"Cap-gap" refers to the gap in non-immigrant status that occurs in a change of status to H-1B, when the student's current F-1 immigration status expires before the H-1B start date on October 1. For ...

Cap Gap is the time between the official end-date listed on your Employment Authorization Document (EAD card) and the official start date of an H-1B non-immigrant visa. Cap gaps are most commonly ...

F-1 students who do not qualify for a cap-gap extension, and whose periods of authorized stay expires before October 1st, are required to leave the United States, apply for an H-1B visa at a consular ...