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来源: 2005-10-11 08:03:16 [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 本文已被阅读:

H and L visa holders can go back and apply a new H/L visa to come in. Or they can apply AP and come back.

But F1\J1\B1 etc, they can't leave without an AP. Otherwise they have to refile I485. And getting a new visa is almost impossible for them, since they can't prove to the visa officer that they don't have immigration intention.