How to Go to the Caribbean in an F1 Visa

How to Go to the Caribbean in an F1 Visa 

The F1 visa is a overseas student visa issued to international students and scholars for graduate or undergraduate studies in a university in the United States. A visitor/tourist visa is valid for use by a foreign citizen primarily going to the United States for tourism, but also planning to have a brief course for recreational research that's significantly less than 18 hours per week. A class requiring school attendance for 18 hours or a week requires a student visa. This also applies when attending seminars or conferences for credit towards a degree.

Things You Will Need

Passport with F1 visa stamp

Valid Form I-20

I-94 card

Supporting financial documentation (for those beneath post-completion of Optional Practical Training)

Prepare your passport and make sure it has a valid F1 visa stamp to go in and from the USA. Your passport has to be valid for at least six months past the day of re-entry to U.S.

Secure a Form I-20 travel endorsement from your college. This is usually valid for a one-year period from the date it was signed. Additional documents may also be required for presentation, such as a letter from an employer confirming that you are employed or offered employment and supporting financial documentation.

Travel in Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean having an expired F1 visa is possible through "Automobile Revalidation." Make certain that to get a legitimate F1 standing, an I-94 marked "Admitted F-1 before D/S" and have a recent travel signature in your I-20. These must be handled through your college's international students office or section.

Throughout your travel from the United States to the Caribbean, assess your I-94 card prior to leaving the review area to make certain that it is correctly notated with F1, D/S. Your card and passport will be readily returned to you, so you don't need to be given a new I-94 card upon re-entry to the usa. Otherwise, if the I-94 card is eliminated, you must find a brand new one with F1 notation first upon re-entry.

Secure all of your travel documents when returning from the Caribbean to the USA. Upon reaching the U.S. port of entrance, show your passport and the remainder of your ready travel documents such as the Form I-20 and supporting financial documentation to the immigration inspector.