Dear friends namaste,

I am in situation of H1B reinstate wonder anybody can share experiences or information. I had H1B with company and expiring in Sep 2010 also had visa stamped already. However I did work with company A till  July 2009 because I applied for Change of Status to F1 in July 2009 and the case went till Oct 13 the date when it was denied. I was given until Nov 13 to leave the country. However, in between , I got the project and asked me to start Nov 9 but H1B has been already cancelled. Now I am asking company A to reinstate H1B , my question is while company A file for reinstate of H1B can i stay here in US and not work and only start working when H1B reinstate is approved or I can start working while H1B reinstate is processing.

I would really appreciate if any professional or experienced information on this matter.

Thanks