I am on an OPT and I recently quit my job. How long can I stay unemployed under OPT?

Unemployment should not exceed 90 days. The facts are not sufficient to say if it affects your H-1B application. Just because you quit your job on OPT should not affect your H-1B with the new employer.

I agree, 90 days is all that is allowed for F-1/OPT unemployment before you are out-of-status. Being out-of-status means that you must leave the US to get your H-1B visa at the US Consul in your home country. (Exceptions for getting the visa in other country exist, but are difficult.) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Franco Capriotti - Senior Legal Counsel - Capriotti International Law - [email protected] - 1-800-716-0055 FIRST 15 MINUTE CONSULTATION VIA SKYPE, or PHONE IS FREE. We are not geographically limited ==> Our licenses allow us to represent people worldwide. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do not rely completely on information you get on a website. It is always wise to consult personally with an immigration attorney before taking any action with the US CIS, or US Consulate. Please consider contacting one of the attorneys on . Or, contact the American Immigration Lawyer's Association www.ailalawyer.com for a referral. If you are low income and feel that you can not afford an attorney, try contacting one of the organizations on this list: www.justice.gov/eoir/probono/states.htm ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I agree with the other attorneys. Also, if your OPT is expiring before September 30, 2012, then you will not be able to continue working with an employer until the effective date of October 1, 2012 of the H-1B if you are not in proper status.