美国phd毕业做博后可以不使用opt而是选择回国直接申请h1b吗

本人今年疫情影响在master毕业后opt过期没法回国，overstay了三个月，之后新的PhD I20开始生效后继续使用F1身份留在美国。咨询学校如何解决因为疫情影响overstay的问题，学校给出的建议是离境之后用新的sevis重新申请美国f1签证，奈何国内使馆没有开门以及导师项目已经开始有了进展，只能继续呆在美国。然而潜在的风险就是如果我毕业之后想要转成H1B或者绿卡就没法解释这段overstay如何维持身份的问题。
本人毕业之后做博后的打算，请问如果我毕业直接选择回国并终止F1（让学校在毕业后直接terminate我的sevis），之后做博后直接以h1b签证进入美国是否可行？

万分感谢！！！

不是所有博后都给办H1B的。回国重签F1肯定是可以刷新身份的，强烈建议找移民律师咨询一下，你overstay了之后，原则上F1身份已经失效了，你现在继续以同样的sevis待着，你以为你是合法的，但会不会其实从你overstay开始，就已经非法了呢？

eddy16112 发表于 2021-2-28 16:39
不是所有博后都给办H1B的。回国重签F1肯定是可以刷新身份的，强烈建议找移民律师咨询一下，你overstay了之 ...

感谢！！

那你现在新的SEVIS是激活状态吗？

个人理解，如果你master和PhD的sevis No是一样的，那你的有效身份是被extend了。我们学校从master转成PhD是直接给一张新的I20然后用之前的SEVIS No.，老师也说了不用办新的签证。但如果你PhD是新的SEVIS No，那就得看你新I20什么时候生效来确定你是不是合法stay了。Again以上是个人理解，最好还是去问律师。

LlllllllQIHB 发表于 2021-2-28 23:44
个人理解，如果你master和PhD的sevis No是一样的，那你的有效身份是被extend了。我们学校从master转成PhD是 ...

补一下之前的回复。你这种情况属于change of educational level, 参考https://www.ice.gov/sevis/schools/reg#f

(ii) Change in educational levels. An F-1 student who continues from one educational level to another is considered to be maintaining status, provided that the transition to the new educational level is accomplished according to transfer procedures outlined in paragraph (f)(8) of this section.


(8) School transfer. (i) A student who is maintaining status may transfer to another Service approved school by following the notification procedure prescribed in paragraph (f)(8)(ii) of this section. However, an F-1 student is not permitted to remain in the United States when transferring between schools or programs unless the student will begin classes at the transfer school or program within 5 months of transferring out of the current school or within 5 months of the program completion date on his or her current Form I-20, whichever is earlier. In the case of an F-1 student authorized to engage in post-completion optional practical training (OPT), the student must be able resume classes within 5 months of transferring out of the school that recommended OPT or the date the OPT authorization ends, whichever is earlier. An F-1 student who was not pursuing a full course of study at the school he or she was last authorized to attend is ineligible for school transfer and must apply for reinstatement under the provisions of paragraph (f)(16) of this section, or, in the alternative, may depart the country and return as an initial entry in a new F-1 nonimmigrant status.

我的理解是只要你的completion date，OPT end date，或者transfer out date （whichever is eailier）在new program start date的五个月之内，你都可以待在美国。但是如果你是OPT过期三个月之后再拿到新的I20，并且新I20没有显示你是change of education level，我就不清楚了。新的I20上reason to issue应该有写是change of education level还是initial attend。

Again，以上是个人理解，请以律师意见为准！

王牌天神 发表于 2021-2-28 22:52
那你现在新的SEVIS是激活状态吗？

对是的，开学之后特意问过学校DSO。

LlllllllQIHB 发表于 2021-3-1 00:55
补一下之前的回复。你这种情况属于change of educational level, 参考https://www.ice.gov/sevis/schools ...

感谢回答！

包依阿 发表于 2021-3-1 01:27
对是的，开学之后特意问过学校DSO。

SEVIS激活至少保证你现在这段时间身份合法的。那SEVIS　ID变了吗？你当时办transfer了吗？楼上说的很有道理，最好还是找个移民律师咨询一下。

王牌天神 发表于 2021-3-1 05:46
SEVIS激活至少保证你现在这段时间身份合法的。那SEVIS　ID变了吗？你当时办transfer了吗？楼上说的很有道 ...

对 我用的是change of status的I20