Ali Asad Sabir

Thanks, Jeanne. I understand SEVIS termination is a hot topic. My SEVIS termination was "early authorized withdrawal" due to a family emergency. And given I am out of the US for more than 5 months, it makes the options of reinstatement not possible. I am now re-admitted in the same college and same program and I'll reach out to the Embassy for more clarity -- but looks like the responses are mostly generic.

I was in the US for my masters but took authorized early withdrawal due to a family emergency. My SEVIS was terminated and I am now outside of the US for more than 5 months. I am now re-admitted in the same school and same program under new I20 and new SEVIS ID. Do I need to apply for a fresh visa or can I re-use my current valid visa (which has a different SEVIS number) to re-enter US? I am confused. This is a grey area, conversations on Redditt and Quora suggest people using existing valid visa with different SEVIS ID but local embassy mentioned applying for a fresh visa again