Posted by: BirKrishna February 3, 2011
immiration bothers while entry??
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let me straigthen out the situation here: 

abhi sharma is gotten (say) bachelor degree , she's used her opt for that degree and she is  due to begin masters. However , she is travelling with new I 20 while her old visa still valid and she has not started the classes yet.   

with a new i 20 from new school , the intial signature of DSO also serves as a travel signature for 1 yr (it's a default travel signature). so you don't have to have it signed by DSO. As long as you have valid visa and new I 20 you should have no problem. However,  had you have your visa expired and had new I 20 from grad school, you may have some problem there (since it's like applying first time for visa, like the one you did first time in nepal) and you may have to apply for visa for masters again. 

The bottom line here though: since you  have your new I 20 and your visa still good, you are good to go

@ the lonely travel: this is normal with nepalese. they finish their associates, finish their OPT, get i 20 from 4 yrs school  and go visit their family without even starting a semester. No need to worry, you are good to go too.
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