Questions and Answers: Extension of Post Completion Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the Cap Gap Regulations
These Questions & Answers address the automatic extension of F-1 student status in the United States for certain students with pending or approved H-1B petitions (indicating a request for change of status from F-1 to H-1B) for an employment start date of October 1, 2009 under the FY 2010 H-1B cap.
