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Subject:
Going Back to Graduate School. What happen with my H1B 6 year period?
Category: Reference, Education and News > Job and Careers Asked by: noodlestudio-ga List Price: $25.00 |
Posted:
13 Dec 2005 08:12 PST
Expires: 12 Jan 2006 08:12 PST Question ID: 605267 |
I really want to go to graduate school (full time). I am currently working as a Software Engineer with an H1B status for my second company. The second company requested a 3 years period of H1B visa. I worked for about 2 years with my first company and transfered my H1B to second company. It's been 6 months now since I joined my second company, and would like to quit working to become a full time students (to change status from H1B to F1). What happen to my H1B if I switch to F1? If I found a company to sponsor me after completing my graduate school, will I still have the remaining 3.5 yrs (6 yrs - 2 yrs of my first job - 1/2 yrs of my second job = 3.5) ? Please include proof of evident (goverment website) of your information because my legal status lies on your information. Greatly appreciate! |
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Re: Going Back to Graduate School. What happen with my H1B 6 year period?
From: dreams279-ga on 14 Dec 2005 14:55 PST |
Noodle Studio, You don't lose your H1 B years even you go to the school now. Following link will give you more on this information. http://www.h1bsponsors.com/html/h1bExtension.html This is true and you can clarify with your lawyer. http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/monthly/bus_imm_monthlyNov05.htm ..following give more information on this. Hope this helps. |
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Re: Going Back to Graduate School. What happen with my H1B 6 year period?
From: myoarin-ga on 15 Dec 2005 07:01 PST |
Noodle Studio, May I point out that the links given by Dream279 are to commercial sites and not the US government's US Citizenship and Immigration Service. http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/h1b.htm On the above page it says that employment must be continued to maintain H-1B status. On this following page, however, you can click for information about changing your nonimmigrant status to that of student: http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/academic.htm You can click on FAQs at the top to access more information. The www.h1bsponsors site mentions changing status, but FROM F1 to H-1B, not the other way around. I must have overseen any applicable information on the other site. OF COURSE, none of this is professional or legal advice, as you can read in the disclaimer below. I wish you good luck, Myoarin |
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