离境5个月，回学校不知道要不要签证？

  我是生病休学了5个月，本来以为要签证，但是看见地里一个帖子说如果签证不过期，而且学校和项目是同样的，那就不需要签证，继续回去上学就行了。
. From 1point 3acres bbs  我有点疑惑，真的不需要签证吗？我当然是不愿意签证的，以为好怕被check，这都快开学了。

Students - Returning to the United States from Travel Abroad. 1point 3acres 论坛
Students returning to the United States to resume their studies after an authorized temporary absence will not need to renew their visa, if the visa is still valid. The U.S. Department of State’s policy is that a student does not need to apply for a new F-1 visa if the student’s current visa is still valid, regardless of length of time outside the United States.

If the student took an authorized temporary absence of less than five months, their SEVIS record can be corrected to Active status when they are ready to return and re-enroll in school. Returning their record to Active will allow that student to re-enter the United States using their previous SEVIS ID number.

However, if a student has been out of the United States for more than five consecutive months (and not on study abroad), they will need to obtain a new Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” and pay the I-901 SEVIS Fee again.  Again, the student would only need to apply for a new visa if their original visa was no longer valid.

你引用的公文写的是少于5月才可以。上面那个travelling abroad不是修学，而是说因为学习或研究去其他国家暂住，这样的可以不用签证。我觉得你还是问一下学校国际生办公室吧

一般来说5个月了要重新签证，如果这样的话还需要新的I-20, SEVIS #也有可能改变的
你要问学校你的SEVIS status，以及这种情况要怎么办
没问过之前不要拿原来的签证和I-20回美国...