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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">The Office of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) will host a Travel Signature Week from November 28 through December 2 from 1:30pm-4pm each day</span></i></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">.
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We will also host travel information sessions for students on November 28 and December 1 at 4pm
<b><i><u>IN PERSON</u></i></b> in BA 221 and <b><i><u>ONLINE</u></i></b> at</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">
<a href="http://connect.tamuc.edu/issstravel/">http://connect.tamuc.edu/issstravel/</a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">Students planning to travel outside the U.S. over the semester break may visit the ISSS in Halladay 104 during the Travel Signature Week between 1:30pm-4pm to receive a travel
signature while they wait</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">
<b><i><u>The travel signature weeks are</u></i></b><u> <b><i>the only times the ISSS will process travel signature requests while students wait</i></b></u>. Any travel signature requests received outside of the dedicated travel signature weeks will be processed
within the normal ISSS processing time.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">We do not consider requests to expedite a travel signature request.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The travel signature is on the 2<sup>nd</sup> page of the I-20 and is valid for 12 months from the date of the signature on the 2<sup>nd</sup> page for re-entry. A travel signature is
<b><i><u>not required to DEPART the U.S.</u></i></b> but a valid travel signature (within past 12 months) is
<b><i><u>required to RE-ENTER the U.S.</u></i></b> For more information go to </span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/travelinformation.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">ISSS Travel Resources</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">.
Below are the documents required for a travel signature request:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/TravelSignatureRequestFormSp16.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Travel Signature Request Form</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Copy of passport, visa and I-94</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">AFTERNOON ADVISING HOURS WILL BE SUSPENDED THIS WEEK DUE TO THE TRAVEL SIGNATURE WEEK.</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL. FOR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS EMAIL
<a href="mailto:INTL.STU@TAMUC.EDU" target="_blank">INTL.STU@TAMUC.EDU</a>. </span>
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