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Automatic visa revalidation is one of a handful of exceptions to the general rule that a person who is not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident can only lawfully enter the United States if he/she has a valid visa. According to automatic visa revalidation, people on some non-immigrant visa statuses who visit Canada, Mexico or some adjacent islands close to the United States for a period of less than 30 days can re-enter the United States based on a valid Form I-94 even if their visa has expired.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Automatic Revalidation )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】Automatic revalidation for certain temporary visitors )〕 ==Rules== A person is eligible for automatic visa revalidation provided the following conditions are met:〔(【引用サイトリンク】Returning to the U.S. from Canada or Mexico )〕 * The person’s absence from the United States was 30 days or less. * The person did not visit any countries other than Mexico or Canada in that period. People on F visa or J visa statuses are also allowed to have visited adjacent islands to the United States (i.e., the Caribbean Islands).〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】Automatic Visa Revalidation )〕 * The person does not have a pending (or rejected) application for a new visa. Since it is not possible to renew a non-immigrant visa in the United States〔(【引用サイトリンク】Visa & Passport Renewal )〕 a person on a non-immigrant visa may travel to a nearby country to apply for a new visa. However, such a person becomes ineligible for automatic visa revalidation based on the rules, so automatic visa revalidation cannot be used as a fallback option for somebody trying to renew an expired visa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Travel to Canada and Mexico )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】Travel to Canada, Mexico, or Adjacent Islands )〕〔 * The person is not a citizen of one of the countries designated by the US as a state sponsor of terrorism. As of 2015, the list includes four countries: Cuba (designated March 1, 1982), Iran (designated January 19, 1984), Syria (designated August 12, 1993), and Sudan (designated December 29, 1979).〔(【引用サイトリンク】State Sponsors of Terrorism )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Automatic visa revalidation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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