Traveling Within U.S. Only

If you are traveling within the United States only, make sure to carry your original passport and visa document (i.e. Form I-20, Form DS-2019, Form I-797, Employment Authorization Card, etc.). If you are traveling far away from home or by bus, train, airplane. For local travel/close to home, simply carry PDF copies of above documentation on your cell phone.

Traveling Within U.S. Territories

Visiting Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands: no valid visa is needed. You will need to bring your Form I-20 and an unexpired Form I-94, passport and visa. For information pertaining to traveling outside of the U.S., please select the most appropriate category below.

Travel Information Quicklinks

• Renewing Your Visa
• Travel Precautions & Resources
• Automatic Visa Re-validation - Travel to Canada, Mexico or Adjacent Islands with an expired F-1 visa. Note: this is not applicable for citizens from Iran, Syria and Sudan. For a complete list of what countries are exempt of this, see the State Sponsors of Terrorism country list.
• F-1 Students - Reentering the U.S.
• F-1 (Post) Optional Practice Training or STEM Extension
• International Faculty or Research Scholars (J-1, H-1, O-1, TN Status, Etc.)
• J-1 Students
• H-1 Cap Gap Extension: if you are on this status, do not travel outside of the U.S. consult with your H-1B Immigration Attorney for any travel advice.

Questions on Travel

For F-1 and J-1 travel questions, please email: ISSO@uml.edu.

For H-1B, O-1, TN, or Permanent Residency related travel questions, contact Maria Conley in the office of Human Resources by email: Maria_Conley@uml.edu.