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Once your visa is approved, are you home free? – Visa USA Expert
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Once your visa is approved, are you home free? – Visa USA Expert
Once you've done all your visa paperwork, passed your interview and traveled to the U.S., is there anything that could possibly stop you from entering?

Once your visa is approved, are you home free? - Visa USA Expert

Once your visa is approved, are you home free? you’ve done all your paperwork and passed your Consular Officer interview and travel to the U.S., is there anything that could possibly stop you from entering the U.S. and beginning your studies?According to the State Department and our current laws, the answer is “Yes“.According to our laws, a visa allows a foreign citizen coming from abroad, to travel to the United States port-of entry and request permission to enter the U.S. Even if your application has been approved you must be aware that a  a visa does not guarantee entry into the United States.The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have authority to permit or deny admission to the United States.As a student visitor you must have your Form I-20 in your possession each time you enter the United States. In advance of travel, you should review important information about Admissions/Entry requirements, as well as information related to restrictions about bringing food, agricultural products or other restricted/prohibited goods explained on the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection website.Upon arrival (at an international airport, seaport or land border crossing), you will be enrolled in the US-VISIT entry-exit program. If you are allowed to enter the U.S., the CBP official will determine the length of your visit on the Arrival-Departure Record (Form I-94). Since Form I-94 documents your authorized stay in the U.S., it’s very important to keep in your passport.Go USA!– MikeAll information presented here is from my personal research and my attempts to save you time and money when pursuing your dream of coming to the USA to study. Do not take any of this information as LEGAL advice – I am not an attorney, nor do I play one on TV. This information is gathered from a variety of sources including many U.S. Government websites and I urge you to validate this information as much as possible, just as I do when posting on this blog.