There are couple of options to deal with these issues: 1) Get admitted into college( community college or Kaplan College) and get I-20 and be in a F1 status until your h1 get started...Most of the people opt for this 2) If you have not used your grace period(60 days),you can be legal for 60 more days...and after that apply for tourist VISA for couple of months...by the time your extension of VISA expires,you will have your H1 in hand... But apply on 1st day of April,otherwise your effective date of H1 may be late..