Dear Seniors,
Need your expert guidance on below situation.
Current Situation:- Based in UK would be returning back to India by July 2014.
Long Term Goal :- To do MBA from US starting Aug 2015 , if it does not work then go by Aug 2016
Short Term Goal :- To go to US on H1B visa and earn money,which will help fund education.
Concern :-Suppose I get H1b visa by Oct 2014 and go to US , and parallely clear my GMAT and apply to schools in the first round , and if I get acceptance by Jan-15 ,then will have to come back to India by MAR and apply for F1 visa (the reason is I dont want to change my status from H1B to F1), and I cannot go back,since F1 would be in process . In this situation I can be in US for only 5 months from NOV2014 - MAR2015 (because for F1 you need to apply atleast 90-120 days in advance.) Hence ,per me , it won't make much sense to go for such a short-term.
However if my long term goal does not get materialized by Aug 2016 ,because of any reason , then will have to be in india till Aug 2016 and in this situation it would make sense to go to US by Nov2014.
I am in confusion regarding the above two options. Would request you all to clarify. May be my concept is wrong , kindly guide in that as well.
Thanks,
mjfocus