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F-1 → H-1B Timeline

Checks how study, practical training and H-1B concepts connect. You get: an interactive planning timeline.

  1. Study & direction

    F-1

    Choose a direction that fits your degree. Build skills and projects.

  2. Where applicable

    CPT

    Curriculum-integral training, authorised by your DSO.

  3. Up to 12 months

    OPT

    Work directly related to your major. Limited unemployment allowance.

  4. Where applicable

    STEM OPT

    24-month extension for eligible STEM degrees and employers.

  5. Concepts

    H-1B

    Employer-petitioned. Registration and selection are never certain.

  6. Planning

    Long-term

    Continued growth, alternatives and longer-term career decisions.

Next action

Turn your result into a plan.

Read the full F-1 → H-1B guide

Want help acting on your result?

Your next career move should be intentional.

Choose how you'd like to start. Every route ends in the same place: a clear, honest next step built around you.

How would you like to start?

What happens next

5 short steps

Answer short questions about where you are and where you want to go.

  1. 01Tell us where you areYour goal, target role and what is in the way.
  2. 02See your next stepA recommendation straight away.
  3. Get a plan built around youWe follow up by your preferred channel.

Or start in one tap — which best describes you?

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