Question

小纽你好！

我现在是H1b签证。同时在上一个part-time的Master学位。最近公司裁员，要把我裁掉，但公司可以让我继续工作一个月去找到其他出路。所以，我已经向学校申请了新的I-20，想在美国国内把h1b转成f1，争取在九月份重新入学。

我的问题是：1.一旦，我可以立刻停止我的工作吗？

1. 在我提交了新f1申请到移民局后,f1申请在审批的过程中，我能合法的呆在美国吗？
2. 我需不需要先转成B1/B2 然后再转成 f1?

非常感谢！

Answer 1

The USCIS must receive your application no later than the day you terminate your H-1B employment.

If you are no longer in H-1B status or your H-1B status will end more than 30 days before the program start date on your I-20, you cannot apply for a change of status inside the U.S. Instead, you will have to change your status by traveling outside the U.S., applying for an F-1 visa and entering the U.S. as an F-1 student.