Tagged #cap-gap
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USCIS
H-1B Cap-Gap Extension for F-1 Students on OPT
USCIS guidance on automatic cap-gap extension of F-1 status and post-completion OPT employment authorization when employers file timely H-1B cap-subject petitions. Learn eligibility, timeline, termination rules, and STEM OPT interaction.
nonimmigrant
USCIS
H-1B: Cap-Subject vs. Cap-Exempt Employers and the F-1 Cap-Gap Extension
Who counts as cap-exempt under INA §214(g)(5), how the 65,000 + 20,000 H-1B cap works in practice, and how the cap-gap rule at 8 CFR 214.2(f)(5)(vi) keeps F-1 students working through October 1.
employment based 7 min