Hi all,
I was laid off last week. I graduated from my master's degree early this year, and worked on OPT for a few months. My employer filed H1B for me in April and I started working on H1B since this Oct.
As I understand, by law, I'm out of status and cannot stay in the states as soon as my employer reports to USCIS, is that right?
And is it possible for me to use OPT before OPT expires? What about OPT grace period?
If not, what should I do? Changing my status to B2 or F1?
I'm trying very hard to look for a new job. But I don't know whether the gap will do me anything bad.
Thanks a lot!!
I was laid off last week. I graduated from my master's degree early this year, and worked on OPT for a few months. My employer filed H1B for me in April and I started working on H1B since this Oct.
As I understand, by law, I'm out of status and cannot stay in the states as soon as my employer reports to USCIS, is that right?
And is it possible for me to use OPT before OPT expires? What about OPT grace period?
If not, what should I do? Changing my status to B2 or F1?
I'm trying very hard to look for a new job. But I don't know whether the gap will do me anything bad.
Thanks a lot!!
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