Can someone please help regarding my FSW eligibility and my Years of Work Experience.
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1) Been in the US since last 7 years
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2) Masters Degree in Computer Science (3 Years)
-- Teaching Assistant (Paid + 20 hrs/week) for the 6 semesters -- [NOC: 4012]
-- 1st Summer: Research Assistant (Paid + 20 hrs/week) -- [NOC: 4012]
-- 2nd Summer: Summer Internship at a Software Company (Paid + 40 hrs/week)
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Question 1) Do I full-fill the minimum FSW Eligibility Criteria of having at least 1 Year of FULL-TIME + PAID + CONTINUOUS Work Experience ?
Question 2)
a) Do I calculate this work experience as #TA Weeks * (20 hrs/week) / (30 hrs/week) = FTE #Weeks of TA Work Exp. ? Do these weeks have to be continuous ?
OR
a) 15 hrs/week * 104 weeks = 1 Year of Full Time TA Work Exp. ? Do these weeks have to be continuous ?
b) In this case, due to Summer Internship during 2nd Summer ==> not having continuous 24 months of TAship ==> Does this make my TA Experience NOT-ELIGIBLE ?
Question 3) Will my Summer Internship during 2nd Summer count towards Work Experience ?
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3) Working on Contract Projects in IT
A) Company A: Oct 2013 -- May 2015 .. (OPT + H1B)
-- Oct 2013 - July 2014 ==> Paid
-- Aug 2014 -- Sep 2014 ==> NO PAY .. (transition between project + on OPT-EAD)
-- Sep 2014 - May 2015 ==> Paid
Switch from Company A to B (June & July) -- No Pay:
B) Company B: July 2015 --Jan 2017 .. (H1B)
-- Aug 2015 -- March 2016 ==> Paid
-- April 2016 ==> Not Paid
-- May 2016 -- Feb 2017 ==> Paid
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Question) Do I full-fill the minimum FSW Eligibility Criteria of having at least 1 Year of FULL-TIME + PAID + CONTINUOUS Work Experience ?
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Question) All over, AM I ELIGIBLE FOR FSW ?
Question) If so, How many Total Years of Work Experience can I get from my Experience ?
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Please comment. Thanks ..
