I was working as an F-1 student on cap-gap OPT based on a pending H1B petition filed by my employer. My cap-gap employment authorization ended Sep 30th, but my H1B petition was still pending. …
… The USCIS denied my H1B petition in late October and I immediately tried to transfer my SEVIS record to another program of study to maintain F-1 status. My DSO said that my record was completed and I had to leave the U.S. Was she...