Whenever you leave the U.S. be sure you have all the documents you will need to reenter.

• Have your I-20 or IAP-66 form endorsed by your foreign student adviser.

• Check your U.S. entry visa (which is stamped in your passport) to be sure that it is still valid for additional entries. If it is not, you will have to get a new entry visa from a U.S. embassy or consulate while you are abroad. (Special circumstances apply if you are travelling to Canada, Mexico, or the Carribbean and will not be gone for more than 31 days. Consult your Queens College ISSO.

• When you apply for a new entry visa, the visa officer at the U.S. consulate will ask to see updated financial documentation. Contact the consulate in advance to find out how long it will take to obtain a visa.

• If you are travelling to a country other than your home country, you may need an entry visa and should contact that country's nearest embassy or consulate for information.

To travel while on practical training, YOU MUST:

1. carry a valid passport;
2. carry a valid F-1 visa;
3. carry a valid I-20;
4. carry a valid employment authorization card;
5. travel within the first 5 months of your practical training.

NOTE: If your F-1 visa has expired, please come to the International Student Services Office for a new I-20. Please indicate to us that you are on post-completion practical training and that your visa has expired.