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Hi All,
Has anyone had experience landing in Canada from the US while on a US student visa and sucessfully re-entered back to US with expired visa using "automatic visa revalidation"??
Is "automatic visa revalidation" a common practice? Is there anything to be aware of?
Please share any knowledge or experience on this.
Thanks so much
[16-09-2005,18:46]
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(in reply to: Landing from US + Automatic Visa Revalidation)
We tried to discss this point last week, however no one really knows 100% what the deal is. If you find out please let me know, I´m in similar situation.
[17-09-2005,01:17]
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starwars |
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My friend and I are here in the US on F-1 visa. We just returned from Toronto (about a week ago) using automatic revalidation. Here´s how we did it. We flew to Buffalo (to visit another friend) and took a car across the border to Toronto. Btw, it is about 1.5 hours drive :) On the way back something strange happened - the customs officer just asked what nationalities we are, took our passports, look through them and let us pass. He did not even look at our I-20s (our US visa was long expired). Now, this is an exceptional case. When you travel, make sure you have properly signed I-20s with you and the INS document on automatic revalidation - you may need to actually show it at the border, coz some officers don´t even know what it is. You may also want to have a letter from your program director at school stating the duration of your program and a proof of funds letter from a bank (or a statement). Now, the only thing you absolutely have to have is your signed I-20 (signature valid for travel for at least a months past the travel date). The other stuff is optional.
Now, just to assure you that this info is correct - I did speak with INS information agent over the phone and got the confirmation. Bon Chance!
MG
[17-09-2005,05:35]
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MG |
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Thanks MG. Glad to hear that you spoke with someone directly to confirm. I was planning to call myself.
You didn´t state what nationality you are when crossing over. Regardless alot depends on the person you get at the border too.
I did find a link which quite specifically states the conditions of a J-1 visa including readmission. It looks very legal so it is worth printing to show if there are any problems.
http://uscis.gov/lpBin/lpext.dll/inserts/slb/slb-1/slb-10281/slb-16599/slb-18162?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm#slb-8cfrsec2142j
So in theory this should work. I will call myself to hear it from someone at the office just to put my mind at ease.
Thanks for the help
[19-09-2005,00:00]
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