{"id":2088,"date":"2023-06-27T14:58:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/international-services\/?page_id=2088"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:48:20","slug":"cap-gap-extension","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/international-services\/employment\/cap-gap-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Cap-Gap Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cap-Gap Extension is available to students who, as of April 1st, are either on approved OPT or in their 60-day grace period and have a pending or approved change-of-status H-1B petition for an October 1st start date with USCIS. This does not apply if your employer has filed for consular processing.<\/p>\n

If approved for a change to H-1B status that cannot take effect until October 1, eligible students whose F 1 status ends between April 1 and September 30 become eligible for the Cap-Gap Extension providing the following:<\/p>\n