You are not eligible for AVR if any of the following statements are true for you.
- You are a citizen or national of a country deemed by the U.S. government to be a state sponsor of terrorism. View a list of those countries.
- While in the U.S., you violated any of the F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, H-1B, H-4, O-1, or O-3 regulations, including unauthorized employment.
- You entered the U.S. under the terms of the ESTA
- You ever had a visa officially canceled by the U.S. government.
- If you applied for a visa at a U.S. consulate abroad and that application is still in process at the time you seek readmission to the U.S. under AVR.
- During your trip outside the U.S., you any country not listed below for your visa type.
AVR for F-1, F-2, J-1, and J-2 Visa Holders Only
- If the answer to every question below is Yes, you may be eligible to return to the U.S using an expired visa.
- If the answer to any question below is No, you are not eligible for AVR admission to the U.S.
- I have an expired F-1, F-2, J-1, or J-2 visa in my passport.
- During this absence, I will be outside the U.S. for no more than 30 days.
- During this absence, I will travel only to the following countries: Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Canada, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Marie-Galante, Martinique, Mexico, Miquelon, Montserrat, Saba, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Christopher, Saint Eustatius, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Maarten, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre, Saint Vincent, Grenadines, Trinidad, Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Other British, French and Netherlands territory or possessions bordering on the Caribbean Sea. NOTE: If you travel to Cuba, you are not eligible for 30-day automatic visa revalidation.
- I will be returning to the U.S. in the same status that I departed from the U.S. Example: I was in F-1 status when I departed the U.S. and I will be returning to the U.S. in F-1 status.
Note that all of the AVR countries are either in North America (Canada and Mexico), in the Atlantic Ocean (Bermuda and Bahamas) or Caribbean Sea (all other AVR countries) adjacent to the U.S. None of the AVR countries are in any other part of the world, including Central and South America. If you travel to any other country during your absence from the U.S., you are not eligible for AVR.
AVR H-1B, H-4, O-1, and O-3 Visa Holders Only
- If the answer to every question below is Yes, you may be eligible to return to the U.S. using an expired visa.
- If the answer to any question below is No, you are not eligible for AVR admission to the U.S.
- I have an expired H-1B, H-4, O-1, or O-3 visa in my passport.
- During this absence, I will be outside the U.S. for no more than 30 days.
- During this absence, I will travel only to Canada or Mexico. I will not be traveling to any other country during this absence.
- I will be returning to the U.S. in the same status that I departed from the U.S. Example: I was in H-1B when I departed the U.S. and I will be returning to the U.S. in H-1B status.
