What if I leave immediately after graduation and then want to return to travel or apply for work authorization?
You will not be permitted to return in student status after the end date listed on your I-20 or DS-2019 form. Once you have completed the academic program listed on your Certificate of Eligibility and leave the U.S. without extending your student status, you lose the privilege of returing to the U.S. using that status and/or applying for work permission associated with your program of study. You will have to use another visa status to return to the U.S.
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