Volunteer Internship on H4 visa

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deltaforce

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Hello folks,

I am not too sure if this is a right section to post my question but couldn't figure out. Request to moderators to move to appropriate section if they feel so.

I plan to move to NY in Jan 2011 on H4 (dependent, can not work) visa, may get delayed till Apr. 2011. In such case, I will not be able to take FPGEE and get a job to apply for work (H1B) visa , to be able to start my internship from Oct 2011.
I wonder if I take FPGEE later and rather than wasting my time, can I do internship on volunteer basis, i.e. I will not get paid and those hours will be finally counted for NAPLEX? I understand its a decent loss in terms of money but for me, time is money and I am saving on that. I just don't know the rules surrounding this issue.
Does anyone have any clue on this?

Thanks in advance.
 
If I am not going wrong, your work hours before FPGE are not counted towards NAPLEX. You have to clear FPGE and then get your intern hours.

About working voluntarily, with the current state of economy - hard to find! Give it a shot though!

PRK