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In order to maintain your student status in
the United States you are required to hold a valid passport. If your passport will expire within
the next year, you should start to plan ahead so you can renew your passport
with the least possible disruption for you. Please contact the government
which issued your passport in order to renew it. Each government has different policies and procedures for
renewing passports, and the first step is you contact your government to find
out the policies and procedures for you, and inquire about the estimated
length of time to accomplish the renewal. Most countries handle passport renewals for students in
the USA through their Embassies in Washington. Here are two lists of Embassies if you need help finding
yours: You should always keep a copy
of your old passport and your I-94 arrival/departure card when you send your
passport to be renewed (try to keep the original and send a copy!), and you
should do whatever you can to complete the renewal process quickly and
conveniently for you. Things you
may wish to consider are that if you will be applying for a job or accepting
employment your original passport may be required, if you will be obtaining a
state ID card or driving license your original passport may be required, if
you are applying for a social security card or duplicate card your original
passport may be required, and there may be other circumstances where your
original passport is required. When you have received your new passport,
try to keep your old one as your visa is in it. The first time you travel outside the United States with
your new passport, you may have to obtain a new visa. |
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