Travel to India after COS from F1 to H1 approved, Subrahmanya help requested.

[americaneagle]

I am on F1, before completing the graduation I applied for H1 and I got it approved. I went to India after I got my H1 approval notice and returned to US on F1 itself. My H1 is going to start in the month of Oct 1 St 2007. I didn't attend the H1 visa interview in India. The I-94 I have now is diffarent from the one that is on my H1B approval notice. What should I do now, do I need to update my new I-94? one more thing I am going to terminate my F1 status one month before the H1B start date is that OK or do I need to maintain my F1 status till Oct 1 st. As I am not completed my graduation can I get the 60 days grace period to stay in US without any status. Thanking you very much.

[Subramanya]

F1 to H1

I am on F1, before completing the graduation I applied for H1 and I got it approved. I went to India after I got my H1 approval notice and returned to US on F1 itself. My H1 is going to start in the month of Oct 1 St 2007. I didn't attend the H1 visa interview in India. The I-94 I have now is diffarent from the one that is on my H1B approval notice. What should I do now, do I need to update my new I-94?

---- The I-94 for H1 will be valid from Oct 1. The white I-94 you got for F1 is valid only till that time as F1 is valid. However, you are in status as long as you have an I-94 that is valid and unexpired

one more thing I am going to terminate my F1 status one month before the H1B start date is that OK or do I need to maintain my F1 status till Oct 1 st.

---- It is better to maintain your F1 status till Oct.1 as you are not on OPT (if I am right)

As I am not completed my graduation can I get the 60 days grace period to stay in US without any status.

---- If you can continue on F1 status do not use the 60 day grace period. That is an extreme step if all else fails or the F1 is really ending

Subramanya

[americaneagle]

Help Requested

Dear Subrahmanya I don't understand exactly what you said, the I-94 that is on my H1b approval notice is old one and the new I-94 is different from old one so which one is valid. I surrenderd the the old I-94 while leaving USA for India. What I understood according to your mail is that the old I-94 is still valid from the day H1b starts and the new I-94 wil be terminated the day F1 terminates.