F1 to h1b change of status, waiting for approval, travelling to india

Hi ,

My F1-Opt completed with cap gap my H1b is picked in lottery with the employer whom i have been working with during opt. Now as cap gap is done and my h1 is not approved yet as there was rfe and employer responded on august 2nd. My employer agreed to keep me under loss of pay for 30 days. As my employer is an indian firm they are requesting me to go back and work in india till my H1-b id approved. So my question is can i tavel to india is it safe? If my h1 is not approved and i am in india what are my next steps?

If you leave the country now, and once your H1b is approved, you will have to get H1 stamped from India before you can return to USA.

Either way, you have no other choice right now, but go to India and wait for H1B to be approved. Your grace period might have started from Oct 1st 2018, as your cap-gap got over. You don’t want to over-stay and cause issues for yourself in future.