Nice Thread.. Guys i m in a same situation and need some advice. I am currently working now and my employer offered to apply for H1B on April 1st. My Opt expires in June. I will have 3 month+ gap of unemployment. If i could obtain my F1 status and obtain CPT (that will allow me to work part time), my employer will agree to continue my employment as parttime. Sajha Users, can you please give me some insight on if I can obtain F1 status and be able to work parttime as well. Also, can u tell me more abt that Kaplan course .. what type and cost? Any advice is appreciated.