[Oib] Antarctica OIB deployment - expired visa

[ZAVALETA, JHONY R. (ARC-SGG)]

Chris,

I-94s do exist but only in electronic form, which is what Winnie provided. "D/S” stands for Durations of Status:

"This means that they may remain in the U.S. as long as they are enrolled full-time and their I-20 (F-1) or DS-2019 (J-1) has not expired. Students and scholars are required to keep the passport entry stamp or I-94 card for the duration of their visit."



She is good to go.




Jhony


JHony
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On 7/29/16, 11:41 AM, "Jennison, Chris (AFRC-PS)" <chris.jennison at nasa.gov> wrote:

>My understanding is that the I-94 is obsolete and superceded. It simply doesn’t exist anymore.
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>On 7/28/16, 15:01 , "ZAVALETA, JHONY R. (ARC-SGG)" <jhony.r.zavaleta at nasa.gov> wrote:
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>Chris,
>She could be here on a visa waiver (if it simplifies matters). The reason that she is here on an F1 is because she is a student. A visa waiver is for foreigners “visiting or doing tourism only, not to work nor study (and stay longer than the usual 90 days allowed.)
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>Let me get back to her and I will get back to you, her I-94 or something of the sorts might clear things out.
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>JHONY R. ZAVALETA
>Project Manager - NASA Earth Science Project Office
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>Building N232, Room N232-242
>NASA Ames Research Center
>Moffett Field CA 94035
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>Cell (USA): +1 650-224-4825
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>Office: +1 650-604-0125
>Email: zavaleta at nasa.gov
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>On 7/28/16, 2:35 PM, "Jennison, Chris (AFRC-PS)" <chris.jennison at nasa.gov> wrote:
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>>Jhony,
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>>This says that the I-20 form is given to the student by their school to show the US consulate that the school will enroll them. 
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>>https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/student.html
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>>I see nothing to indicate the I-20 is documentation that a person is lawfully present in the US. If she is an U.K. citizen why isn’t she here on a visa-waiver?
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>>Chris
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>>On 7/27/16, 12:17 , "ZAVALETA, JHONY R. (ARC-SGG)" <jhony.r.zavaleta at nasa.gov> wrote:
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>>Hello Chris & Anne,
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>>Once again, we have this issue come up (as it did during KORUS-AQ) and I want to make sure that we are all on the same page before I reply to Winnie. She is a UK citizen with an expired “entry” F1 visa. She is authorized to be in the country until 2018 as per I-20. I intend to advise Winnie that she will have no problems accessing AFRC and its facilities (DC-8). 
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>>Do I have your concurrence?
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>>Thanks.
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>>Jhony
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>>JHONY R. ZAVALETA
>>Project Manager - NASA Earth Science Project Office
>>MS 232-22
>>Building N232, Room N232-242
>>NASA Ames Research Center
>>Moffett Field CA 94035
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>>Cell (USA): +1 650-224-4825
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>>Office: +1 650-604-0125
>>Email: zavaleta at nasa.gov
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>>On 7/25/16, 2:21 PM, "oib on behalf of Winnie Chu" <oib-bounces at espo.nasa.gov on behalf of wchu at ldeo.columbia.edu> wrote:
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>>>Dear ESPO, 
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>>>I am a student from the Columbia University OIB gravity team. I am trying to register for the OIB 2016 Antarctica deployment. 
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>>>Since my F-1 visa is currently expired (since 15th June 2016), I was not able to complete the registration with that date. I have talked to Dan Chirica about this and he has advised me for now to complete the registration with a visa expiration date 6 months ahead of the original date. 
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>>>My US status dictated by the I-20 is still valid until 16 May, 2018. I have applied to renew my visa and should be renewed by the end of August. 
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>>>I apologize for any troubles I have caused. And thank you for preparing for my potential deployment. 
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>>>Regards,
>>>Wing Yin Chu 
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>>>Winnie Chu 
>>>Graduate Research Fellow
>>>Earth & Environmental Sciences
>>>Columbia University in the City of New York 
>>>Phone: (845) 365-8910
>>>Fax: (845) 365-8156
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