International Student Services

Travel Outside the United States with a Student Visa

Students may leave the U.S. and be readmitted after an absence of 5 months or less. Upon your return to the U.S. you should have the following documents with you:

1. A valid passport
2. A valid student entry visa (F-1 for an academic student)
3. A current form I-20. This form must be signed by a school official (see list below) and dated within six months of your re-entry. If there have been substantive changes in your course of study or place of study you must get a new form I-20.
4. Proof of your financial support (for example, current bank statement, letter from sponsor or proof of teaching assistantship)
5. Evidence of full time enrollment (transcript or certification letter). http://www.d.umn.edu/registrar/transcripts.html http://www.d.umn.edu/registrar/enrollment_cert.html
6. Students enrolled for less than a full course of study should have a copy of the exception form.

For more information on the process, visit the UM website at:
http://isss.umn.edu/fstudent/TravelOUS.html

Your I-20 form can be endorsed by the following staff members:

Karin Robbins, International Student Adviser
237 Kirby Student Center

Susan Gulland
213 Kirby Student Center


If none of these people are available, schedule an appointment by e-mail. Emergencies: Chris Haidos Admissions, 25 Solon Campus Center or Susana Pelayo-Woodward, KSC 233.