Hey Nepali Thita, I actually have the same problem. My H1B got approved even though i was praying against it. I came to know abt the game these Indian Consulting companies were playing only after my application was submitted. I was so scared and panicky at the end of March abt not getting other sponsors, that i opted to go with this thing..well lets leave it at that. Now, i just hate those people, I can't let my life hang in their messed up minds for the next 6 or more years. if I cannot trust my employer, then working for them is not an option. In the mean time, i have already found a not so high paying but a permanent job who is willing to sponsor me next year. I sent a letter to the USCIS requesting to cancel/revoke my H1B and put me back on OPT which is valid till Jan 14, 2008. I never heard back from them, as i had anticipated. Then i called them and told them all abt my situation.The rep. at USCIS told me that they only communicate with the petitioner, not the beneficiary. Also, I would have to file a I-589 to get back to F1 status, and that transfer is not a guarantee. So this October 1, If my application to change back to F1 status from H1B(which i never held) is denied, what happens to my status? I have no idea. Two different officers from USCIS have two different answers to this. One says i can go back to F1 from OPT without any problem, the other says that it is not a guarantee and if not approved i would have to go back home and apply for masters'. well, that's my story, any advice/criticism/threats from H1B rejects would be higly appreciated