Posted by: americano November 8, 2008
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Hey Anugaman,
Its been a long time for me...so I might not be totally right. However, I knew that it used to be that after you OPT expires, you have 60 Days to have H1-Status, and if I remember it right 5 months of Grace period only if you are going back to school. You should verify with your International Adviser (or, International Programs), and they should be able to tell you. But, mind you that you can not legally work during any of those grace periods.
My information might be outdated, so best thing would be to go and talk to your International Programs' office.
Its been a long time for me...so I might not be totally right. However, I knew that it used to be that after you OPT expires, you have 60 Days to have H1-Status, and if I remember it right 5 months of Grace period only if you are going back to school. You should verify with your International Adviser (or, International Programs), and they should be able to tell you. But, mind you that you can not legally work during any of those grace periods.
My information might be outdated, so best thing would be to go and talk to your International Programs' office.