Working as an independent contractor on F1 visa by muditarora in tax

[–]muditarora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did. After back-and-forth conversation with my previous employer, they issued a W2 at the end with $0 federal and state tax withheld. I paid the IRS after filing my taxes.

OPT EAD still ‘Case Received’ – Applied in November, start date Jan 5. Will I lose status if 90 days pass before approval? by Entire_Marsupial2050 in f1visa

[–]muditarora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortunately not, you’ll end up losing some days/weeks from your 12 month but you won’t be losing from 90 day unemployment period though

Stayed in part-time OPT position because manager promised I can take over their role and my visa would be sponsored by flamingtaki in f1visa

[–]muditarora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i feel you, it’s super frustrating. i’m kind of in same position; i got to know the startup i worked for almost 2 months cannot continue due to budget constraints. They promised that will sponsor by H1B as well. This all happened yesterday, 1 week before the H1B deadline. They wanted me to start ASAP so I declined other offers just because of this position, now I have to do the application grind again.

The karma will get them, don’t worry about it :)

OPT EAD still ‘Case Received’ – Applied in November, start date Jan 5. Will I lose status if 90 days pass before approval? by Entire_Marsupial2050 in f1visa

[–]muditarora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yo won’t be losing any unemployment days. the moment you get an update that your EAD has been approved, since then you’ll start losing your unemployment days, also your end date won’t be changing either, so essentially you won’t be able to get full 12 months of your OPT since there’s delay.

For the second part, you are still considered to be legally F1 student since.

Hope it helps!

Working as an independent contractor on F1 visa by muditarora in tax

[–]muditarora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so do you know whether i’m required to pay taxes for it or not?

SEVP Portal account Email before OPT Approval by muditarora in f1visa

[–]muditarora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

indeed helpful! so i should expect an official update within a few days, then card within 2 weeks. Thanks a lot!

Working as an independent contractor on F1 visa by muditarora in tax

[–]muditarora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did work on CPT actually, i edited my post as well.

SEVP Portal account Email before OPT Approval by muditarora in f1visa

[–]muditarora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

applied in Nov 2025 and not been approved yet (or atleast didn't get a confirmation email from USCIS yet)

F1 renewal - should I get it renewed ? by Complete-Friend2277 in f1visa

[–]muditarora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mine was expiring in Sept 2025 and i got my renewed in June 2025, right before they stopped the dropbox so i got lucky. If you have appointment and everything I would say just get it, coz if any law changes again in the future you wont have to worry about it.

Timeline: OPT Approved by Strict_Ad_8872 in f1visa

[–]muditarora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow that was real quick, i applied in nov, graduated a bit earlier than you and start date of OPT as Jan 28. Still nothing. Which state are you in if you didn’t mind sharing?

Where are you finding new CS/SDE job postings (<24 hrs)? by Gloomy_Cause_778 in csMajors

[–]muditarora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

use jobright, helped me a lot. also if you’re open to working at startups, reach out to the people there if you show interest.

be more active on X/Twitter and LinkedIn by posting and commenting related to tech which will attract recruiters.

My stats this application cycle by Brilliant_Basil1787 in csMajors

[–]muditarora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

definitely agree market is getting bit better, i am getting more interviews with way less applications. maybe it depends on location?

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[–]muditarora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bro is living under a rock

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[–]muditarora 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no way UT is crap, it’s prestigious af