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Seeking Advice on Employer Obligations for Hiring a Post-Completion F-1 Visa Holder
I am an F-1 student who will be joining a startup next month. However, the team has never hired anyone on an F-1 visa before, and they are not familiar with the specific steps required by USCIS and F-1 regulations for onboarding. While they have completed e-verification, they are uncertain about whether... -
Masters' - Post completion- Job seeking requirements
I am a recent graduate from Northeastern University, Boston, and currently on my Post-OPT status, and awaiting my EAD approval. My EAD starts on August 15, 2022. My query is, how long am I eligible to stay in the US once my EAD starts if am unable to seek the right Job?... -
F1 COS to H4 + EAD
Hello, My wife is on F1 stem OPT. Her H1 dod not get picked and her OPT will expire next year on Apr 30.
I am on H1B and have an I-140, so we are in process of converting her status to H4. My attorney is asking what to put as the effective date ?
The current USCIS processing time for COS... -
Opt-in to be considered for Masters Cap or not ?
I am currently pursing my Masters in Computer Science. I have received a full time offer (start date - Sept 2022) and the company has asked me to register for H1B lottery for this year. My graduation date is Aug 10, 2022 (Final grades - July 09th, Degree conferral - Aug 10th).
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H1 processing - 2nd RFE. Will withdrawing H1 application keep the Sevis(F1) active?
Hello! One of my friend is currently on Day 1 CPT program and their h1 is picked and under processing with a 2nd RFE request to provide evidence for all previous OPT employment and prove if student has maintained status effectively. I have couple of questions here,
1) one of the company... -
F1 OPT to H4 EAD
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My wife just started her F1 OPT and we just got to know that she is pregnant. I am currently on H1B and has my I-140 approved. We are thinking about changing her to H4 EAD. Looking at the current processing time for F1 to H4 it can take more than 1 year. If we apply for H4 now can we... -
Query about validity of F2 visa
Hello all,
I went to US with F1 in Jan 2017 and my F1 stamp is valid until Dec 4, 2021. I just got married and I am in the process of applying for my wife's F2 visa.
There is a little twist here. Although my F1 stamp is valid until Dec 4, 2021, my STEM OPT is valid until July 2022.... -
Travelling on F1/OPT while H1B is approved
Hi All,
My H1-B(I-129 petition) is approved, as COS, in this cycle and will be valid from 01-Oct-2021.My F1-visa & STEM OPT EAD is valid till next year (May-2023 & Jul-2022 respectively).
Due to family emergency, can I travel around July-August and return by 15 Sep 2021? I am planning... -
Renewal of expired out-of-status H1b visa by new sponsor
I quite my job in Nov 2020 and moved to India to help my family due to covid situation. I was on my OPT and just before quitting, my form I-129 was approved and I got the h1b visa from 10/01/20 to 09/02/23. Also, I did not get my passport stamped after returning to India.
Now, I'm going... -
I-485 aos, applying for new OPT
Hi,
My wife and I applied for I-130 and I-485 concurrently about 6 months ago. She is on F1 status and will be graduating in Spring 2020. I-130 has been approved so we are currently waiting for I 485 approval.
Due to the current administration and corona virus delays we do... -
Guidance on F1 reinstatement
I was a legal F1 student here in the states since 2016 pursuing a BSN. I graduated in Aug 15, 2020 and applied for OPT to hopefully be able to start working at my new job as a nurse. My hospital agrees to help sponsor me for an immigrant work visa, but I know the process takes a while to process, so... -
H1b Transfer without working for previous company
I graduated from a US university in December 2019. Then after I was working for one company who filed my H1b in March 2020. However, due to COVID, I had to leave the job (28th August) but the company didn't withdraw my petition. I started working for a new company on 9th September. I updated my SEVIS...Last edited by pkatrodi; 11-06-2020, 05:07 PM. -
OPT Application Rejected - Ran out of days
Greetings community,
My name is Juan and I come from Brazil.
I have gotten my bachelor's degree in business and I graduated on May 9th. I have sent my application for OPT on June 26th and I got a response on July 2nd that they received. Unfortunately today 07/24/2020 I got a notification... -
OPT application rejected
Hello,
I have applied for OPT but my application got rejected stating that I have attached the old version of I-765 form. The expiry date on my I-765 form is May 21,2020. But my application was received by USCIS on June 2,2020. So, the form got expired. But now the issue is I couldn't find... -
What are my options? STEM OPT with H-1B picked, approved, needs Consular Processing.
Hi! Just wanted to get some second opinions on what my options are considering my situation right now
I'm in the US, working on my STEM OPT which is valid till May 2021. I got picked in last year's H-1B lottery and was due to travel to India (home) a few months ago to get stamping done...
