grad_mba wrote:
aviroop wrote:
H1-B visa does not imply "immigrant status" - if that were so, each of the 65000 H1-B visa applicants would be treated as an immigrant.
you have to switch to F1, by sending in a form to INS - they approve that form and immediately cancel your H-1 and switch your status to F1. You dont have to leave the US to carry out this process.
So, I don't see a problem here. I have been to a lot of student sessions and met a fair number of applicants with H-1B visas.
aviroop, I wasn talking about H1B status as being considered 'immigrant' status.
I was asking about the i-480 application - a.k.a EAD application which you file once your priority date becomes current.
Now filing this exposes your immigrant intent and you cannot get a F1 after u file for EAD (atleast that what I have heard)
going from H1B to F1 is not an issue as you stated.
sorry, I midunderstood your post -
As far as I know, you can still pursue school - the school will not give you an F1 visa, but something on the lines of your EAD - I know coz one of my friends (from europe), came down here, filed an application for immigration, and then went to school - he did not get a F1 visa - I am not clear what he did, but I will call him to find out