Dear friends !!!

 i am a student in usa, and my visa is about to expire ! i heard , u can go to mexico or canada to renew the f1 visa !can somebody help me out !!! plz!!   asap

don't worry. as long as you r a student, i.e, as long as u have a valid I-20, u r legal.

Dear fren,

Thanks for ur advice but what if we have to go to Nepal, i heard if you go back, you will have to stay there !!!

and i also heard a lot of students like us go to mexico or canada to renew the visa !!! if anybody has any experience, plz share it with me, Appreciate it !!

Bro, There is no way you go can go outside US after your visa expires. The beauty of US system is you can stay here as long as it takes to complete your studies,even though your visa might have expired. Yes, make sure your I-20 is valid and you keep taking the minimum number of credits. The only time you can think of going back is when you have a different visa, like H1, which you can apply after you graduate or permanent residence (green card). I haven't heard anyone renew the student visa from outside US. So, don't ever do that mistake. Complete your education, get the OPT. Apply for H1, get it then go to Nepal. But if you ever leave the US with an expired visa, remember, you wont be allowed back.

i do understand that but i still have about 5-6 months of visa left and about 2years of schooling according to my I20. i did some internet research and there are criterias which clearly states provosions for visa renewal or F1 students , the only thing i want to know is that if there is anyone who knows about this and has done this, please let me know,i have heard abt a lot of nepali students going to mexico and canada to get their visa renewed,

again, appreciate u guys replying to my conersation !

It is perfectly possible. You can go to mexico or canada to renew your visa. However, to do so you have to have a very strong documents. If you are graduate students and paid by your univesity for your tuition and living expenses you will get your visa renewal pretty easily. If you are leaving on your own, then they will ask you to go back to your country for the visa application. Remember as soon as you apply for visa renewal, your previous visa is not valid, no matter your previous visa has not been expired yet. If you want to go to mexico, there are agents they will charge you $100 and take you form hotel(USA) to mexico. they are quite good. I have not done yet but two of my friend did it. There was no problem in their case. Good luck

i was also thinking of reextending my visa in mexico...my also expires in about before summer starts...though i have pretty strong documents to prove my studies not finishing in given time, if i go to nepal to reextend it....at the same time i also can't help thinking what if they reject me?? anything is possible and once you are stuck ,theres no way back...and i was plannin on visiting nepal this summer....if i don't go nepal i might be stuck here forever...if i go to nepal i might be stuck there forever...plz can anyone also explain to me in detail the process of going to mexico to reextend the visa?????????