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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Don’t forget that is ISSS will have walk-in Travel Signature Requests times Monday, November 9 through Thursday November 12 from 1pm-4pm.
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> We will also host another Travel Signature Week November 30 through December 4.</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please be sure to complete the Travel Request Signature form at
<a href="http://bit.ly/1rNGPFf">http://bit.ly/1rNGPFf</a> <b><i><u>BEFORE</u></i></b> you visit the ISSS.
<b><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Any student who is planning on traveling or may be traveling outside the U.S. during the Thanksgiving Break or in December/January will need to be sure to review their I-20 to see if they have
a travel signature. <b><i>The ISSS will be re-issuing new I-20’s with the new I-20 format (began June 2015) so all students are encouraged to request a travel signature if there is any chance you will travel outside the U.S.</i></b>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please be sure to complete the Travel Request Signature form at
<a href="http://bit.ly/1rNGPFf">http://bit.ly/1rNGPFf</a> <b><i><u>BEFORE</u></i></b> you visit the ISSS.</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">A <i><span style="color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">travel signature is valid for 12 months from the date of the signature</span></i></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">for re-entry to the U.S. Attached is a sample of where the travel signature is located on the I-20.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Students traveling outside the U.S. with an expired visa will need to renew their visa before they will be allowed to re-enter. For information about renewing your visa go to
<a href="http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/student.html">http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/student.html</a>. Please note the unofficial or official transcript is sufficient for the visa renewal and the ISSS no longer
issues visa renewal letters per the guidance from the U.S. Department of State.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of re-entry.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For more information about traveling outside the U.S. go to
<a href="http://www.ice.gov/sevis/travel">http://www.ice.gov/sevis/travel</a>. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please be sure to complete the Travel Request Signature form at
<a href="http://bit.ly/1rNGPFf">http://bit.ly/1rNGPFf</a> <b><i><u>BEFORE</u></i></b> you visit the ISSS<span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span><span style="color:black">The ISSS may request a copy of a student’s travel itinerary in certain circumstances.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Due to the high number of emergency travel signature requests by students this semester any student requesting an emergency travel signature outside the
dedicated Travel Signature Weeks in November and December will be required to provide additional documentation to verify the emergency and a copy of their travel itinerary confirming the departure date.</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red"> </span></i></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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