Hello Sajhabasi,

I am a MS graduate and my OPT expires on May 11,2008. I submitted all my documents to my company's immigration lawyer to file the H1b this year.

Now the lawyer is saying, she needs a I-20 that shows I will be in valid status until october 1, 2008. But I cannot get that I-20 at the moment. To remain in status after my OPT expiration, I have joined MBA in GBC and at the moment I only have the acceptance letter from that college and she is saying the acceptance letter is not enough.

To get a new I-20, I need to ask my current school to release it to the new school and only they can issue a new I-20, but I cannot do that now because if I do that I will lose my OPT, I can only do it at the end of April and again by that time the cap will be exhausted.

She says without the I-20 my case will most likely be denied.

I believe some of you must have been through this situation ... please advise.

Thank you,