Hello all,
I have legally been in the US for two and a half years on an F-1 visa with an on famous job for the past year. I have already accepted a CPT offer from a company starting Jan 2nd. After submitting my application to the intl office, they inform me a few days ago that my CPT must start at the same date classes begin (jan 14th) and therefore I will only be authorized from the Jan 14. My question is this: would starting on the 2nd anyways be such a big deal since I'm still authorized for a CPT, albeit 2 weeks later? Im only considering this because the paperwork is set at the company for 2nd so I'm not sure if that can be changed. In addition to this, I was selected for 2013 DV lottery and I'm currently in the process of applying for that. How would this situation affect my GC chances? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have legally been in the US for two and a half years on an F-1 visa with an on famous job for the past year. I have already accepted a CPT offer from a company starting Jan 2nd. After submitting my application to the intl office, they inform me a few days ago that my CPT must start at the same date classes begin (jan 14th) and therefore I will only be authorized from the Jan 14. My question is this: would starting on the 2nd anyways be such a big deal since I'm still authorized for a CPT, albeit 2 weeks later? Im only considering this because the paperwork is set at the company for 2nd so I'm not sure if that can be changed. In addition to this, I was selected for 2013 DV lottery and I'm currently in the process of applying for that. How would this situation affect my GC chances? Any help would be greatly appreciated.