The “Cap-Gap” is the period of time between the expiration of a student’s OPT and the start date of an H-1B petition. The “Cap” refers to the numerical limit of the number of people who can obtain ...

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International students on an F-1 (study visa) seeking to change their status to a H-1B (non-immigrant work visa) stand to gain from the flexibilities in the final H-1B modernisation rules, released on ...

If you are currently a student or just graduated and are applying within your grace period, you cannot apply directly for the STEM OPT Extension: only those currently in their 12-month OPT ...

A Reddit post from a distressed international student has once again brought attention to a growing concern among F-1 visa holders in the US: what happens when a STEM OPT extension is denied, even ...