Considering I was graduating, I filed application for OPT last semester. However, my advisor delayed my defense one more quarter. Meanwhile I received my OPT. I have also accepted a job and they were waiting for my graduation.
Now my advisor has found some problems with my dissertation and is not convinced that I should graduate this quarter either. In that case, I would go ahead and start my job and come back later for my defense.
My question is:
If I join the company before graduation (hoping they have no objection), would they be able to file for H1 in april for me in case I don't graduate by that time. Or do I need to graduate in order to file for H1?

