NON-IMMIGRANT (TEMPORARY) VISAS

H1-B VISAS

H-1B visas are one of the most common methods used by  U.S. companies to secure a temporary status for foreign professionals with specialized knowledge.

A person may be eligible for an H-1 visa if:

1.  That person, the beneficiary, is a professional with specialty knowledge typically acquired through the attainment of a bachelors degree and,

2.  The position being offered by the U.S. employer is a specialty occupation requiring the beneficiary's specialty knowledge.

Typical professions which are eligible for an H-1B visa are engineers and computer programmers however, several other occupations also qualify.  Please contact us if you are interested.

There is an annual cap of 65,000 H-1B visas that is applicable to all applicants with certain exceptions including an exception for beneficiaries whom have been previously granted status as an H-1B nonimmigrant in the past 6 years and not left the United States for more than one year after attaining such status.

A U.S. employer filing an H-1B petition must submit, unless exempt under Part B of the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement of this form, an additional fee of either $1500 or $750. A U.S. employer with a total of 25 or less full-time equivalent employees in the United States (including any affiliate or subsidiary of the employer) is only obligated to pay the $750 fee. As of March 8, 2005, a U.S. employer seeking initial approval of L nonimmigrant status for a beneficiary, or seeking approval to employ an L nonimmigrant currently working for another U.S. employer, must submit an additional $500.00 fee.