如果你执意走申B1/B2+境内激活,利用COS Pending的合法居留时段找新工作,也可以。 COS Pending期间找到了新工作,你可以重启原来的H1B,不需要再抽签。但是,这个不叫H1B Transfer。它算一个新的H1B。I-129表格上要写”new employment”,而非”change of employer“!并且,一定要等到H1B Approval Notice才能开始工作,不能拿着Receipt Notice就去工作!同时,要稳妥,记得去撤回B1/B2的申请。
不撤B1/B2申请的潜在风险是什么?未来绿卡申请的时候,USCIS会审核你过往的在美记录。而你每一个阶段的legal status都是由最后一次生效的身份来决定的,这称为「last action rule」。如果你B1/B2没有取消,B1/B2最后比新H1B来的晚,它有可能会导致你可停留的期限无意中缩短、甚至可能覆盖你的合法身份、导致你违反身份或 out of status。
*”[e]xceptions to the one academic year requirement are provided for students enrolled in graduate studies that require immediate participation in curricular practical training.“ 8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(i)*
“[a]n individual may benefit from the 60-day grace period multiple times during his or her total time in the United States; however, this grace period may only apply one time per authorized nonimmigrant validity period.”