Usa F1 visa validity issue

by Md_Hyder

Hello,

I have got my F1 visa approved in 2021 December unfortunately my mom was having some serious medical issues hence deferred and I will be traveling now in 2022 December to the same University on which I got visa and also got my i20 so my question is should I need re-stamping? Got to know 6months rule is for PPL who entered usa but i didn’t