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in this video we are going to be discussing the travel signature on the i20 and the ds2019 for f1 and j1 visa students respectively and you're also going to understand why it's important to pay attention to your travel signature when making plans to deport the united states so make sure to watch this video to the end as i'm going to explain what you can do if you realize too late that your travel signature is expired the travel signature is an endorsement provided by your school's international student office to international students on an f1 or j1 visa status this endorsement can be found on page 203 on the form i20 for f1 visa students and on page 1 of the ds 2019 for j1 visa students now new international students entering the us for the first time do not get a travel signature under an issue from i-20 or from ds2019 the purpose of this travel signature is to seek entry back into the us when an international student travels outside of the u.s nonetheless the travel signature is not a required document to depart the united states as an international student depending on your academic status the validity of your travel signature could be for 6 months or 12 months for example f1 and j1 students completing their programs receive a travel signature that's valued for about 12 months or until the end of their program completion date whichever comes first while f1 or j1 students who have completed their programs of study and are engaged in either f1 opt or f1 stem opt or j1 academic training receive a travel signature that's valid for 6 months or until the end of the respective training period whichever is sooner so when making travel plans outside of the us you should always always ensure that the travel signature on your i-20 or ds-2019 will be valid on the day you plan to return to the us otherwise you should obtain a new travel signature from your school's international office before you depart the united states now a quite common scenario f1 and j1 international students find themselves in is forgetting to obtain a travel signature before traveling outside of the us so what can you do if you realize that you departed the us with an expired travel signature well if you find yourself in this predicament you got two options your first option will be to contact your school's international student office and request that a new i-20 or ds-2019 with an updated travel signature be mailed to your international address now this would only make sense if you have enough time to receive your updated travel signature before embarking on your return trip to the us if this is not the case then you might want to consider delaying your return trip to the us until you've received your updated travel signature now just for a quick note at the time of making this...