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Traveling Abroad on a Temporary Visa

http://www.shusterman.com This presentation explains the risks of traveling while on certain types of visas, such as F-1 and J-1 visas. Schedule a legal consultation (by Skype, telephone or in person) at http://shusterman.com/schedule-immigration-consultation.html Additionally, non-immigrants on a single intent visa who have applied for a green card or have a green card denial may run into issues when traveling. Immigrants who no longer have close ties to their home country who try to travel could have issues re-entering the country after traveling, along with people with any other admissibility issues.

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Traveling Abroad on a Temporary Visa

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  1. Traveling Abroad on a Temporary Visa Immigration Attorneys Carl Shusterman and Raj Iyer City of Hope October 29, 2013

  2. To Travel or Not to Travel? • Risk of traveling for certain visa types • E.g. F-1/OPT students/J-1 visa holders • Non-Immigrants on a single intent visa who have applied for a green card; or have a green card denial • No longer have close ties to home country • Any other admissibility issues

  3. DS 160 Form • https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ • Block a specific period of time • Assemble the documents • Tricky question in DS-160 • Changes to be made in the forms

  4. Setting Up Your Interview • Set it up during the first part of your vacation • Review the Consulate requirements • Fees • Keep some extra time for Biometrics • Dependents

  5. Interview Waiver Program • Criteria http://www.ustraveldocs.com • Drop Box facilities

  6. Preparation with an Attorney • Review the documents/job duties • Any possible admissibility issues/violation of status

  7. Processing of Visas in a Third Country (Canada/Mexico) • Benefits/Risks • Visa requirement of Canada/Mexico • Guidelines/Policy of US consulates in Canada/Mexico • Timeline/Wait time

  8. Visa Validity • Country reciprocity as far as the duration and number of entries permitted on a visa • China – 12 Months Multiple entry • India- Duration of the petition or 5 years

  9. Persons Who Don’t Require a Visa • 6 months passport • Information on the approval/I-94 • Any violations/admissibility issues • Getting new even if current visa is valid • Reviewing dependent’s visas and information

  10. Latest CBP Issues • No I-94 issuance • I-94 https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/request.html • Correction to the I-94

  11. Consular Updates • China • India

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