Pre-Arrival Immigration Part 2
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Hello and welcome to part 2 of the new international student prearrival immigration orientation. In this section. We’ll be talking a bit about getting your F1 student status and also about the various parts of your form. I 20. At this time, many of you have either arrived inside the US. Or will get to the us shortly. While you are here, we want to make sure that you keep all Your immigration documents safe. This means that is very important to make sure that you have an electronic and.
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If necessary, paper copies of your passport and also of your US visa as well. You may want to make sure that you keep these in separate places as a requirement of maintaining your F1 student status. You also want to make sure that your passport is valid. At least six months into the future. While you’re here inside the us, if your passport is expiring. Expiring or has expired, you want to reach, out to your embassy or consulate instructions on how to renew your passport inside the US.
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At this time. Many of you should have already printed off a copy of your form. I 20 to use for entry inside the US. Your form, I contain several different parts. This includes your Cvs number, which is located at the top, your biographical information, academic information and financial information. During your course of studies here at Virginia Tech, you will have anywhere from one to 10 different copies and versions of your I 20.
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These are all but different, depending on whether you need a travel signature from our office. If you change your major, if you need additional time while you are studying here. You want to make sure that you keep all of these old I 20 S in a safe place and that you do not discard them as you may need them in the future for immigration benefits. The most important part of your form.
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I is actually the information about your program of study in the middle part of your I 20. You will note that there is information about the estimated length of study of your program, which is the program and date. There is also an information by the name of your major or program of study. Here, a Virginia Tech. Please note that the name of your major on your I 20 may be different than the actual name of your academic program here in Virginia Tech.
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The information that’s on your I 20 is standardized across all institutions, The us and different schools have different names for similar majors. You’ll also see there is an estimated period of time for your program as well.
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It’s very important to make note of this date, as in the future, if you need additional time to complete your degree here at Virginia Tech, you’ll want to check in with our office and request additional time, at least a month before your I 20 expires is very important to know that once your I expires. It is no longer possible for us to extend it.
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And you may need to leave the us before you have completed your degree. Now, hopefully, as you are listening to this, many of you all have already received your F1 student visa. Now there is a sample version of the student visa on the screen, the visa or the F. One student visa gives you permission to present. Yourself for admission at a US. Port of entry. It is not a guarantee that a Customs and Border Protection official will let you in. But if you have all the documentation.
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Information that you need, you should be able to enter the us with your visa stamp at 9. 20 on your F1 student visa. You also see that it allows us to start a number of entries into the us. Most of you all, all will usually have an M indicating that, allowed multiple entries into the us during the period or the validity of your F1 student visa.
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Some of you may have S representing single entry, which means that the visa may only be used one time to enter the us. The us visa is, only used for entry inside the us and and in fact, may expire while you inside us, as long as you’re still invalid.
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F point that that is, and that you still have additional time on your I 20 and that you are active F1 student, you will only need to renew your visa if you are planning to exit the us and are re-entering at that time, you will want to make sure that you have a new or updated valid F. One student visa. Now, many times I have talked about having an F1 student visa. And while you’re inside the. Us, we will talk about, you having F student status. The two, although sounding very similar, are not the same.
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The visa, as I mentioned before, allows you to present yourself for entry inside the us, having F1 student status mean that you are allowed to actually stay inside the us. In fact, it is, is possible to have a valid us visa, not be in status if you have done something to lose that status, the visa can only be extended outside the us at a us consulate or consulate or embassy.
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In fact, it is not possible to visa at all inside the us, and it’s only available outside the us. On the other hand, your, F1 student status can, be extended inside the us. For example, in the previous entry, I said, if you needed more time to complete your degree, you can extend your I, which extends your F1 status inside the us. Once you enter the us, or for many of you who are transferred to you if if you’re already inside the us, one of the things, things that you will need in order to prove that. Entered the US. And that you are in legal F.
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Status is the I 94 record the I 94. Record for everyone Arrive it into the us S by sea and by air is. An electronic document after you entry inside. Us, we recommend that you wait at least two calendar days or 48 hours in order to go to this website to obtain a copy of your I. 94. Record your I 94 record will look very similar to what’s here on the page. You will need to enter your passport information, your name, and also country of citizenship in order to obtain this documentation.
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If you’re an F1 student, it should say F1 as your class of admission. If you are AJ 1 student, it will say, J One. As your class. As your class admission under admit until date, it should have D slash S. D slash F stands for duration of status. This means that you are legally allowed to remain inside the US.
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As long as you’re maintaining your student status and continuing your academic studies, once you review your I 94, if it does not say yes or if the class of admission does not match the documentation that you have, it is very important to contact Cranwell International Center immediately so we can work on making sure that we correct and update your immigration status inside the US. Now, many of you, before you went for your visa. Appointments would have had to pay the Cvs fee. Or the I 9 O One V at F.
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MJ V dot com. This Cvs fee helps fund the system called Cvs. The S, the student and exchange visitor information system, Cvs is an system used by schools and the Department of Homeland Security to exchange and record data regarding students, students and visitors. On the F, J and M visa types, there are various types of stute people who are legally allowed to offer, access.
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Cvs at Cromwell International Center, the international student advisors who are called DS, OS, or designated school officials, have access to this system. At Virginia Tech, only the designated school officials are allowed to access Cvs. The Visa officers at US. Embassies and consulates also have access to this system, to see your information and to see all the information as entered by the designated school official.
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And once you arrive to the us. The Customs and Border Protection officials at the us ports of entry, also have access to see this, to review your information. As designated school officials of Virginia Tech. There are various types of information about each student that we are required to report in Sivas. There are personal information, academic information and financial information.
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These informations are entered at different times of your academic career here. Revenging a tech in order to first create your I, we are required to enter your personal information, all biographical, encoding, your surname, first name, etc… And then once, and also your foreign address. Once you arrive inside the us, we’re also required to, to actually enter your us.
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Address your number and your email address. As well as indicated before your I. 20 also does include your academic information and lower down on the I. You know, that there is financial information. Which includes the university’s estimated expenses for tuition and also the source of funding that you provided, which can either be yourself, your family, or Virginia Tech assistance Chip.
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Every semester fall in spring, the designated school officials are required to report certain information to the CVS system. One, when you first arrive inside, the us were required to report, report. If you have reported to campus at Virginia Tech, this means completing immigration check in form every semester. We are then also required to report whether you enrolled full time. If you’re not able to be enrolled full time.
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We are also required to report whether you have permission to be less than full time. And then every semester and throughout the year were also required to update your current address, email and phone number. At Virginia Tech, we use the data you enter in hooking spa to update Cvs. It is important that when you change addresses or phone numbers, that you update that information in hockey, spa.
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You are required to keep your information up to date. This is the end of part 2. Please enter code I. TL, 4, 5, HG to take immigration quiz too.
The Questions
- What information does your I-20/DS-2019 show? Select all that apply.
☐ Your foreign Address
☑ Your financial information (cost of attendance and your source of funding
☑ Your biographical information
☑ Your program of study or major at Virginia Tech - When should you request to extend your I-20/DS-2019 if it is expiring?
☐ After my program end date, then I will know I need more time
☐ When I first arrive, I know I will need more time
☑ At least a month, before it expires - What is the purpose of the F-1/J-1 visa stamp?
☑ It gives you permission to present yourself for entry to the US
☐ It allows you to stay legally inside the US
☐ It allows you to enter the US - Your F-1/J-1 visa and your F-1/J-1 immigration status inside the US are the same thing
☐ True
☑ False - What is the I-94? Select all that apply
☐ It includes information about the school you attend
☑ It is proof of your immigration status inside the US - Who can access Student and Exchange Visitor Information System? Select all that apply.
☐ The Graduate School
☑ Designated School Officials and Alternate Responsible Officers
☐ VT Academic advisors
☐ VT lawyers (attorneys) - What information must be reported to Student and Exchange Visitor System?
☐ Your social security number
☑ Your US address
☐ Your class schedule - How do you update your US address?
☐ Report to your academic department
☐ Submit form in IntlHokies
☑ Update information in HokieSpa
☐ Complete form with Department of Homeland Security - Every semester, the international student advisors at Cranwell International Center report to SEVIS that :(select all that apply).
☑ Your current address
☐ Information about your academic advisor
☐ Your class schedule
☑ You are enrolled full-time