Originally posted by ivan kandi:
Hi all,
I have a situation and I need some advice and answers.
I just graduated from school, received an OPT a few days ago and got a job in San jose. My opt valids at Sept 18 06 and ends at Sept 17 07.
Now I've received a news from a friend of mine who said that the quota for FY07 has been used up so no more space left.
I do understand that I could start applying as early as April 1st 07. But I'm worried because my OPT ends at sept and the gov will reopen the quota as early as oct 1st. Does that mean its already too late for me?
Thank you
Contact a good immigration lawyer and get legal help. I am sure this is fairly common problem and most of lawyers would have came across these kind of things.
H1B quota is opened in Oct 2007 but you can apply for H1B for that year from April 1st 2007. That leaves you with lot of time before your OPT expires, and if you are worried you can go for premium processing. Your best bet is to get legal help and you would be fine.