Immigration Documents

The following documents are very important and must be valid at all times in order for you to maintain lawful F-1 status:

• PASSPORT (should be valid for a minimum of 6 months into the future)
• Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student F-1 Status)
• Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record (white card usually stapled in passport)

Please keep your original documents in a safe place. We recommend that you make photocopies of these documents and store them in a location separate from the actual documents. If any of these documents is damaged, lost or stolen, you must have it replaced as quickly as possible. Please keep in mind that the F-1 visa stamp in your passport does not need to be valid at all times; but it must be valid when you reenter the United States after traveling outside the country. You should contact the ISA (International Student Advisor) if you have any questions about the documents or if you need to have them replaced. Please bring all of these documents the first time you visit the international student advisor.