Thanks Mansion, I appreciate ur suggestion , but u are suggesting me things i already know, I know that F 1 who are on OPT with a valid Job offer can travel with OPT as long as they have employers letter with them. But i learned that if the student travels in between COS request ( change of status from OPT to H1) his COS request will be dropped considering the student abandoned his COS request. So my question to u all is, can i still travel as an OPT STUDENT when i have my h1 approved as of 11/01/06 and still be able to enter the country as an OPT student with my employers letter and my valid f1 visa?