Hi Suzanna, I am an international student with F1 student visa.I will be graduating next week with a B.S. of Nursing. I plan to take my NCLEX exam in MA in July.I have my OPT starting from July 16 til the end of March 2008.I have read a lot of recommendations about trying to get a RN job first before asking for petition at this moment.As you can see my opt only last for 8-9 months(I use some of the opt last summer for summer job),and many of the facilities requires the employee to sign at least a yr contract.Here are my questions: 1. Do you think I should find a facility where I don't need to sign any contract,work for a while and not telling the employer about my status? 2.What could possibly happen if I sign the contract and don't be able to work for at least 1 yr? 2.One of my classmate finds a nursing home in MA whose willing to provide sponsorship to her in exchange for 5 yrs contract.Do u think it's a good idea to accept the offer at this point? Thanks very much!!! zzziday