Bahamas from NY - No valid Visa Stamp but valid i797

[Kona]

On 12/20/2017 at 3:57 PM, Kona said:

Exp ltt help ?

Ltt

[Sarvapindi]

On 12/22/2017 at 8:23 AM, ballibaja said:

Bhayya theleekunda wrong info ivvodhu you can return to US from Canada or Mexico with expired US visa stamp if you have valid i797 as long as your stay in these countries is less than 30 days

.aithe stamping poinollu enduku visa reject aithe atu nunchi ate india 10getaru...canada stamping poyetellu visa reject aina malla US ravochaa.i dont think so..

[Spartan]

On 12/21/2017 at 6:43 PM, ballibaja said:

In H1 Automatic Visa Revalidation program is only applicable to Canada and Mexico. So you can’t travel and come back without a valid visa stamp. On F1 AVR program extends to carrebean islands including Canada and Mexico.

agreed. 

[WHAT]

On 12/22/2017 at 5:23 AM, ballibaja said:

Bhayya theleekunda wrong info ivvodhu you can return to US from Canada or Mexico with expired US visa stamp if you have valid i797 as long as your stay in these countries is less than 30 days

is it true ? @Amrita

[Run]

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1218/~/automatic-revalidation-for-certain-temporary-visitors

Can I re-enter the U.S. with a valid I-94 and expired visa?

Under the automatic revalidation provision of immigration law, certain temporary visitors holding expired nonimmigrant visas who seek to return to the United States (U.S.) may be admitted at a U.S. port of entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including, but not limited to the following:

• Non- immigrants who departed the U.S., for brief travel to Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent islands, except Cuba (for F and J non-immigrants) for 30 days or less;
• Non-immigrants with a valid (unexpired) admission stamp or paper from I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, endorsed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

A person is eligible for automatic visa revalidation provided the following conditions are met:  

• The underlying authorization for the current status continues to be valid for the Form I-129 for non-immigrant workers and Form I-20 for students in F status.      
• The person's absence from the U.S. was 30 days or less.

• The person did not visit any countries other than Mexico or Canada in that period. Travelers who are on a F visa or J visastatus are allowed to visit adjacent islands to the U.S.(i.e., the Caribbean).

• The person does not have a pending or rejected application for a new visa. Since it is not possible to renew a non-immigrant visa in the U.S., a person on a non-immigrant visa may travel to a nearby country to apply for a new visa.

• The person is not a citizen of one of the countries designated by the U.S., as a state sponsor of terrorism.

As of 2015 the Department of State list includes four countries:Iran (designated January 19, 1984), Syria (designated August 12, 1993), Sudan (designated December 29, 1979) and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea designated November 20, 2017). Cuba was removed on April 4, 2015.

For more information about the automatic revalidation provisions and re-entry to the U.S., see the Automatic Revalidation Fact Sheet.

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