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H1B REF notice OPT expires (Gap > 60 days)
Hi everyone,
I applied for H1B for FY 2008 quota. I recently received a 'REF notice' from Vermont Service Center.
It says:
"According to the record, your OPT expires on July 04, 2007 and your requested H1B start date is October 1, 2007. The gap between this status change exceeds the 60 day grace period allowed for students.
Submit evidence establishing that you are or will be in valid nonimmigrant status for the time period in question.
If you are unable to meet this requirement, your petition will be forwarded to a consulate of your choice for consular processing."
If I enroll in a program (3 courses) that gives me an I-20, would it count as an evidence?
I did my master's in software engineering. Does the program have to be relevant?
As my OPT expires on July 4th, will I need to enroll for Fall or Summer semester?
Can someone please suggest the programs I can apply for? Does anyone know any school near Dallas that is not very expensive and can issue an I-20?
Thank you so much in advance.
Malay
I applied for H1B for FY 2008 quota. I recently received a 'REF notice' from Vermont Service Center.
It says:
"According to the record, your OPT expires on July 04, 2007 and your requested H1B start date is October 1, 2007. The gap between this status change exceeds the 60 day grace period allowed for students.
Submit evidence establishing that you are or will be in valid nonimmigrant status for the time period in question.
If you are unable to meet this requirement, your petition will be forwarded to a consulate of your choice for consular processing."
If I enroll in a program (3 courses) that gives me an I-20, would it count as an evidence?
I did my master's in software engineering. Does the program have to be relevant?
As my OPT expires on July 4th, will I need to enroll for Fall or Summer semester?
Can someone please suggest the programs I can apply for? Does anyone know any school near Dallas that is not very expensive and can issue an I-20?
Thank you so much in advance.
Malay
