Things to remember when you travel.

Please check the new travel advisory for complete information. The information below is only a quick reference guide. This is being provided as a helpful tool only and the Indian Students Association is not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided here or elsewhere. For any clarifications, or questions, visit the International Students Office (ISO) in the student services building, ASU

If you travel outside the U.S., you need the following documents to return to the U.S. in student or exchange visitor status:
a) ASU I-20 with recent signature (less than 6 months old) on page 4, or a new I-20 if applicable; J-1 students need a valid IAP-66/DS-2019 with recent signature on back of pink copy, or a new IAP-66/DS-2019 if applicable
b) Passport, valid 6 months into the future
c) Valid F-1 or J-1 visa in your passport. (See related immigration update below)
d) Financial guarantee
e) ASU unofficial transcript showing registration for current and, if applicable, the coming semester
f) Transcripts and I-20's from all former schools to document your history as a full-time student
g) ISO Exception form- Only if you received ISO approval for an exception to the full-course-of-study requirement in a given semester

Note: Immigration inspectors at the port of entry may not ask to see items d-g but we recommend that you carry them with you when you travel abroad.

If you plan to travel to a country other than your own, you should contact the Consulate of that country to find out if you need a visa. The ISO has a web address of foreign consulates in the U.S. You can also access it through the State Government website http://www.state.gov and follow the link Foreign Consulates in the U.S.

If you are planning to renew your expired student visa you must apply early and expect delays. Consult individual embassy websites for periodic updates on country-specific visa processing. Lists of US Embassies abroad can be accessed to through this website
http://usembassy.state.gov

When traveling within the U.S. outside the local area, you may be asked by an officer of the Border Patrol to show your immigration documents. Be sure you have your documents with you; keep them in a safe place so as not to misplace them or have them stolen from your car.

Immigration update on "Automatic Revalidation" for visiting Canada, Mexico and the neighbouring islands.
If you are a citizen of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, North Korea, and Cuba, you cannot re-enter the US without a valid visa after a visit to Mexico, Canada or the adjacent islands other than Cuba. "Automatic revalidation" is not applicable to you whether you are just visiting for business/pleasure or applying for a new visa in teh "contiguous territory" (Mexico, Canada or the adjacent islands other than Cuba

If you apply for a new visa while in contiguous territory and DENIED, you will not be allowed to re-enter the US.. "Automatic revalidation" will not apply if your purpose in going to the US is to apply for a visa.

"Automatic revalidation" will only apply if you are not from one of the 7 countries listed and your purpose in visiting the contiguous territory is business or pleasure and it is not more than 30 days.