F-1: Travel Abroad

General Information

For travel outside the United States, please carry the following documents with you (in hand, do not check in checked luggage):

  • Passport valid six months past the planned date of reentry to the US 
  • Valid F-1 visa stamp in your passport (Note: Canadian and Bermudian citizens are exempt from this requirement)
  • Original financial support as listed in item #8 of the I-20
  • I-20 with valid travel signature

More information about traveling abroad on Travel Abroad Information for International Students | ISS (purdue.edu)