User:Vipul/Automatic visa revalidation

Automatic visa revalidation is an exception to the general rule that a person who is not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident can only enter the United States if he/she has a valid visa. According to automatic visa revalidation, people on some non-immigrant visa statuses who visit Canada, Mexico or some adjacent islands close to the United States for a period of less than 30 days can re-enter the United States based on a valid Form I-94 even if their visa has expired.

Rules
A person is eligible for automatic visa revalidation provided the following conditions are met:


 * The person’s absence from the United States was 30 days or less.
 * The person did not visit any countries other than Mexico or Canada in that period. People on F visa or J visa statuses are also allowed to have visited adjacent islands to the United States (i.e., the Caribbean Islands).
 * The person does not have a pending (or rejected) application for a new visa. Since it is not possible to renew a non-immigrant visa in the United States a person on a non-immigrant visa may travel to a nearby country to apply for a new visa. However, such a person becomes ineligible for automatic visa revalidation based on the rules, so automatic visa revalidation cannot be used as a fallback option for somebody trying to renew an expired visa.
 * The person is not a citizen of one of the countries designated by the US as a state sponsor of terrorism. As of 2015, the list includes four countries: Cuba (designated March 1, 1982), Iran (designated January 19, 1984), Syria (designated August 12, 1993), and Sudan (designated December 29, 1979).