Hello,
My OPT is ending on August 15. My H1B has been picked and today I got an rfe for that. I talked with my university and they have issued me a cap gap extension I20. Now I don’t know the reason for RFE yet. My questions are:
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Should I apply for premium processing once my employer responds for RFE to get an result sooner?
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When can i apply for OPT extension to be on the safe side?
Thank you!
You can do either:
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Upgrade to PP so that you know the result in time and then apply for OPT extension if required.
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Not upgrade to PP but still file OPT extension. If H-1 gets approved w/ COS, then your OPT extension becomes moot; else it would come in handy.
You should take one of these options to cover following scenarios:
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Your H-1 petition gets denied, which makes cap-gap inapplicable
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Your H-1 petition doesn’t get processed by Oct 1, which makes cap-gap inapplicable after Oct 1.