Question

今年刚抽到的H1B，5月初被RFE, 现在准备材料中。律师说我到的case风险很大，可能要到10月，11月才会有结果。我的opt 7月底到期。 现在有几个问题想请教律师

1.如果10月，11月最后结果是denied被拒，那我马上就没有身份了，也没有任何的grace period了，对吗？

如果1的回答是yes的话：

2. 为了避免到时候瞬间失去身份，现在一边准备rfe 一边想再次申请学校，得到F1身份（传说中的可以用CPT继续工作，但是经过认证的正规学校），这样是否可行？简言之，就是将会牵扯到 我毕业的A学校的F1身份，正在申请中的H1B，申请新的学校B的F1，移民局那里是否会觉得有问题？

3. 有什么办法可以避免到时候瞬间失去身份的情况？到时候如果被拒，我是否必须尽快离境，除了结婚之外还有没有别的可以在美国境内转换身份的办法？

Answer 1

Currently you are covered by Cap-Gap.

If an H-1B petition filed on behalf of an F-1 student covered by Cap-Gap is denied, rejected, revoked, or withdrawn, the student will have the standard 60-day grace period (from the date of the notification of the denial, rejection,  revocation, or withdrawal of the petition) to prepare for and depart the United States.

The 60-day grace period does not apply to an F-1 student whose accompanying change of status request is denied due to  a status violation, misrepresentation, or fraud. In such cases, the F-1 student is ineligible for Cap-Gap extension of status and the 60- day grace period. Similarly, the 60-day grace period and  Cap-Gap extension of status does not apply to  an F-1 student whose petition was revoked based on a finding of a status violation, fraud or misrepresentation discovered following approval. In both of these instances, students are required to immediately leave the United States.