Travel Outside the US – Cornell Tech Student & Academic Affairs

Travel Documents

For F-1 Students and F-1 Dependents (F-2)

If you’re leaving the United States and you need a new visa stamp, find out what you need to do.

F-1 students and their dependents who leave the US must have the following documents in order to re-enter the US in F status:

Valid passport (passport must be valid for at least 6 months)
Valid (unexpired) US visa stamp (page) in your passport (except for Canadian Citizens)
Valid I-20 form showing F-1 or F-2 status, signed for travel on page 2 by a DSO within the last year (six months for Canadian students and students on Post-Completion Optional Practical Training). If you need to update your travel signature or if you have lost your I-20, submit an I-20 reprint request in your myStatus portal.
Proof of financial support (Bring copies of documents mentioned on your I-20 funding letter, TA/RA funding letter or bank statements for personal funds.)
Proof of enrollment, such as your certificate of enrollment or a transcript

If the F-2 dependents are traveling without the student, they need all the above documents, plus the following:

Copy of the student’s F-1 visa page
Copy of the student’s most recent I-94 arrival record as proof of the student’s F-1 status
Copy of the student’s I-20

For F-1 OPT or OPT STEM Extension

For more information on travelling while on OPT or OPT Stem Extension, please visit the Office of Global Learning’s website.

For J-1 Students and J-1 Dependents (J-2)

If you’re leaving the United States and you need a new visa stamp, find out what you need to do.

J-1 students and their dependents who leave the US must have the following documents in order to re-enter the US in J status:

Valid passport (passport must be valid for at least 6 months)
Valid (unexpired) US visa stamp (page) in your passport (except for Canadian Citizens)
Valid DS-2019 form showing J-1 or J-2 status, signed for travel on the lower right-hand side by a DSO within the last year
Proof of financial support (Bring copies of documents mentioned on your DS-2019 funding letter or bank statements for personal funds.)

If the J-2 dependents are traveling without the student, they need all the above documents, plus the following:

Copy of the student’s J-1 visa page
Copy of the student’s most recent I-94 arrival record as proof of the student’s J-1 status
Copy of the student’s DS-2019