Can I travel after graduation, without Job offer? My I-20 expires after graduation.

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Admin]

Hi I have a question.What if I graduate by December 2013 and my I20 expires only by May 2014. Can I go to India for December vaction? provided that I dont have job by that time.


This was posted https://www.facebook.com/desiopt1 June 14th 2013

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

Dude you will be in trouble.. better to wait until you get a job..

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

if you need to travel in December 2013, delay your graduation until you return.

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

don't travel. only if you are an on-going student and enrolled for semester studies, then you are fine to travel during vacation. PLEASE DON'T TAKE ANY RISK. BETTER FOLLOW THE RIGHT PATH

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

U can travel.. Bt make sure u r OPT status is pending wen u r returning back..carry u r I-797 form vth u..I did d same..

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

trust him..he has expereinced it.. they made him sit at the immigration for 2 hrs.. and he is my roommate..

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

Your I 20 expires in the semester that you graduate. You will be given a shortened I 20 once you apply for graduation. So please go to India before that. Or as another person above mentioned, delay your graduation by one semester

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

I got visa approved only for 2years, can we extend the visa?

[helper123]

Once you Graduate... your college automatically send all info to USCIS. So doesnt matter whats the date in your I-20, your records is gonna be updated by USCIS and CIS of your university. So if you travel and comeback on that same I-20... at port of entry when they check the validation of I-20, it will show up you ahve already graduated.... BAMMMM you cannot re enter.

Eitehr have a job or H1 before you travel