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Current Students - Travel

Travel to Third Countries

Students may need visas to enter third countries (countries other than the U.S. and their home country). They should contact the consulates or embassies of third countries to obtain information on visa requirements and procedures necessary to enter these countries. Information about embassies and consulates is available on the world-wide web at http://www.embassy.org.

Travel to Canada, Mexico, or Adjacent Islands- Automatic Visa Revalidation

Students who are maintaining nonimmigrant status may travel to these countries for 30 days or less and return to the U.S. using an expired F-1 visa sticker. The student retains the Form I-94 (departure record) when leaving the country and shows this form to re-enter. The visa is considered automatically extended to the date of re-entry. However, a new visa sticker is not issued.

Information about entry requirements for Canada is available at http://www.ci.gc.ca/english/visit.

Adjacent islands include: Saint Pierre, Miquelon, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, the Windward and Leeward Islands, Trinidad, Martinique, and other British, French, and Netherlands territories or possessions in or bordering on the Caribbean. Cuba is not included.



Office for International Student, Scholar & Immigration Services
110 E. Clayton Street, 4th Floor, Bank of America Building, Athens, GA 30602
visahelp@uga.edu   |  Phone: 706-425-3154   |  Fax: 706-425-3273