PhD on F1,convert to H1B

[Shivaramakrishnan]

Hello,

My name is Shiva.Currently My company has applied for a H1B this year and I have a receipt.I am working here as a Full time employee.My current visa status is F1-OPT-17 month stem which is expiring this November.I have got an offer for doing my PhD which I am going to accept in same disciplines -CS in which case I need to tell my current employer to cancel my H1 they have filed.The University where I have got an admit has not sent a I-20 since they want a sevis transfer from my current university with whom my current sevis is held with.

If I take up my PhD and in future if I quit due to unforeseen circumstances,how can I get an H1B maintaining a legal status without going out of the Country?

If by chance,I get approved for H1 this time and then I tell the company I am quitting the job,will this maintain the legal status for the above question?

[t75]

If you do not intend to honestly pursue your H1B (questionable since you are already looking at a way out), do not prevent another real student from having the position.

[t75]

You may be liable for damages to your employer if you do not appear for work depending on your contract with your employer.