If you plan to travel during academic breaks, please read below to make sure your documents are in order.
Traveling outside the U.S.
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Please submit this form if you are traveling abroad. This will ensure that we are notified of your outside travels.
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Please visit IPO before you leave, so we can check your documents. Sometimes we may need to produce a new I-20/DS-2019 before your departure. A signature of a DSO/RO from the International Programs is required on your documents every twelve months for continuing students. Graduated students engaging in OPT or STEM Extension need a new signature on the I-20 every 6 months.
- Please carry your valid passport, a valid F1 or J1 visa stamp in the passport, all I-20s or DS-2019, supporting documents and your Oxy ID when traveling outside the U.S. Do not pack them in a suitcase but have them ready with you, so you can show them at the port of entry.
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Check that the F-1/J-1 visa stamp in your passport is still valid. If not, you will need to apply for a new one before returning to the U.S.
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Make sure your passport is still valid. If it is within 6 months of expiring, contact your embassy of consulate to start the renewal process.
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Executive Order Travel Ban Update: The June 26th (2018) Supreme Court decision to uphold some restrictions does not apply to international students and scholars (NAFSA: Association of International Educators).
Traveling within the U.S.
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Please carry your immigration documents (I-20 or DS-2019, passport, I-94 information), or minimally copies of these documents.