Living in America after OPT

[Hunter-2011]

Hi everyone,

My friend Jennifer is on OPT (Optional Practical Training) and is able to legally work in the U.S for one year. That will expire this August. Then she will be forced to leave the country. Jennifer has a job in Brooklyn, New York at Capital One bank. She is a teller and translates for all of the Chinese people who come into the bank. She is hoping to soon be promoted as well. She loves living in America and loves her job. The deadline has already passed in April for an h1b. She really wants to stay in America, work, and one day become a U.S citizen. Is there any way for her to stay? She was an MBA degree here in America.

Krista

[iuy87]

Hi everyone,

My friend Jennifer is on OPT (Optional Practical Training) and is able to legally work in the U.S for one year. That will expire this August. Then she will be forced to leave the country. Jennifer has a job in Brooklyn, New York at Capital One bank. She is a teller and translates for all of the Chinese people who come into the bank. She is hoping to soon be promoted as well. She loves living in America and loves her job. The deadline has already passed in April for an h1b. She really wants to stay in America, work, and one day become a U.S citizen. Is there any way for her to stay? She was an MBA degree here in America.

Krista

there is no way for her to stay legally unless she goes back to school, get married to US citizen, or leave before her work permit expires and apply for next year H1B