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Hi Guys,
Any help would be appreciated in clarifying the following questions. I really got confused after discussing with the immigration team of my company:
Visa Status: Active, Currently on F1 (OPT)
My OPT expiry date: 03 Jan 2017,
Applying H1: Apr1st 2016
Following are the few questions I have.
1)Are we allowed to travel outside USA once H1 is filed on April 1st
a) Sill in processing
b) is approved
(leaving the country with F1 visa and re-entering with F1)
2) If I applied for H1 and Change of Status together under the premium processing, as per my research I found that if there is no RFE everything will be done by mid of May.
As Change of Status start date is Oct 1st 2016, am I allowed to travel outside of USA after Change of Status is approved in mid of May and re-enter before Oct 1st?
(i.e., leaving the country with F1 visa and re-entering with F1 visa but have the approved H1.)
3) what is the difference in the question2 answer if I applied under Consular processing category?
4)Which one is the better option? Change of Status(COS) or Consular Processing (CP). It seems in either of the two cases I have to attend the visa interview in the home country
Thanks in advance.
Any help would be appreciated in clarifying the following questions. I really got confused after discussing with the immigration team of my company:
Visa Status: Active, Currently on F1 (OPT)
My OPT expiry date: 03 Jan 2017,
Applying H1: Apr1st 2016
Following are the few questions I have.
1)Are we allowed to travel outside USA once H1 is filed on April 1st
a) Sill in processing
b) is approved
(leaving the country with F1 visa and re-entering with F1)
2) If I applied for H1 and Change of Status together under the premium processing, as per my research I found that if there is no RFE everything will be done by mid of May.
As Change of Status start date is Oct 1st 2016, am I allowed to travel outside of USA after Change of Status is approved in mid of May and re-enter before Oct 1st?
(i.e., leaving the country with F1 visa and re-entering with F1 visa but have the approved H1.)
3) what is the difference in the question2 answer if I applied under Consular processing category?
4)Which one is the better option? Change of Status(COS) or Consular Processing (CP). It seems in either of the two cases I have to attend the visa interview in the home country
Thanks in advance.
