Back to Visa Issues Again

The HR Department at my university won't approve my leave due to concern that immigration will take a "dim view" of it. The head of HR gave two options: Appoint me to a fixed term appointment from 1 July 2007 to 13 September 2007 or that I resign retroactively from 30 June and do the "B Visa", which practically means leaving the country and trying to re-enter again as a tourist. The problem with the first option is that I might need a new H1B. So now I've e-mailed the lawyer again on that. If it does need a new visa, it's not a practical route. Likely I will end up having to try to go to Montreal and back... At least now all the stuff I want to ship to Australia is on its way and Snork Maiden would "just" have to drive 150 miles each way to pick up the rest of my stuff if I got stuck outside the country. Everything else could be handled from there.