OPT - Moving from contract position to full time

[the_frozen_one]

So I am on post completion OPT (1st year, will be applying for STEM extension next month). Started working last year in a contract position (with end date of 15th May). My employer told me that I will be getting a full time offer but it will be delayed due to approvals etc. So on 15th May, I got offered...

[ajaysmith]

I am working with an everify employer who has me stationed at one of the client locations. I am on opt now and will soon apply for stem extension. According to new stem guidelines, I can't work at a client location while the employer has employed me. However, the catch is though i am working at a client...

[Hussain Ali]

I applied couple times for different positions in a company where I?m very interested to work in, in the application they ask (will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment authorization?) I answer yes. The company rejected all my applications, I guess mainly because of sponsorship....

[ssankar]

Hi
My wife got her visa converted from H4 to F1 this January 2018. She is applying for OPT this May 2018 . These are questions that I have

1. Has anyone done this in recent past. There are posts in the forum dating back to 2012/14. Just wanted to know if there are any one in...

[sriram]

Hello Friends,

My brother had completed MS in USA in Oct 2015 and have maintained the F1 Status by working as Intern and joined full time work from June 2016.

Given this scenario , During the April 2017 My brother's new H1B Petition was filed by his employer in USA,...

[bharath138]

I am currently on OPT. My H1b has been applied from my current employer. Now I have a very good offer from another employer.
Can I change the employer now? Will this affect my F1/OPT status?

Do I have to wait till lottery result to change employer?
Am ready to withdrawn...

[Riddhi Shah]

Hi,

I am a Computer Science graduate student. I am working in a software company where almost all the employees work from home including myself.

Right now I am working on OPT and will have to extend my OPT using the STEM extension in the next year i.e. 2017.
...

[abigan]

Hello guys,
I am at present in my OPT status and I am looking forward to work in as a volunteer in some humanitarian organization that is not related in anyway to my field of study. I just want to know is it going to be an eligible employment ?? Because under the revised SEVP policy guidance it...

[oljin1]

Hello,

My wife is a US Citizen and she is filing for a green card for me. We have been married since March 2016. We know one of the documents we need to file is the affidavit of support. The issue is my wife is a student but I work. I make enough to satisfy the requirement for the two...

[barryboy]

hello,

Am in the US on L1b.

- My wife completed Masters and is currently working on F1 OPT with Employer A.
- She has applied for the 17 months OPT extension this week as her OPT expires in June.
- Employer A has already applied H1B premium for her
...

[eo1986]

Hi,

USCIS received my application beginning of November 2015 and approved it end of January 2016. I was supposed to receive it beginning of February, however it was marked undeliverable by USPS and for the last 10 days, when I check the tracking#, it has not been updated and it is very...

[cool_hunk]

I am an International Graduate Student in Computer Science and applied for OPT in November which is under processing. But in my last semester, my overall gpa is 2.96 which is less than the required gpa for OPT and my university requirement to graduate . And I also applied for my grad walk which is tomorrow...

[[email protected]]

Hi,

I am recently graduated F-1 student applied for OPT EAD in april 2015. I mentioned my university's address as mailing address in I-765 form. My application receipt notice, approval notice are mailed to the university address and received without any problem. But, my Ead card, which...

[[email protected]]

Hi,

I am a recently graduated F-1 student applied for OPT EAD card in April 2015. I mentioned my university's address in I-765 form as mailing address for USCIS. My application receipt notice, approval notice are received at university and by me without any problem. But, the EAD card,...

[AK9]

Hello Everyone,

I am currently working on my OPT (F1- Visa) in USA. Is it possible for my employer to apply for my Green Card without applying for H1-B. In other works, DO I NEED AN H1-B VISA TO APPLY FOR GREEN CARD?

I tried searching for this information online but couldn't...