使馆email回复: 是否能继续用暑期学校的5年F1读研

两年前暑校的时候有过一个5年F1签，I20已经过期好久了那种，昨天看到地里有说这种情况读另一所学校的研不用重新签的，本着对身份问题严谨一点的态度又发邮件问了一次使馆。

第一次的回复应该是使馆把我当成transfer I20的同学了，回复内容和栗子是这样的

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for writing to the U.S Visa Services Desk.

We understand your questions about finished the previous program and transferred to a different school.

Please be informed that Students obtained five years F1 visa and went to the U.S. for study. Later they finished the previous program and transferred to a different school. For example, an applicant graduated from a high school and would need to attend college.

The student does not actually need a new visa if the visa is still valid. It doesn’t matter if the visa is annotated with the old school or high school’s name. What’s important is that they remain active in SEVIS and they have a valid I-20 form to present at the port of entry to the CBP officer.

工作人员的回复重点在transfer和valid F1 visa，但是我不是transfer，也不确定自己的F1没过expired date是不是就意味着valid所以又发了一封邮件强调自己不是transfer而且已经不在美国快两年了，得到的回复如下

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for writing to the U.S Visa Service Desk.

We understand you would like to know if your student visa is still valid.

Please find below information: Validity of Student Visas After a Break in Studies
Students who are away from classes for more than five months must apply for and receive a new F-1 or M-1 student visa to return to school following travel abroad, as explained below.

Students within the United States
A student (F-1 or M-1) may lose that status if they do not resume studies within five months of the date of transferring schools or programs, under immigration law. If a student loses status, unless USCIS reinstates the student's status, the student's F or M visa would also be invalid for future travel returning to the United States. For more information see the USCIS website, and instructions for Application for Extend/Change of Nonimmigrant Status Form I-539 to request reinstatement of status.

Students - Returning to the United States from Travel Abroad
Students who leave the United States for a break in studies of five months or more may lose their F-1 or M-1 status unless their activities overseas are related to their course of study. In advance of travel, students may want to check with their designated school official if there is a question about whether their activity is related to their course of study.

When the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) immigration inspector at port of entry is presented a previously used, unexpired F-1 or M-1 visa by a returning student who has been outside the United States and out of student status for more than five months, a CBP immigration inspector may find the student inadmissible for not possessing a valid nonimmigrant visa. CBP may also cancel the visa after granting the student permission to withdraw the application for admission. Therefore, it is prudent for students to apply for new visas at an Embassy or Consulate General abroad prior to traveling to the United States to return to their studies after an absence of more than five months that is not related to their course of study.

这个回复看上去还是要重签…

今天还发邮件给了CBP，说15个工作日后回复…如果回复了我再更

求大米呀求大米～

玉宝宝呀 发表于 2019-4-13 01:48
这个问题我之前问过CBP，你可以去看一下我的帖子，感觉双方的说法都不一样……

CBP给你的回复没有谈到visa的有效性如何认定，根据大使馆的回复，F1 VISA有效需要同时保证没过期+sevis active。sevis numbe终结的时候，F1 visa虽然没过期可能也不再valid了。sevis本质上用于追踪学生在美国的动向，你换了新的sevis还拿着旧visa,美国政府怎么追踪呢？ 所以我现在倾向于认为visa和sevis是绑定的，带着旧visa入关有被遣返的风险。谨慎起见还是重新办一个签证吧。

lz可以查下五个月规定 貌似两个i20相隔超过五个月就得重签

这个问题我之前问过CBP，你可以去看一下我的帖子，感觉双方的说法都不一样……

我选择相信这个_(:з」∠)_