American immigration office rolled out concerned F-1 student on April 8 exercitation period (OPT) new regulation. Summary rises, the main effect of this regulation includes 2 fields: It is science of formulary grain industry is unripe exercitation period can extend 29 months; 2 it is to awaiting H-1B identity before formal go into effect, exercitation period (any degree, do not be restricted to be manage engineering course degree) can extend more than 12 months.
The specific explanation that provides to this and operation are how-to as follows:
1) when must F-1 student apply for exercitation period?
According to new regulation, f-1 student is graduating exercitation period must apply for in 2 months. Of course these 2 the middle of a month, the student also can apply for to turn for other visa (for instance F-2, h-4) ; Or transfer continues to maintain F-1 visa. After 2 kinds of circumstances fall, this F-1 student also does not need to apply for exercitation period.
2) after exercitation period expires, how long can you still stay in the United States?
60 days. The immigration office provides time of preparation leaving the United States.
3) if H-1B applied for to win approval, but exercitation period ends before October 1, how to do?
This kind of circumstance is the H-1B Gap that everybody often faces. Those who point to is H-1B identity from began every year on October 1, although the applicant had won H-1B approval before October 1, but the applicant's current capacity must can maintain on October 1, ability stays in the United States to await H-1B identity go into effect.
Before new on April 8 regulation comes on stage, the applicant that is faced with H-1B Gap must be changed for other visa, or the United States leaves before October 1, leave the country await. This pair of applicants and the company that application makes artificially caused huge inconvenience.
According to new on April 8 regulation, if the applicant had obtained H-1B quota of people, during awaiting H-1B to examine and approve or awaiting H-1B 10 month 1 day during become effective, the applicant can continue to stay in the United States, can continue to work in the United States.
4) before October 1, how to lengthen exercitation period
During awaiting H-1B to examine and approve or awaiting H-1B 10 month 1 day during become effective, f identity of the applicant continues effective. Working license of the applicant is lengthened automatically.
Remind everybody again, this regulation applies to all major. Not just science of industry of grain of be confined to is unripe.
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