India, June 26 -- A Reddit user has shared what they described as a successful workaround for renewing a Texas driver's license after changing immigration status from F-1 STEM OPT to H-1B without first obtaining an H-1B visa stamp.

In the post, the user claimed the issue arose because the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) system continued to reflect their previous F-1 STEM OPT status despite an approved H-1B Change of Status (COS), preventing them from extending their driver's license.

Hindustan Times could not independently verify the claims made in the Reddit post.

According to the Redditor, they changed their status from F-1 STEM OPT to H-1B through a Change of Status last year but had not yet travelled outside the US for H-1B...