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Hi fishes! My spouse is planning to go to India but we would need to get her visa stamped before coming back. I see that getting appointment is such a huge problem right now. Can we get her visa stamped from a different country? In this case, we were considering Qatar, she grew up there and has her brother there. For what it’s worth she qualifies for Dropbox in India. How do I find out if Qatar works in our case?Deloitte
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Couple of things:
1. In terms of continuing your employment, Day 1 CPT might be your best bet, other than leaving the country to work for a member firm or transfer to an office outside the US if your employer is a MNC. If your H1B gets picked and approved you can come back in Oct via consular processing, and if it doesn’t you can come back after a year using an L1.
2. You don’t exactly have to leave the US in mid-March. You technically get 60 days grace period after your STEM OPT ends. Assuming you get picked in the lottery, and the employer files before your 60 days end, you are eligible for an automatic extension of your F1 status (cap-gap) so you don’t have to leave right away BUT you are not authorized to work until Oct 1 (because you technically started your grace period).