Posts Tagged ‘cap gap’

USCIS Issues FAQ on Extension of OPT and F-1 Status under the H-1B Cap-Gap Regulations

Monday, April 4th, 2011

USCIS issued an FAQ today that discusses the automatic extension of post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 status in the U.S. for students with pending or approved H-1B petitions for an employment start date of 10/1/11, under the Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B cap.

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Guidance for Students transitioning to H status

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a helpful new fact sheet for F-1 nonimmigrant students whose Optional Practical Training will expire before October 1, 2009, and employers filing H-1B petitions today on behalf of those students.  The guidance explains the “cap gap” in employment authorization as well as how to get the benefit of the rule.

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