tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513578919941427046.post2330375809055721803..comments2023-10-16T02:19:55.963-07:00Comments on US Calling: Good News: OPT for 29 Months NowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513578919941427046.post-55498305176305101612008-04-19T11:11:00.000-07:002008-04-19T11:11:00.000-07:00The decision to extend the OPT period to 29 months...The decision to extend the OPT period to 29 months is good in all ways.<BR/>- If you don't get a job, you get more time to search<BR/>- If you get a job, you could defer your application for a H1-B, and thus remain on F1 status AND PAY LESS TAXES!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513578919941427046.post-20653385728184054842008-04-07T07:21:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:21:00.000-07:00While this will surely benefit 90% of the people, ...While this will surely benefit 90% of the people, atleast 10% of us are studying courses which are highly specialized and can be classified as SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY too for which job restrictions exist at various levels....<BR/><BR/>There are quiet a number of clauses that need to be satisfied for the extended OPT, however, thankfully, there are loopholds too... anyways, most people can safely assume that they'll be in US for 2.5 years which means they could apply for the H1B 2 - 3 times.... chances of getting that in the lottery increases exponentially.... (simple mathematics.... A*A*A = A^3)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com