H-1 to F-1

[skarampuri]

I am in a complicated situation.
My 6-year H-1 visa expires in July 2003.
And I lost my job recently and I was about to go back to India. But now, I got admission in a top MBA school in US.
My Green Card process is upto no good.

My concern is this-
When I get out of MBA school after 2 years on F-1, would I be able to get a new H-1? (I would not have had satisfied the criterion of staying outside the country for a year)

Is extension of my current H-1 possible at the end of my MBA program? (I have worked outside the country for over 14 months during these six years).

Please help.
Thanks
S.

 

[vault]

If you can prove that you were not in the US for 14 months, then a 14 month extension of H-1B is possible.

Can you get a new H-1B after completing your "B" school? The answer is NO. Technically you should be out of the US for 1 year before you are eligible for another 6 years of H-1B.