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Visiting Canada can be a fine experience. Going to Canada Information on visiting Canada is available
from the Canadian
Government Immigration Website To find out if you need a visa to visit
Canada, please check the
list of countries Applications for visas and instructions are available here Please allow adequate time to obtain the
Visa as you plan your travel. As with any travel outside the United
States, be sure your passport is valid and carry it with you, and have your
I-20 signed before you go and carry it with you. Returning
to the United States Ideally, your visa to enter the United
States will still be valid, and in that case when you return you can present
your passport with currently valid visa and your I-20 and re-enter the United
States. That is the best case
and best way to do it. If your visa is no longer
valid, the situation is more complex.
Current regulations allow you to travel to contiguous territory for up
to 30 days and re-enter with your passport and valid I-20 even if your visa
has expired, and this procedure is called automatic revalidation. These regulations could change at any
time (even while you are traveling in Canada)! Even though these regulations currently exist and most
students have no difficulty reentering, and you can cite the regulatory
authority as 42.112(d) of 22 CFR if the officer questions why you are trying
to enter with an expired visa, the officer at the Port of Entry has absolute
authority to permit or deny your entry based upon her/his judgment. Automatic revalidation is not possible if
you are a citizen of a country which is considered a state sponsor of terrorism
by the United State government. It is NOT advised to travel to
Canada to apply for a United States visa. Applications from non-Canadians are not welcomed at the
American Embassies and Consulates in Canada, and if you apply for a United
State visa in Canada you lose the automatic revalidation privilege. So, if you apply for a United State
visa in Canada and the visa is not issued for any reason, even if it is just
delayed, you CAN NOT return to the United States. Please keep these issues in mind as you make
your travel plans. |
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