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Following these recommended practices helps maintain your legal status and avoid unnecessary complications during your stay in the U.S.

Staying informed about your visa status and responsibilities is essential to maintaining compliance and avoiding disruptions to your stay in the U.S.

Please remember that your visa (the admission stamp placed in your passport by a U.S. Consulate bearing your picture and other information) only determines the period of time during which you can enter the U.S.

Your visa does not determine the duration of your F-1 or J-1 status; in other words, if your visa has expired, that does not mean your F-1 or J-1 status has expired.

Please also be aware that the Department of State has broad discretionary authority to revoke a visa. If the Department of State revokes your visa:

• You may receive an email delivered to the email address that you provided to the U.S. Consulate on your most recent DS 160 Application for Nonimmigrant Visa.

However, the Department of State does not notify the visa holder in every instance of a visa revocation. If you are concerned about the validity of your visa, you can:

• Go to the CEAC Visa Application status tool.
• Select the "Nonimmigrant" dropdown option in the first field.
• Then select the Consulate that issued your current visa from the dropdown options in the second field.
• Then enter the 14 digit "Control Number" found in the upper right hand corner of your visa in the third field, in the following format: xxxxxxx xxx xxxx.

Alternatively, you may try to contact the U.S. Consulate which issued your visa to verify the validity of your visa.

Be sure to keep current with developments that may affect your stay in the United States. In particular, look for updates on the official USCIS website. Please be aware that on April 9, 20025, the USCIS announced that it will begin screening:

• "Social media content that indicates an alien endorsing, promoting or supporting antisemitic terrorism, antisemitic terroristic organizations, or other antisemitic activity as a negative factor in any USCIS discretionary analysis when adjudicating immigration benefit requests."

If you are concerned that you will be unable to maintain your nonimmigrant status, consider contacting a private immigration attorney to determine if you may be eligible for a different nonimmigrant status.