EAD expired

[shree08]

Hi,

My F1 visa has expired, and so has EAD. I have applied for H-4 visa but haven't recieved it yet. I am planning to travel to India on Dec 5th.

I wanted to know if I can travel to India on an expired visa and EAD. I have a connecting flight in Newyork and Doha, and final destination is Bangalore.

Kindly, advice me on this.

Swetha.

[txh1b]

You sure can travel on an expired visa on the route that you have mentioned. However, it is not a good idea to travel on a pending H4 visa change of status if your F1 status has expired. You are currently in a period of authorized stay due to a pending application to be adjudicated. If you travel, as your I-94 will be returned, that change of status application could get denied making your stay after the F1 expiration illegal.

[kabkaba]

You will need H4 Visa to return.

[soumenc]

Reentery to USA

I, my M.S Degree in Electronics Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology,(NJIT) NJ on May 2006.

I got my student visa 0n August 2004 for 5 years i.e from August 2004-August 2009.Now, after completion of my M.S I got one year of OPT from June 2006-June 2007 and I didn’t find a suitable company to file H-1B visa for.Thus, I extended or overstayed for 180 days prior to the completion of my OPT status.

After a much try I returned back to India on December 2007.Since, then I working as an Assistant Professor in an Engineering college in India.

But, I want to pursue PhD degree from NJIT again and my professors are also ready to give me the scholarships. But, my question is:-

WILL I BE ELGIBLE TO GO BACK USA ONCE AGAIN? I DIDN’T VIOLATED THE STUDENT VISA STATUS, I JUST OVERSTAYED 180 DAYS AGAINST OF MY OPT DATE?

Please, your answer will be my key decision maker of my carrier and my life