Can I leave the USA if I lost my F1 student visa but I have replaced my passport?
I am an international student studying in US. Unfortunately I lost my passport with my F1 student visa inside. I have asked my home country for replacement of my lost passport. I will finish my studies soon and leave the US back to my home country. But there is no direct flight to my country, so I need to take a domestic flight from South Carolina to San Francisco before taking an international flight to Hong Kong.
As such, do I need to show my F1 visa to immigration in South Carolina or San Francisco? If not, I would like to save the trouble of replacing my F1 visa which can only be done in Hong Kong.
Please help me on this issue. Thanks.
Best Answer
There is no immigration leaving the USA (apart from random spot checks).
The only people that will look at your passport are the check-in staff and TSA will check your passport details(name) against your ticket before security.
You also do not pass through immigration on internal flights in the USA.
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What happens if I lose my F-1 visa?
Lost or stolen U.S. visas cannot be replaced in the United States. For replacement of a visa, you must apply in person at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. When applying for the replacement of a visa, you will need to provide a written account documenting the loss of your passport and visa.Do I need a new US visa if I get a new passport?
Do I need to apply for a new visa with my new passport? No. If your visa is still valid you can travel to the United States with your two passports, as long as the visa is valid, not damaged, and is the appropriate type of visa required for your principal purpose of travel.What happens if you lose your passport with a US visa?
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Many students can renew their passports inside of the U.S. with their home country's consulate or embassy. Contact your embassy for more information. If you have to get a new passport but still have a valid visa in the old one, retain the old passport and travel with both the new and old passports together.Lost Passport Process International Student | How To Replace Your Passport In USA | UPS FAILED ME!
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The US does not have departure immigration formalities. You do not speak to any immigration agent when leaving the US. You check in, go through security and directly to your departure gate, the same as a domestic flight. Your airline will inform immigration that you have departed.
You don't need to replace your visa to depart the US, or even to remain in the US. It is not possible to replace it in the US anyway. And your F1 status remains valid as long as you are still in the US.
You do need to apply for a new F1 visa in your home country if you wish to return to the US.
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