"Apply for OPT" i-20 issued but didn't graduate. Continuing for 1 more sem.

[aarthi87]

Hi All,

I was supposed to graduate Dec 13, and in anticipation of that, I got my "Apply for OPT" i-20 from my DSO in Nov 13.
But I soon realized that I wont be graduating in Dec. Hence, I DID NOT APPLY for OPT.
I registered for 1 more sem, but did not notify my DSO about this whole thing.
My original i-20 is good until Aug 14, but the OPT i-20 expired in Dec 13.

Now, does this mean that I am out of status?
Please help.

Thanks,
Aarthi Reddy

[akshay25]

I have a similar situation.
what happened to your case then?

Hi All,

I was supposed to graduate Dec 13, and in anticipation of that, I got my "Apply for OPT" i-20 from my DSO in Nov 13.
But I soon realized that I wont be graduating in Dec. Hence, I DID NOT APPLY for OPT.
I registered for 1 more sem, but did not notify my DSO about this whole thing.
My original i-20 is good until Aug 14, but the OPT i-20 expired in Dec 13.

Now, does this mean that I am out of status?
Please help.

Thanks,
Aarthi Reddy