问签证处旧F签是否有效，回复需要重新办

我在18年去美国交流办过签证，5年签，最近斗胆问了一下是否还有效，得到回复如下：
Dear Applicant:

Thank you for writing to the US Visa Services 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 the 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.

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Yours sincerely
US Visa service desk

补充内容 (2021-3-19 15:56):
本来以为拿旧签都能过去了，看样子还得重新办，大家怎么看啊

这个问题问使馆得到的回答永远是需要重新签证，但是管入境的是CBP而不是使馆，所以问CBP是正解。
至少目前CBP的政策还是只要有有效签证和有效i-20就能入境，不要求两者上的SEVIS ID、学校等信息一致，所以旧签新I-20的入境没有什么问题（当然仍然有可能小黑屋，也有可能因为10043被拒绝入境）。

你应该问CBP，使馆只管发签证和revoke，拿到签证了只要不被revoke，光入境的话和使馆没有任何关系，是CBP在管。你可以发邮件自己问CBP，CBP的邮件回复和一些官方网站明确说可以，2020年和2021年至今也没有听过一例案例仅因为是旧签证+新i20学校号码不同入境失败的。完全没有必要担心旧签证的可行性。
当然了如果你执意想签新签证也不是不行，那就得承担时间和金钱成本，使馆一直不开拿不到新签证就不敢去美国的风险，新签证被check时间不定而且最后有效期比旧签证还短的风险，还有拿了新签签证官顺手把有效期可能更长的旧签顺手CWOP的风险。

同情况蹲一个，地里面帖子大多说可行，但还是很担心

同情况，感觉要确保的话还是得重签，主要是不想承担风险，蹲

Joyful_Galileo 发表于 2021-03-19 06:16:20
你应该问CBP，使馆只管发签证和revoke，拿到签证了只要不被revoke，光入境的话和使馆没有任何关系，是CBP在管。你可以发邮件自己问CBP，CBP的邮件回复和一些官方网站明确说可以，2020年

谢谢回复，我问问cbp

请问lz问了cbp得到回复了吗？同样在关注此问题

wuai1P3A 发表于 2021-04-07 00:57:16
请问lz问了cbp得到回复了吗？同样在关注此问题

我问没收到回复，别人的回复了，说是可以的

DanielLeeHIGK 发表于 2021-04-07 01:01:13
我问没收到回复，别人的回复了，说是可以的

那楼主打算直接冲吗？

DanielLeeHIGK 发表于 2021-04-07 01:01:13
我问没收到回复，别人的回复了，说是可以的

楼主打算直接冲吗？可以加个联系方式聊聊吗？