这个规定和《关于STEM专业的Post-completion OPT延长十七个月的规定》是并列的。
原来的规定是,学生在结束了Post-completion OPT之后,
还有六十天的grace period,可以合法居留,但不能工作;
现在的规定是,如果公司为受益人提交了H-1B,
一旦H-1B批准,则受益人的OPT自动延长到十月一日;
否则(如果受益人OPT没有延长的话),受益人的OPT期限不变。 http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/OPT_FAQ_4apr08.pdf
How is the cap-gap situation changed under the interim final rule?
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F-1 academic students on post-completion OPT maintain valid F-1 status until
the expiration of their OPT. Once that OPT has ended, they are authorized
to remain in the