Category Archives: F-1

OPT Extension under 2012 H-1B Cap

USCIS published Questions & Answers on the subject of automatic extension of F-1 student status in the United States for certain students with pending or approved H-1B petitions (a request for change of status from F-1 to H-1B) for an employment start date of October 1, 2011 under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 H-1B cap:
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OPT Unemployment Period

In 2008 the Department of Homeland Security changed certain rules on the implementations of Optional Practical Training (OPT). The OPT rules are particularly important to many F-1 students as they may need the period of time to stay in OPT before they can apply for change of status to other nonimmigrant status such as H-1B [...]
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OPT Extension Under H-1B Cap-Gap

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently provided Q&As to address the questions on automatic extension of F-1 student status in the United States for those students who have petitions to change their status from F-1 to H-1B of employments starting October 1, 2010 under the H-1B cap of fiscal year 2011.
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