Hello,
I am currently on OPT and need to go to a conference in Canada. My concern is that I originally came to the US on J1 and then changed my status to F1, so in my passport I only have an expired J1 stamp. The law about visa revalidation in contiguous territories http://www.isso.cornell.edu/immigration/visas/autoreval.html says that F1 students with a valid I-20 can re-enter the US without the actual visa stamp, provided they have the I-94 form. But one is supposed to submit the I-94 while leaving the US. So how does it actually work? Is it possible to give the copy of I-94? What are the odds of not being allowed back to the US?
I am currently on OPT and need to go to a conference in Canada. My concern is that I originally came to the US on J1 and then changed my status to F1, so in my passport I only have an expired J1 stamp. The law about visa revalidation in contiguous territories http://www.isso.cornell.edu/immigration/visas/autoreval.html says that F1 students with a valid I-20 can re-enter the US without the actual visa stamp, provided they have the I-94 form. But one is supposed to submit the I-94 while leaving the US. So how does it actually work? Is it possible to give the copy of I-94? What are the odds of not being allowed back to the US?