Hello,
I would really really appreciate some help. Im working on J1 and just got accepted to a graduate program starting August 1st. My J1 expires October 7. I will have to quit working on July 25th. The change of status processing takes 2-4 months and Im getting my paperwork together now and will apply June 20th through my university - so my F1 should be ready around September or October. My question is - since I will stop working at the end of July, I will be out of status. I will probably not be J1 anymore (if I understand it correctly) and not have F1 yet. When that happens, does the fact that I will already have applied for change to F1 allow me to stay and study legally?
(My sponsoring organization (Aiesec) will terminate my program once I stop working.)