I'm doing my BS in Electrical Engineering and will graduate in Dec 2014.
I have taken a semester ( Aug - Dec 2013 ) from my curriculum to return to India for personal reasons. Now, I am coming to USA on a new I-20 from Jan 2014.
Also, my visa expires on May 31, 2014
Please help in the following questions:
1. When I come on a new I-20, I cannot take up CPT or OPT until I attend 2 full semesters of college, right? So, (Jan-May 2014) and (August-Dec 2014) will be my two semesters. If I apply for OPT in Fall 2014, will I get it by the time I graduate in Dec 2014?
2. I'd like to do an internship during (May-August 2014) but since my visa expires in May 2014, I don't wanna risk going out of the country. But since I'm on a new I-20, I cannot take up CPT. Is there any other type of Visa that I can take for Summer 2014 and do my internship and then continue on my I-20 from Aug 2014?
3. I also have the option of graduating in July 2014. But since I will not be eligible for OPT, H1B visa is my only option to work in the country. Being a BS student, is it possible for my to get H1B sponsorship without OPT?
4. If I graduate in July 2014 and take up Masters right away from August 2014, can I take up CPT from Dec 2014 ? ( I'll just be done with my first semester in MS by then)
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I have taken a semester ( Aug - Dec 2013 ) from my curriculum to return to India for personal reasons. Now, I am coming to USA on a new I-20 from Jan 2014.
Also, my visa expires on May 31, 2014
Please help in the following questions:
1. When I come on a new I-20, I cannot take up CPT or OPT until I attend 2 full semesters of college, right? So, (Jan-May 2014) and (August-Dec 2014) will be my two semesters. If I apply for OPT in Fall 2014, will I get it by the time I graduate in Dec 2014?
2. I'd like to do an internship during (May-August 2014) but since my visa expires in May 2014, I don't wanna risk going out of the country. But since I'm on a new I-20, I cannot take up CPT. Is there any other type of Visa that I can take for Summer 2014 and do my internship and then continue on my I-20 from Aug 2014?
3. I also have the option of graduating in July 2014. But since I will not be eligible for OPT, H1B visa is my only option to work in the country. Being a BS student, is it possible for my to get H1B sponsorship without OPT?
4. If I graduate in July 2014 and take up Masters right away from August 2014, can I take up CPT from Dec 2014 ? ( I'll just be done with my first semester in MS by then)
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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