Are you a F-1 or J-1 student traveling internationally soon and require a travel signature? If so, please sign in virtually to obtain an electronic travel signature from Berkeley International Office
Sign in for your F-1 or J-1 virtual travel signature on Wednesday, December 6, 1 - 4 p.m. PST. The sign in form is only open for sign-ins during these posted times. As long as you are signed in, you are guaranteed to speak with an advisor.
After signing in, join the BIO F-1and J-1 Virtual Travel Signature Zoom meeting using the web browser or desktop Zoom app on a computer. Please do not join Zoom using your phone or tablet device as it does not have the necessary file attachment feature.
You will be placed in a waiting room until it is your turn to be seen by an advisor. Only students who have signed in will be seen by an advisor.
NO SHOWS: If you are not present when called, an advisor will remove you from the meeting. You will need to sign in again if you would still like to get a travel signature.
ZOOM NAME: Make sure that your Zoom display name matches the name you have used in the sign in form.
All participants are required to be signed into a Zoom account. Use your CalNet ID to sign into Zoom for signing into Zoom from your desktop application, web browser, or mobile app.) Participants who are not eligible for a UC Berkeley Zoom account can create a free, consumer Zoom account.
After signing in and joining the waiting room, you can check your place in the travel signature queue. You can see how many students are ahead of you.
An advisor will reach out to you once it is your turn. After you’ve been placed in a breakout room with an advisor, please look for the chat function in Zoom. In the Chat area in Zoom, click the file icon to upload your I-20.
You will need a clear, scanned pdf copy of your most recent I-20 or DS-2019 including all pages. Please ensure that the I-20 or DS-2019 has been signed by you. If you have lost your most recent I-20 or DS-2019, please submit a Replacement Document request instead.
Please see here for Travel and Re-entry into the US. If you are on OPT, please see Travel and Re-entry while on OPT. If you are on Academic Training, please see Travel and Re-entry while on Academic Training.
Make sure to check the expiration date on the F-1 or J-1 visa stamp in your passport before international travel so that you know whether you will need to renew your visa before you can re-enter the US.
The visa is just an entry document. Your I-20(link is external) or DS-2019(link is external) has a future expiration date (or post-completion F-1 OPT) on it to maintain its validity. If you are presently in the U.S., your I-20 or DS-2019 is still valid, and the visa stamp in your passport is expired, there is no need for you to make a trip just to extend the visa.
The visa stamp in the passport only needs to be extended if you leave the U.S. and need to reenter the U.S.
If you are traveling to Canada or Mexico but your visa has expired, you may qualify for Automatic Revalidation. Please see here for more information.