA and Immigration issues. It is actually illegal to give
> advice unless you are an officially qualified Immigration counselor/Lawyer.
> I believe the OISS office in the International Center has people who
> are qualified immigration counselors.
>
> Good luck,
>
> ////jerry
>
>
> > Automatic Revalidation
> >
> > If you are in the United States in a valid visa status but do not
> currently
> > hold a valid visa stamp, it may still be possible for you to make a short
> > trip (30 days or less) to another country in North America and return to
> > the U.S. without renewing your visa. This is called "Automatic
> > Revalidation".
> >
> > The following conditions apply:
> >
> > Your trip outside the U.S. must be limited to North America . Trips to
> > Canada , Mexico , or any adjacent islands***(except for Cuba ) qualify
> for
> > Automatic Revalidation.
> > *Note: If you are in a visa status other than F or J, only trips to
> Canada
> > or Mexico qualify for Automatic Revalidation.*
> >
> > Upon re-entry to the US , you must be in possession of the following
> > documents:
> >
> > 1. Valid passport
> > 2. I-20 or DS-2019 with travel signature from within the past six
> months
> > 3. I-94 card (Please ensure that your I-94 card is not taken from you
> > upon your departure from the U.S. if you plan to use Automatic
> Revalidation
> > to re-enter the U.S.)
> > 4. Expired F-1/J-1 U.S. Visa stamp *or *If you changed your visa
> status
> > within the U.S., you must show your previous U.S. visa stamp (expired
> or
> > valid) and documentation proving that your change of status was
> approved.
> >
> > If you apply for a new U.S. visa stamp during your trip, you are not
> > eligible for Automatic Revalidation.
> >
> > Related to re-entry, as of April 28, 2011, the Department of Homeland
> > Security (DHS) removed the requirement that nationals from certain
> > countries register in the National Security Entry-Exit Registration
> System
> > (NSEERS). You can view the full notice at the following link:
> > http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1299.html.
> >
> > NOTE: If you are a citizen of Iran , Syria , Sudan , North Korea or Cuba,
> > you are not eligible for Automatic Revalidation.
> >
> > ** Adjacent islands include Saint Pierre, Miquelon, the Dominican
> Republic,
> > Haiti, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, the Windward and Leeward
> > Islands, Trinidad, Martinique, and other British, French, and Netherlands
> > territories or possessions in or bordering on the Caribbean Sea. [Source:
> > INA ?? 101(b)(5)]*
> >
> > 2015-02-05 11:10 GMT-05:00 iFeng <[log in to unmask]>:
> >
> > >
> ??????????????????????????????OPT?????????Visa??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Automatic
> Revalidation???????????????~
> >
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