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    agargcalifornia Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 7, 2013, 04:38 PM
    Change of status from H4 to F1 and F1 to H1B
    Currently I am on H4 visa and planning to change to F1 visa on January 11th, 2013. But at the same time, I am looking for a job. If I am able to find an employer who is ready to apply for my H1B visa on April 1st 2013, then can my F1 visa application be disadvantageous to my H1-B application in any way ?

    Specifically, I have two questions:

    1 - If my F1 change of status is approved before Apr 1st, will it be disadvantageous to apply for another change of status to H1-B right away?

    2 - If my F1 change of status is not approved by Apr 1st, how will a second/simultaneous change of status application (H1-B) work?
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    lawanwadee Posts: 3,653, Reputation: 124
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    Feb 7, 2013, 08:17 PM
    To file for H1B, you must get approval from DOL first. This could take several months, you won't make it in April 2013.

    Now you only have one choice.. F-1.
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