OPT與H1生效有2個月的gap,根據新的政策,身份可以自動延長,但在gap期間是否可以繼續工作呢?看了張哲瑞律師的最新文章,被弄糊塗了(http://immigration.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID= zzr&MsgID=667)
“如果F-1學生已經完成了他/她的post-completion OPT,到4月1日時仍然處於寬限期內,並且他/她的H-1B申請已經在移民局規定時間內提交,他/她就可以獲得自己的D/S身份的自動延期。但是,工作許可不會自動延期,因為它已經到期了,名額空檔期並不會使工作許可自然而然地獲得延長。”。
- What it said is "工作許可不會自動延期"
也就是說gap期間不可以工作?但這和他以前說的自相矛盾哪?也和uscis的解釋矛盾。
“If the H-1B petition filed on behalf of the student is selected during the acceptance period, the student may remain in the United States and continue working until the October 1 start date indicated on the approved H-1B petition. The student may benefit from this provision only if he/she has not violated his/her status."
- What it said is "the student may remain in the United States and continue working until the October 1"
They conflict so you need to make your decision.
I have not done research on this issue.
Above reply assumed you did not get Zhang's point.