aajan27 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hello All, I have an important question regarding H1 B. Currently am in US in H4 Visa and have taken my GRE and planning to do my Masters. But also, am going to apply for H1B Visa this year. So If I get my H1B and I do my Masters, will this H1B be valid once I graduate and start looking for a jobs? Link to comment
jairichi Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Yes, employer has to file a cap exempt H1B petition. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hello All, I have an important question regarding H1 B. Currently am in US in H4 Visa and have taken my GRE and planning to do my Masters. But also, am going to apply for H1B Visa this year. So If I get my H1B and I do my Masters, will this H1B be valid once I graduate and start looking for a jobs? Yes it will be valid, but if your H1 is filed with COS then you will be on H1 from Oct 1st. Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks All for the reply.. What is COS ? Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks All.. What is COS ? Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks All.. But what is COS ? Link to comment
rahul412 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 COS= Change of Status. Link to comment
jairichi Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Thanks All.. But what is COS ? Change of status Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 But am planning to join MS as full-time course. When I contacted one of the consultant, he said "You can enter US only on one status. Either H1B or F1. If you enter on F1, then your H1B gets invalidated. And vice versa.".. So am still confused about it. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 But am planning to join MS as full-time course. When I contacted one of the consultant, he said "You can enter US only on one status. Either H1B or F1. If you enter on F1, then your H1B gets invalidated. And vice versa.".. So am still confused about it. That's correct. If you want to change your status to H1 after finishing your studies, you need to file COS to H1 status from F1 status. And COS to H1 is nothing but a new H1 petition but its cap exempt. Link to comment
JoeF Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 You can only have one status while in the US. A COS, as mentioned, is change of status. In your situation, if you are in F1 status, an H1 petition with a COS to H1 status can of course be filed. The only thing that would get "invalidated" in a COS is the previous status, since you would be in a different status. Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Thanks! Also I have a travel plan to India on March 10th, returning back to US on April 15th. My H1 is not filed as COS. Will this affect my H1 petition and would I have to get it stamped once it is approved, as I will be on my H4 status in the US? Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Also could I continue my full time Masters for Fall 2015 while remaining on a H4 visa and apply for H1 in April 2015? Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I'll outline my case again- Currently I'm on H4 visa. I have applied to schools for Fall 2015 Masters program.Am awaiting decision from respective schools.It would be April 15th by the time I hear from them. So I'm planning to apply for H1B this year.This would not be a Change of Status rather it would be a Consular approach.It would not be premium processing. I also have travel plans to India from March 10th to April 15th. If I get an admission in the school of my choice, can I take up my Masters while I'm still on H4 and best case if my H1 is approved, will I be able to use it post my one year graduate course? Please advice. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 If I get an admission in the school of my choice, can I take up my Masters while I'm still on H4 and best case if my H1 is approved, will I be able to use it post my one year graduate course? "will I be able to use it post my one year graduate course" What do you mean by that?? But you can go to school on H4. Link to comment
aajan27 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 If I get an admission in the school of my choice in June 2015, can I take up my Masters while I'm still on H4 and best case if my H1 is approved by October 2015, will I be able to use the H1 post my one year graduate course in 2016? Link to comment
jairichi Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 If I get an admission in the school of my choice in June 2015, can I take up my Masters while I'm still on H4 and best case if my H1 is approved by October 2015, will I be able to use the H1 post my one year graduate course in 2016? Yes. After your course completion an employer can file a cap exempt H1B petition and on approval you can work. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 If I get an admission in the school of my choice in June 2015, can I take up my Masters while I'm still on H4 and best case if my H1 is approved by October 2015, will I be able to use the H1 post my one year graduate course in 2016? Yes, you can. Link to comment
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