Dear 8-teacher:
You have been helping me a lot.
I have one short question now. One hiring institution is interested in hiring me. They are cap-restricted. There are enough quotas left. If their offer can come within the next 15-20 days, can I still apply for H1B of the current fiscal year?
-Yes. Hope you still keep your F1 status valid by this time.
If yes, will the starting time be one month later than the day of submitting the application?
-The start date can be any date after Oct. 1, 2011.
BTW, the oral offer I mentioned previously didn't turn into formal. Too bad ::((. Sponsorship problem !