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F2 and H1B question
Hello
I'm currently on OPT status, and actually it had expired on July 6th, but 60 days grace period is given automatically from what I know, I applied for H1B petition and had already given an USCIS receipt notice, and my OPT status will officially ends Sept 6th. That I believe from Sept 6th until the day my H1B petition will be granted, I'll be out of status. I want to go ahead to change my status from F1 to F2.
The questions I have here is, I'm rather confuse - Heard that the change of status now takes 2-3 months? If, I go ahead and file the F2 application, then I get my H1B before the F2, how does that work out? I understand that I-539 cannot be filed if one already has independent nonimmigrant status.
Also, my H1B petition was done through consular processing, now I'm facing some financial problems, so I think I'll have to stay in the U.S, and the legal assistant I'm working with told me that I can do an amended H1B petition, how does that work?
Please help.
Sincerely,
Frances
I'm currently on OPT status, and actually it had expired on July 6th, but 60 days grace period is given automatically from what I know, I applied for H1B petition and had already given an USCIS receipt notice, and my OPT status will officially ends Sept 6th. That I believe from Sept 6th until the day my H1B petition will be granted, I'll be out of status. I want to go ahead to change my status from F1 to F2.
The questions I have here is, I'm rather confuse - Heard that the change of status now takes 2-3 months? If, I go ahead and file the F2 application, then I get my H1B before the F2, how does that work out? I understand that I-539 cannot be filed if one already has independent nonimmigrant status.
Also, my H1B petition was done through consular processing, now I'm facing some financial problems, so I think I'll have to stay in the U.S, and the legal assistant I'm working with told me that I can do an amended H1B petition, how does that work?
Please help.
Sincerely,
Frances
