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17-Aug-2001 03:03 PM

IS IT EASY TO REENTER WITH A DIFFERENT I20?

Vikrant

Hello Friends and fellow internationals

Please help me with your wealth of information. Please also include your contact address and id. You never
know we might be close by and may get to become good friends.

I am on School X visa in the US (having just entered for Fall 2001 and not attended the school as yet). I want to switch to school Y.

The advisor at X has advised me to go out of the country to Canada / Mexico / London / home and get the
immigration officials at the port to stamp my new School Y visa and also to issue a new I94 (departure record) card to me with a new number.

So please let me know the following
Would it be easy to do so?
Any tips or line of persuasion to be taken with the immigration official?
Information (or link to where info is) about his guidelines/discretion in the matter?
Does it matter whether I go to Canada/London/Home?
Would I need visa if I go to Canada, London (rather than home) assuming that waiting period in Canada /London does not matter at all?
Very importantly, have you or someone you know done this before. Please give me contact information.

Thanks a lot for the help
Vikrant

23-Sep-2001 05:18 AM

Re: IS IT EASY TO REENTER WITH A DIFFERENT I20?

Serge

It seems like your advisor is right. I'm not sure how it works in Canada or Mexico since sometimes they don't even take your old I-94 and don't give you a new one. So maybe some other country would be better.

I believe at first you shouldn't mention to INS the situation but I think if they ask you could be honest about it - i think you are trying to follow the law here.

You should check with an appropriate Embassy or Consulate if they require a visa - it depends which country you are from and where you are going.

I haven't met anyone who's done this and I'm sorry I can't be of more help.

[ This message was edited by: Serge on: 8-22-2001 00:43 ]

15-Oct-2001 08:57 PM

Re: IS IT EASY TO REENTER WITH A DIFFERENT I20?

katy

hello fellow students, i have a question. i am currently in my first term at community college and have sent off my papers and stuff to the INS for change of status to F1 (i have B2 now). can i change schools before i get my F1 status or do i have to wait?

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