I saw even lots of universities like USC, UCLA mention dont leave the country during the semester, I traveled once during Christmas holiday had no issue, but wanna go back to see my family for a month, its during the semester with no vacation leave, I can attend courses online, but would there be issue re-entering the country?
Even UCLA?? I mean if you have family emergency and an active F-1 visa, it should be fine… I think most people who had problems are those who need to renew their visa during the mid semester.
i guess so, I saw the screenshot from someone on twitter… but tbh CBP got the say, so if necessary to be safe, try not to travel international during the semester…
If there’s no solid reason, why take the risk? It doesn’t really make sense for a student to leave school in the middle of the semester instead of focusing on academics. Plus, if anything happens, the university would likely be responsible, so they try to avoid that.
if you have an active F-1 visa, i think you should be fine.