Posted by: laborperm June 20, 2007
opt help
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ONCE YOUR TIME IN OPT IS UP, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO PACK YOUR BAG AND HEADED OUT FROM US. IF YOU NEED THE CONTINUATION EITHER CHANGE YOUR STATUS TO WORKING VISA, WHICH IS MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AS H1B, OR IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED OPT BASED ON YOUR AS/BS/MS DEGREE, GET ANOTHER I-20 FROM SCHOOL ON WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING NEXT. YOU COULD HAVE APPLIED FOR GRADUATION AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSE, AND THUS APPLY FOR OPT. SINCE YOU GRADUATED LEAVING ONE CLASS STILL TO GO, AND RECEIVED OPT, YOU MUST FINISH THAT PENDING CLASS IN ORDER TO GET THE DEGREE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE. YOU CAN TAKE CLASS NOW, OR IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN TAKE IT LATER. BUT ONCE YOUR OPT IS UP, YOU HAVE ONLY 60 DAYS TO ADJUST YOUR STATUS. LABORPERM@GMAIL.COM
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