There are a few things that are not clearly mentioned in your question above. you get 14 months in total for your OPT. I assume that you are in OPT now. If so, when did your OPT start and when does it end (I am assuming that it ends on Aug 26..). You have 60 days to change your status (may it be from F1 to H1 or otherwise). If your OPT started the day you graduated and it ends on Aug 26, there is no need to worry about status issue (since your 60 days grace period will be more than enough to cover the gap between F1 and H1. Also, as far as I know, all H1Bs start only from Oct1st onwwards (yours seems to start from Sept 1oth...). So, from what I understand about your case, if you havent taken that grace period of 60 days (for eg my OPT started from July 15th. My graduation date was May 15th. I already took those 60 days so I would have to do something to maintain my status ...starting from July 15th of the following year), there is no need for you worry. If this doesnt clear your doubts, throw me more details about ur graduation date, OPT start and end date. I will be willing to help you as much as I can.