OPT to CPT

[monica]

I am currently working as a full time employee on OPT. My H1B is not picked in lottery for 2015 fiscal year and my OPT EXT expires soon. I got an admit into other university & my SEVIS was transferred to the new university two weeks prior to my OPt expiration. I would like to find out if I can legally work for my employer till the last date of OPT without any issues even though my sevis is already transferred. 

[jairichi]

You need to stop working from the day SEVIS with new university is active (2 weeks before OPT expiration).

[rahul412]

I am currently working as a full time employee on OPT. My H1B is not picked in lottery for 2015 fiscal year and my OPT EXT expires soon. I got an admit into other university & my SEVIS was transferred to the new university two weeks prior to my OPt expiration. I would like to find out if I can legally work for my employer till the last date of OPT without any issues even though my sevis is already transferred. 

You cannot work in CPT. That will lead to deportation.

Concentrate on studies or forget US forever.

[monica]

My question was if I could work till my opt expires even after my Sevis is transfered to other university.

[rahul412]

My question was if I could work till my opt expires even after my Sevis is transfered to other university.

No.

[JoeF]

My question was if I could work till my opt expires even after my Sevis is transfered to other university.

 

No. Once Sevis is transferred, the OPT automatically becomes invalid.

And forget CPT. No real university would give out CPT to somebody who just enrolled. And signing up with a fraud "university" wold just result in ending your career in the US, in never being able to get an H1.

[monica]

Thank you guys!