8老师，
您好。我把您提供的immihelp 链接给新学校了， 但是international office 的人还在坚持让我用EAD。
-Probably they want to save money. You should have not told them that you have filed I-485 when the school offered you the job.
我打算下周和他们面谈。谈之前想明白以下几个问题：
- 使用EAD和H1b的不同就是如果日后绿卡遭拒，EAD就失效，而H1b不受影响。对吗？-Correct.
- 如果使用EAD，那我暑期这三个月可以合法待在美国吗？-Yes. Your pending I-485 allows you to stay in US legally even if you don't have a legal status (e.g. H-1, etc.).（因为是学校，现工作5月底结束，新工作8月初开始）
- 如果在暑期三个月内收到RFE for my employment status，我该如何答复呢？-Just provide your new job offer letter and it is enough.
- 我的EAD有效期至17年2月，可以renew吗？-Yes. 应该什么时候申请？-You can file renewal application in advance up to 120 days before your current EAD expires. 我自己申请，还是需要雇主申请？-You do it and it is irrelevant to thew employer. By the way, there is not I-765 filing fee for your EAD renewal (it is free).
- 我可以自己找律师办H1b transfer 吗？-No unless the HR agrees.
- 有没有好的建议让我说服学校international office呢？他们现在的借口就是以前曾经有过这样的经历，这三个月的gap会影响H1b transfer。-Just tell them that if the H-1 tasnfer approval has I-94, you can stay in US to work for them with H-1 status. If the H-1 ttransfer has no I-94, then you will go to China to get the H-1 visa to come back to work with H-1 status.
问题有点多，请见谅。再次感谢！
