H1B was recently approved but the immigration firm reached out to say it was not automatically activated. I have to go back to home country to get it stamped. Any experiences/trouble with this?

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Can you elaborate? Did they mention why it was not automatically activated? Did they file it in consular notice instead of change of status?

A1, although in theory you are right, data shows that cos interviews are smoother and simpler. The interviewer asks 2-3 questions
For consular notice, I’ve seen people’s interviews go up to 40 mins.

I wasn’t on CPT. I graduated in may and then went to India before starting work with Deloitte. From what I read online, this means I gave up my change of status.

I also read that I can work until my OPT expires so I’m not planning a trip before then, but I’m scared that something might go wrong/this will take longer than it should and I’ll be stuck there

You are right to be worried. Although not moving to h1 means you save on taxes and can get on projects easily (as you don’t have to wait for lca or h1 transfers) you do get restricted in the sense that you will not want to switch employers before you get stamping done. Since Deloitte has being laying off people (me included) you might want to think about implications of getting laid off on opt (you have more grace days but I’m not sure if your h1 approval is still valid)

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