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Minor nitpick: Visa status != Immigration status For example: As a student you can have an expired F1 visa in your passport, but as long as your I-20 document
by jonemo 13y ago
Minor nitpick: Visa status != Immigration status
For example: As a student you can have an expired F1 visa in your passport, but as long as your I-20 document is kept valid and you are attending school you are fine. The visa is only of concern when crossing the border.
- raverbashing 13y agoCorrect This also applied for regular B visas, if it expires on day X you have until day X to cross the border, but the maximum duration of your stay is determined by the officer, regardless of the remaining visa duration.
- hpagey 13y agoExactly you do not need a Visa to be in status. Another example of valid status without the need of visa is I-485 pending status. Lots of people who have applied for i-145 ( adjustment of status from non immigrant to immigrant) are legally allowed to be in the US and enter the US without Visa.