Travel OUTSIDE of the USA

• I-20s must be signed for travel before you leave the U.S. for a trip to any other country – this includes Canada and Mexico! See Jane Marshall or Colby Sheldon to obtain your travel signature.
• You must fill out a Travel Re-Entry Request form and turn it into the office with your I-20 one week before you need your I-20 signed for travel (Link to Travel Re-Entry Request form is on Forms and Resources page) 
• International Programs will review your request form and contact you to pick up your signed I-20 or notify you that you are not eligible for travel within a week of receiving your completed form.
• We recommend that you bring your school transcript and/or a copy of your current class schedule with you when you travel so you can prove to immigration officials that you are registered for classes as a student at Lane.
• If you travel to a country other than your home country, you should call or e-mail their embassy beforehand to see if you need a tourist visa.  Plan ahead: it can take up to six months to get a visa in some cases!
• If you travel to your home country and your visa is expired, you will need to apply for a new visa before returning to the U.S.  Make sure to schedule a visa appointment early. You need to receive a new visa before being eligible to re-enter the U.S.
• You should NOT travel to a country other than your home country if your visa has expired because you will not be able to reenter the U.S. until your visa is renewed.
• Every time you leave the United States you will get a new I-94. You must bring your new I-94 to the International office as soon as possible so that you can file it in your records. If you do not do this it can cause problems at the DMV and Social Security office.   
• You may not travel outside the United States and return to the United States during the 15 or 60 day grace period after you finish studying at Lane.