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.
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, 2011Guidance for Students transitioning to H status
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Immigration 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.




