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Travel Outside the U.S.

Below you will find important information about traveling outside of the United States. Please review it carefully before making any international travel plans.

• Check the J-1 visa inside your passport to make sure it will not expire prior to the date you plan to return to the U.S. You will not be allowed to re-enter the United States if your visa has expired. You will have to make an appointment at a U.S. Embassy outside of the United States to have a new J-1 visa issued. Please contact AuPairCare at 415-434-8788 for more information about this process prior to your departure.
• Check the J-1 visa inside your passport to make sure that it states "M" for multiple entries. This means that you can enter and leave the United States multiple times as long as your visa has not expired, and your travel takes place during the dates listed on your DS-2019 form. If your J-1 visa is stamped "S" for single entry, you will not be able to travel outside of the United States during your program.
• Contact the local foreign embassy of the country where you intend to travel. The embassy will provide you with information about any special visas you may need for travel to that country.
• Send your DS-2019 form to AuPairCare in San Francisco to be authorized for travel outside of the United States. If you do not have a signature and date in the "Travel Validation by Responsible Officer" box in the lower right corner of the DS-2019 form, please send your DS-2019 form along with a letter outlining your dates of travel to: AuPairCare, Attn: Responsible Officer, 600 California Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108. If you need your form immediately, please include $20 so that we can express mail your signed form to you. The travel validation signature is valid for one year. **Please do not send your passport to AuPairCare. Only your DS-2019 form.
• Travel with all of your important documents including your signed DS-2019 form, I-94 card, and passport. Please make a photocopy of each document and keep them safely stored with you in case you happen to lose any of these important documents. This will make it easier to obtain replacements if needed.
• Do not travel outside of the United States beyond the dates listed on your DS-2019 form. AuPairCare recommends that you complete all international travel prior to the start of your "30-day grace period" at the conclusion of your program. Remember your J-1 visa also has to be valid in order to re-enter the USA.

Should you have any questions, please contact AuPairCare at 415.434.8788.

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