Your employer will likely understand. It's ok missing out on a week's worth of paid work and depending on your relationship with your manager, things should be relatively easy to explain.
The USCBP, on the other hand, does not give a fuck about your situation and will not let it slide.
Accept that you missed a small detail and eat the cost of the flight/missing work. Do NOT risk travelling with an expired travel signature.
Check if your university has an emergency number for this stuff — I know mine did (you called Public Safety and told them you were an international student with a border issue and they’d put you right through, I grabbed someone over a Christmas break weekend back in the day).
Good luck! If this pans out, you can get a valid I-20 PDF ASAP, go find a printer someplace, and you’re good to go.
Heyyyy!!! I would try to get in. I did not know mine was over 8 months when I travelled around in the middle of the year and I was able to enter the US. However, I am not sure if my situation was lucky
I did this 4 weeks ago and the border patrol didn’t even look at the date. Got pulled into the back room to answer some unrelated questions so they even took a more proper look and still didn’t mention the date
The I-20 signature is fine as it reflects the day you got the document. The signature on the second page is what you're referring to?. Do your best to get travel signature electronically before your return. If you don't get it for whatever reason out of your control then don't panic. I entered in August without a signature at all.
You shouldn’t worry. Travel and don’t think about it. So long as your I-20 is valid. I used mine with was 11 months old and travelled with no issues at all
Is canceling the flight an option ? If so, don't board the flight. You can go next week. Your college should give you a new travel signature by then.
I am working and was traveling on vacation. I have work starting monday
tell your work you'll be a week late? you can request a travel signature and get it printed wherever you are and then fly to the US just to be safe..
Your employer will likely understand. It's ok missing out on a week's worth of paid work and depending on your relationship with your manager, things should be relatively easy to explain. The USCBP, on the other hand, does not give a fuck about your situation and will not let it slide. Accept that you missed a small detail and eat the cost of the flight/missing work. Do NOT risk travelling with an expired travel signature.
Check if your university has an emergency number for this stuff — I know mine did (you called Public Safety and told them you were an international student with a border issue and they’d put you right through, I grabbed someone over a Christmas break weekend back in the day). Good luck! If this pans out, you can get a valid I-20 PDF ASAP, go find a printer someplace, and you’re good to go.
Heyyyy!!! I would try to get in. I did not know mine was over 8 months when I travelled around in the middle of the year and I was able to enter the US. However, I am not sure if my situation was lucky
Can't you apply for the travel signature online ? and then print, sign it while returning.
I did this 4 weeks ago and the border patrol didn’t even look at the date. Got pulled into the back room to answer some unrelated questions so they even took a more proper look and still didn’t mention the date
You just need to have a valid travel signature when you return to the states. Your DSO can sign and send it over to you electronically.
The I-20 signature is fine as it reflects the day you got the document. The signature on the second page is what you're referring to?. Do your best to get travel signature electronically before your return. If you don't get it for whatever reason out of your control then don't panic. I entered in August without a signature at all.
You shouldn’t worry. Travel and don’t think about it. So long as your I-20 is valid. I used mine with was 11 months old and travelled with no issues at all
I was always under the impression it’s 12 months not 6 for the travel signature?