Graduate this Spring semester, EAD OPT request filed in Feb, work full time?
Mar 5th 2003, 2:12 pm
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Graduate this Spring semester, EAD OPT request filed in Feb, work full time?
Yikes!
When I first started school 3 years ago, I was told "make sure you
don't file your request for OPT too early or else it will be approved
before you want to work, etc" So, silly me...didn't follow up on this
soon enough and now the processing times are supposedly going to take
longer than expected. I essentially have a job offer for just after I
graduate (early-mid May) and so I would like to work full time at that
time. If my EAD isn't approved in time, could I consider this Summer
semester to be my "holiday" semester (yes, I've taken 2 consecutive
semesters at full course load) and therefore could I work full time???
Ugh, I don't know if I'm making much sense here, but I'm basically
trying to find a way to start working full time in May. (I'm currently
working part-time on campus...this job would be a full-time job at the
same campus).
Thanks
-Briana.
When I first started school 3 years ago, I was told "make sure you
don't file your request for OPT too early or else it will be approved
before you want to work, etc" So, silly me...didn't follow up on this
soon enough and now the processing times are supposedly going to take
longer than expected. I essentially have a job offer for just after I
graduate (early-mid May) and so I would like to work full time at that
time. If my EAD isn't approved in time, could I consider this Summer
semester to be my "holiday" semester (yes, I've taken 2 consecutive
semesters at full course load) and therefore could I work full time???
Ugh, I don't know if I'm making much sense here, but I'm basically
trying to find a way to start working full time in May. (I'm currently
working part-time on campus...this job would be a full-time job at the
same campus).
Thanks
-Briana.
Mar 6th 2003, 1:24 am
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Re: Graduate this Spring semester, EAD OPT request filed in Feb, work full time?
You can't work until the EAD arrives, but at least it is possible that you
will get it in time. Sometimes it takes less than tree months (although it
can also be twice as long).
On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 19:12:40 +0000, Briana wrote:
> Yikes!
>
> When I first started school 3 years ago, I was told "make sure you
> don't file your request for OPT too early or else it will be approved
> before you want to work, etc" So, silly me...didn't follow up on this
> soon enough and now the processing times are supposedly going to take
> longer than expected. I essentially have a job offer for just after I
> graduate (early-mid May) and so I would like to work full time at that
> time. If my EAD isn't approved in time, could I consider this Summer
> semester to be my "holiday" semester (yes, I've taken 2 consecutive
> semesters at full course load) and therefore could I work full time???
>
> Ugh, I don't know if I'm making much sense here, but I'm basically
> trying to find a way to start working full time in May. (I'm currently
> working part-time on campus...this job would be a full-time job at the
> same campus).
>
> Thanks
> -Briana.
will get it in time. Sometimes it takes less than tree months (although it
can also be twice as long).
On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 19:12:40 +0000, Briana wrote:
> Yikes!
>
> When I first started school 3 years ago, I was told "make sure you
> don't file your request for OPT too early or else it will be approved
> before you want to work, etc" So, silly me...didn't follow up on this
> soon enough and now the processing times are supposedly going to take
> longer than expected. I essentially have a job offer for just after I
> graduate (early-mid May) and so I would like to work full time at that
> time. If my EAD isn't approved in time, could I consider this Summer
> semester to be my "holiday" semester (yes, I've taken 2 consecutive
> semesters at full course load) and therefore could I work full time???
>
> Ugh, I don't know if I'm making much sense here, but I'm basically
> trying to find a way to start working full time in May. (I'm currently
> working part-time on campus...this job would be a full-time job at the
> same campus).
>
> Thanks
> -Briana.
