H1 Gap - 海外工作

劇情急轉直下了，現在更需要大家的意見。


今天學校在幫我打去SEVIS的HELPDESK問要怎麼幫我re-new I-20的時候
SEVIS的人直接跟他說我的CASE被Denied了，所以不需要給我I-20
然後我上網查，仍在Pending，律師那邊也都還沒收到信。
反正，我現在就先認定是被拒絕了，要先處理後續的事。

之前有看板上大大討論的六十天緩衝期，
我想知道，這緩衝期的開始日
是從你OPT結束開始六十天，不管你的H1有沒有在Pending
或者是從H1被Denied後開始六十天？
這對我造成了相當大的差異，因為我的OPT是5/23結束
意思是，如果是從OPT結束開始算，那我剩兩天可以用來處理後事...
1.出境 2.轉換VISA STATUS 3.回到學生身份

(我好奇的是，如果是從OPT到期就開始算，那如果Pending久一點的人，
在六十天之後才知道，那豈不是知道被拒絕的當天就要閃人？)

還是說如果在被拒絕之前，有請學校re-new I-20，就從拒絕之後開始算？
我有一點搞混了

現在我的決定是從3出發，先拿到一張I-20再說，
兩天的時間根本不夠我思考，也不夠我打包.....

律師是不建議拿語言學校的I-20，雖然拿的快，但可能會有風險
畢竟Master畢業的人，再回去拿ESL可能會被覺得怪怪的。

回原本學校再拿一個Master，我明天會先跟我的advisor面談
看有沒有什麼解決的方法，以及是不是可以當天或隔天就拿到I-20

剛剛又聽到一個朋友的建議，要我去拿UCB或SFSU的Certificate
說是馬上就可以拿到I-20，但我還不知道該準備些什麼東西？

以上的狀況，都是假設於我不能在後天離境的前提之下
因為其他因素，我擔心如果我先離境，再回來辦後續
會被海關刁難之類~

如果對於我以上的問題，大家有任何的建議，請不吝指教，
我會相當感謝大家的，謝謝~~

我自己去找了C大說的備忘錄，在USCIS網站上節錄下來，分享給大家。

Which petitions and beneficiaries qualify for a cap gap extension?

H-1B petitions must be timely filed on behalf of an eligible F-1 student.
“Timely filed” means that the H-1B petition (indicating change of status
rather than consular processing) was filed during the H-1B acceptance
period, while the student's authorized duration of status (D/S) admission
was still in effect (including any period of time during the academic course
of study, any authorized periods of post-completion OPT, and the 60-day
departure preparation period, commonly known as the “grace period.”)

Once a timely filing has been made, the automatic cap gap extension will
begin and will continue until the H-1B process has been completed.
If the student’s H-1B petition is selected and approved, the student’s
extension will continue through September 30th unless the petition is
denied or revoked. If the student’s H-1B petition is not selected, the
student will have the standard 60-day grace period from the date of the
rejection notice to prepare for and depart the United States. Students
are strongly encouraged to stay in close communication with their petitioning
employer during the cap gap extension period for status updates on the H-1B
petition processing. A Form I-797, Notice of Action, with a valid receipt
number, is evidence that the petition was filed and accepted.

Is a student who becomes eligible for an automatic extension of status
and employment authorization, but whose H-1B petition is subsequently
rejected, denied or revoked, still allowed the 60-day grace period?

If USCIS denies, rejects, or revokes an H-1B petition filed on behalf
of an F-1 student covered by the automatic cap gap extension, the student
will have the standard 60-day grace period (from notification of the denial,
rejection, or revocation of the petition) before he or she is required to
depart the United States..

For denied cases, it should be noted that the 60-day grace period does not
apply to an F-1 student whose accompanying change of status request is
denied due to discovery of a status violation. Such a student in any event
is not eligible for the automatic cap gap extension. Similarly, the 60-day
grace period and automatic cap gap extension would not apply to the case
of a student whose petition was revoked based on a finding of fraud or
misrepresentation discovered following approval. In both of these instances,
the student would be required to leave the United States immediately.

照上面文章來說，應該是H1B結果出來後的六十天才是。



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