Hello,
My current OPT (the first opt of 12 months) expired in February 19th, 2014. During that time, I was working for a company that wasn't e-verified, neither did they sponsor my H1B, actually, the company shut down on Feb 1st 2014.
As of today, I have an offer letter from a company that is e-verified and are ready to sponsor my H1B.
Current status: my opt has expired, this is the 14th day since it has expired.
I went to the office of international education (Uni. of Texas at Arlington, Texas), and tried to file an OPT extension so that I can start working for the new employer, and they said that I'm not eligible to file an extension because [B][I]'extensions are to be filed while you are on OPT status, you cannot file it after your OPT has expired'.[/I][/B]
This has literally scared me and I don't know what to do now. They further said that [B][I]IF[/I][/B] your current employer files your H1B by April 20th, your F1 status is extended until October 1st, however, since your current OPT has expired, you cannot 'work' for any employer until the H1B is stamped.
I don't know what to do, is there any solution to this? Any work around? I'm totally confused.
I appreciate your time for reading this out.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Parikksit Bhisay
My current OPT (the first opt of 12 months) expired in February 19th, 2014. During that time, I was working for a company that wasn't e-verified, neither did they sponsor my H1B, actually, the company shut down on Feb 1st 2014.
As of today, I have an offer letter from a company that is e-verified and are ready to sponsor my H1B.
Current status: my opt has expired, this is the 14th day since it has expired.
I went to the office of international education (Uni. of Texas at Arlington, Texas), and tried to file an OPT extension so that I can start working for the new employer, and they said that I'm not eligible to file an extension because [B][I]'extensions are to be filed while you are on OPT status, you cannot file it after your OPT has expired'.[/I][/B]
This has literally scared me and I don't know what to do now. They further said that [B][I]IF[/I][/B] your current employer files your H1B by April 20th, your F1 status is extended until October 1st, however, since your current OPT has expired, you cannot 'work' for any employer until the H1B is stamped.
I don't know what to do, is there any solution to this? Any work around? I'm totally confused.
I appreciate your time for reading this out.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Parikksit Bhisay
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