hi folks, I'm currently on OPT (expires on 01/11/08) and will be filing for H1B on April 1st. My question : Can I ask for a start date of 01/01/2008 instead of 01/10/2007? If so, will that have any ramification on my H1B approval process? The reason is that I don't want to file 2 Tax Returns next year and I don't want to pay for Social security and Medicare for 2007.... thanks.