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The regulation has been changed on April 1, 2002. People only with a valid I-94 can not come back US anymore. http://www.immigration-law.com check breaking news -->3/27/2002

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Updated 03/27/2002: "Big" Reminder to Canada/Mexico Travellers

Somehow, the U.S. Department of State web site has failed to post this critical "advisory" to the web site visitors. Regardless of the government web site message, these travellers should be aware of the fact that this new rule takes effect on Monday, April 1, 2002. If any of you have a schedule to appear at one of the American Consulates in these countries and are scheduled to return to the U.S. on or after Monday, you should reconsider it if you do not have a valid visa in your passport. Even if you have a valid visa, you will not be able to return to the U.S. on that visa if you applied for a change of status, for instance, from F-1 to H-1B in the U.S.and you are no longer in school. People who obtained a change of nonimmigrant status within the U.S. should review his/her situation before he/she leaves the U.S. If any of you are still in Canada or Mexico to obtain a new visa stamp but do not have a valid visa stamp in the passport, you may want to return to the U.S. before Monday, especially if you think that you have some chances of denial of visa issuance by the American Consulates in Canada or Mexico. Remember that a valid I-94 is not, repeat not, enough to return to the U.S. if you travelled over to the contiguous countries and applied for a U.S. visa, unless you have a valid visa in the passport.
The people from the countries which are listed in the regulation as terrorism sponsoring countries should not, repeat, not travel over to Canada or Mexico, unless they have a valid visa in the passport. For these people, the new rule applies even if they did not apply for a visa at the American Consulate in Canada or Mexico. Several laws require the Department of State to designate a foreign state as one sponsoring terrorism. They are: Section 620A of the foreign Assistance Act, Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. Consequently, the Department periodically publishes a report, Patterns of Global Terrorism, updating such designations. Currently, the designated countries are Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, North Korea, and Cuba.
Special Warning to F-visa and J-visa Holders: Before this regulation becomes in effect, you were able to travel on advacent islands without a valid visa and with a valid I-94, but not, repeat not, any more after this Sunday, if you came from one of those countries listed in the regulation. This is a Spring Break time and you may plan on travelling these islands. Watch out if you came from the terrorism sponsoring countries which are listed in this DOS regulation.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
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  • 枫下沙龙 / 游山玩水 / 请教:这里是否有在美国持H1B签证的人去加拿大旅游的,你们回美时需要去大使馆签证吗?
    • If you hold Multi-Visa entry, you will be allowed to enter US. If not, go and get new visa. Your valid I-94 is no more useful after you leave US. Check the detail here
      本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Termination of Automatic Visa Revalidation and Conoff and INS Inspector Actions

      According to the U.S. Department of State recent cable to visa posts in the contiguous countries, the following steps should be taken by the officers to ensure that the termination of automatic visa revalidation is strictly enforced for those who go to the American Consulates in Canada or Mexico with a valid I-94 but without a valid visa and apply for the visa. Once the visa application is denied, such person is not supposed to be admitted to the U.S. The two steps are as follows:
      When the visa is denied, the Conoffs place a "Application Received" stamp at the end of the passport. However, the immigration inspectors can overlook this stamp in haste. To help ensure INS inspectors at the port of entry do not overlook the "Application Received" stamp and inadvertently apply the revalidation regulation to aliens who are in fact not qualified for such treatment, INS has requested, and the U.S. Department of State has agreed to, the following two additional steps:
      -- First, consular officers are required to collect any valid I-94 in such cases, mark the back of the I-94 with the date and post name (the "Application Received" stamp can be used for this), and return the form to INS.
      -- Second, if the consular officer is unable to collect the I-94 because the applicant claims it was lost, stolen, or turned in to INS, the "Application Received" stamp should be placed next to the expired visa or, in the case of a prior change of status, next to the most recent unexpired visa in the different category that might otherwise be erroneously converted and revalidated if the INS inspector were unaware of the alien's intervening visa application. This stamp is in addition to the stamp that must be placed in the back of the passport, as required for all visa refusals.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
      • No US visa is needed. Valid I94(the lower part of your I797) is valid (indepent of visa) at US-Canada border. You shouldn't give it back when you leaving US with the plan to coming back.
        But at US-canada border, no one will take it.
    • Seems the above 2 replies are conflict?
      • You Bet is right
      • The regulation has been changed on April 1, 2002. People only with a valid I-94 can not come back US anymore. http://www.immigration-law.com check breaking news -->3/27/2002
        本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Updated 03/27/2002: "Big" Reminder to Canada/Mexico Travellers

        Somehow, the U.S. Department of State web site has failed to post this critical "advisory" to the web site visitors. Regardless of the government web site message, these travellers should be aware of the fact that this new rule takes effect on Monday, April 1, 2002. If any of you have a schedule to appear at one of the American Consulates in these countries and are scheduled to return to the U.S. on or after Monday, you should reconsider it if you do not have a valid visa in your passport. Even if you have a valid visa, you will not be able to return to the U.S. on that visa if you applied for a change of status, for instance, from F-1 to H-1B in the U.S.and you are no longer in school. People who obtained a change of nonimmigrant status within the U.S. should review his/her situation before he/she leaves the U.S. If any of you are still in Canada or Mexico to obtain a new visa stamp but do not have a valid visa stamp in the passport, you may want to return to the U.S. before Monday, especially if you think that you have some chances of denial of visa issuance by the American Consulates in Canada or Mexico. Remember that a valid I-94 is not, repeat not, enough to return to the U.S. if you travelled over to the contiguous countries and applied for a U.S. visa, unless you have a valid visa in the passport.
        The people from the countries which are listed in the regulation as terrorism sponsoring countries should not, repeat, not travel over to Canada or Mexico, unless they have a valid visa in the passport. For these people, the new rule applies even if they did not apply for a visa at the American Consulate in Canada or Mexico. Several laws require the Department of State to designate a foreign state as one sponsoring terrorism. They are: Section 620A of the foreign Assistance Act, Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. Consequently, the Department periodically publishes a report, Patterns of Global Terrorism, updating such designations. Currently, the designated countries are Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, North Korea, and Cuba.
        Special Warning to F-visa and J-visa Holders: Before this regulation becomes in effect, you were able to travel on advacent islands without a valid visa and with a valid I-94, but not, repeat not, any more after this Sunday, if you came from one of those countries listed in the regulation. This is a Spring Break time and you may plan on travelling these islands. Watch out if you came from the terrorism sponsoring countries which are listed in this DOS regulation.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net