ISSIS - Maintaining Your H-1B Status


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Maintaining Your H-1B Status

While in H-1B status there are a few key things you should remember:

1) H-1B visa holders can only work for the employer indicated on their H-1B approval notice. Consultation for other employers or working at other locations is not legal.

2) H-1B visa holders can attend school but only on a part time basis. If you want to pursue a degree full time then you should change your immigration status to F-1.

3) Generally, there is no grace period associated with an H-1B. This means that on the end date listed on your H-1B approval notice you should depart the U.S. You are only entitled to a grace period of 10 days beyond the end date list on your approval notice if it has been indicated on your I-94 card at the time of entry into the U.S.

4) If you decide to terminate your position at UGA prior to the end date listed on your approval notice you must contact OIE so that this can be reported to immigration. Your H-1B status will end on the day you stop working.

5) If you are terminated from your position at UGA then your hiring department is responsible for purchasing you a plane ticket so that you can return to your home country.

Office for International Student, Scholar & Immigration Services
110 E. Clayton Street, 4th Floor, Bank of America Building, Athens, GA 30602
visahelp@uga.edu | Phone: 706-425-3154 | Fax: 706-425-3273