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Old Jan 2, 2019, 11:39 pm
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Agneisse
 
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Originally Posted by Katamarino
A friend has just flown home from the US at short notice for a funeral. They realised as they boarded that their passport (China) expires mid-April. They have an F1 visa. Based on the below I believe they cannot re-enter the USA until they renew their passport; is this correct?

https://www.ice.gov/sevis/travel#_Toc81222004
Mainland Chinese will need a passport with >6 months validity, otherwise they will most likely be denied boarding in China when the check-in agent reviews the documents.

The visa in the existing passport can still be used, just carry both together.
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