My take on the new rules is that anyone with a pending H-1B gets the 17 month extension automatically, but that anyone else in the OPT period on an F-1 with a science / technology / engineering / math degree working for a company that required skills related to the degree could file for the 17 month extension even if they don't have a pending H-1B.
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My take on the new rules is that anyone with a pending H-1B gets the 17 month extension automatically, but that anyone else in the OPT period on an F-1 with a science / technology / engineering / math degree working for a company that required skills related to the degree could file for the 17 month extension even if they don't have a pending H-1B.
Can anyone verify / refute this?