Do American students need to apply for a new visa when they return to China for vacation?

The winter vacation in the United States is coming, and many friends studying in the United States are going to return to China for vacation and visit relatives. But what about the return visa? Let me talk about whether American students need to apply for a new visa when they return to China for vacation. Little friends must read carefully!

I. Having a criminal record

As long as they are not American citizens, they may be investigated when entering the country and repatriated because of their past criminal records. In the past, almost all of them were serious criminal records such as murder, drug trafficking, fighting, fighting and drunk driving. However, judging from recent cases, the possibility of revoking the green card due to minor crimes is not ruled out.

Second, the overseas residence time is too long.

According to US Customs regulations, all legal residents do not need to apply for any return permit within 180 days after leaving the country.

If you leave the country for more than 180 days, but within one year, although the law does not stipulate that you need to apply for a re-entry permit to the United States, according to the immigration law, the customs has the right to conduct "special treatment and inspection" to verify whether the parties really want to stay in the United States.

If you are a permanent resident who has been abroad for more than one year, you need to apply for a re-entry permit. The US Customs also stressed that green card residents who have left the United States for more than 180 days, if they have no tax declaration records, may also become a factor for customs officials to determine whether passengers intend to give up their identity.

The safest way to convince the Immigration Bureau is to ensure that you spend more time in the United States each year than in any other country.

3. There is something wrong with the way to obtain a green card, providing false information or deliberately concealing facts when naturalization.

Green card obtained by some illegal means, such as providing false information or some false asylum behavior.

International students need to make the following preparations when returning to China during holidays:

1. Please confirm the validity of I-20 before returning to China.

Before returning to China, students should take I-20 to the international student center of the school and ask the consultant to sign it (the signature and date are in the box at the bottom of the third page of I-20). The validity of the signature date is 1 year. If I-20 forgets to sign or the signature is invalid, it will be detained by the customs for verification or even refused entry when returning to the United States.

2. Bring your report card (preferably official report card) for renewal.

3. Check whether the passport and visa are still valid when entering the United States. The passport should be valid for at least six months longer than the date you plan to leave the United States.

4. Check whether your visa is exactly the same as the type of visa you should hold.

5. Check whether the name of the school listed on the visa is accurate. If there is any difference, please contact the embassy immediately and issue a new visa.

6. The first time you come to the United States with a non-immigrant visa, the time to enter the country in advance can only be 30 days before the class starts.

7. Take your passport (including the envelope with visa documents attached), visa, student I-20 form and proof of financial resources with you. Physical examination form, in addition, students' recent tuition receipts and transcripts, as well as the names and contact information of the designated school leaders who are scheduled to attend the school, and also bring some stationery. Please don't put the relevant documents in the checked baggage! Because your luggage may be lost or not arrive in time, you will not be able to show the relevant documents to the customs and border officials, which may eventually lead to your inability to enter the country.

It should be noted that it is common for international students to leave the United States for two weeks, and the time to return to the United States should not be too close to the school day.

Here, I would like to introduce the matters needing attention in returning to China during the study abroad holiday in the United States, hoping to help the applicants.