H-1B Voir (Profession spécialisée)

Le visa H-1B est devenue une catégorie de visa quelque peu mythique au fil des ans. C'est le visa tout le monde veut et c'est tout le monde prête attention à des visas. Les lois concernant le visa H-1B changent constamment et les candidats concernés doivent rester informés et mis à jour autant que possible.
Le visa H-1B permet aux travailleurs étrangers d'entrer aux États-Unis. et de travailler dans une variété de domaines. Elles vont de l'architecture et du génie à la médecine et la santé. Le visa H-1B offre un large éventail de possibilités d'emploi et est un premier pas important vers l'immigration permanente.

Restrictions de quotas

Le nombre de nouveaux disponibles visas H-1B pour l'année fiscale 2006-2007 est 65,000 par an avec un supplément de 20,000 pour ceux qui ont une maîtrise ou un grade de niveau supérieur à partir d'un des Etats-Unis. institution académique. L'année fiscale commence Octobre 1. Ces limites ne s'appliquent pas si vous allez travailler pour un collège ou une université ou un organisme de recherche sans but lucratif ou du gouvernement.

Double intention

Le visa H-1B est unique parce que vous n'avez pas à prouver que vous retournerez chez vous à la fin de votre séjour aux Etats-Unis . Dans le même temps que vous êtes employé par votre visa H-1B, vous pouvez également chercher de résidence permanente (carte verte).

Comment se qualifier pour un visa H-1B

La première chose que vous devez avoir une offre d'emploi d'une américaine. l'employeur. La position doit être permanente et doit être occupé provisoirement. L'occupation doit exiger des connaissances spécialisées normalement acquises par une formation collégiale. En d'autres mots, au minimum, vous aurez besoin d'un baccalauréat ou une expérience considérable sur le travail qui est l'équivalent d'un baccalauréat.

Votre expérience peut être suffisant pour obtenir un visa H-1B. Par exemple, un individu qui avait 22 years experience as a document systems manager was able to qualify for an H-1B visa without the necessary Bachelor’s Degree.
You may also qualify with less experience if you have completed some university courses or have earned the equivalent of an Associate’s in Arts Degree (2 année-degré). Every three years experience in the subject specialty occupation is the equivalent of one year towards a university degree. A bachelor’s degree normally requires 4 ans pour terminer.

The job you will be performing in the U.S. and your background must match. Si, par exemple,, you have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and have 6 years experience in engineering but you are applying for the position of accountant in the U.S., you are not eligible for an H-1B visa.

Our office will obtain the required Academic Credential Evaluation (ACE). If you were educated outside the United States , an ACE will determine the American equivalence of your educational level. If you have many years experience in the occupation, the ACE will also rate your job experience as an academic equivalence.

If the state in which you will be working requires a license for your particular occupation, then that requirement must also be satisfied above and beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Secondly, le cabinet de M Evelyne. Hart will file the Labor Condition Attestation (LCA) with the Department of Labor on behalf of the employer. The LCA provides the proffered wage and the working conditions.

Finally, our office will file the Petition on behalf of your employer with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. With this petition we will be proving four things:

You are eligible for an H-1B visa
The position can only be filled by an employee with specialized knowledge
You have the correct background and skills for the position
Your U.S. employer has the ability to pay your wage.

Specialty Occupations

Some examples of a specialty occupation, include, but are not limited to the following professions:
Accountants
Acupuncturists
Architects
Artists
Chemists
Chiropractors
Computer Programmers
Computer Systems Analysis
Dieticians
Electronics specialist
Engineers
Fashion Designers
Upper Level Business Managers
Graphic Designers
Hotel Managers
Industrial Designers
Interior Designers
Investment Analysis
Journalists
Librarians
Medical records Librarians
Medical Technologists
Ministers
Orthopedists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Social Workers
Software Design Engineers
Technical Publications Writers
Vocational Counselors
Webographers

Premium Processing

Premium processing in the amount of $1,000 payable to the government allows the application to be processed much faster than if filed conventionally. Premium processing is often recommended due to the current 65,000 cap.

Portability

If you wish to change jobs, you may do so after your new employer files a new petition. We must prove that you were lawfully admitted, that the new petition is not frivolous (not without basis in law or fact), that the new petition was filed before the expiration of your H-1B visa and that you have not been working without authorization.

Extension of stay

An H-1B is valid for 3 years and is renewable for another 3 années. If you are unemployed in the United States while in H-1B status, the period of unemployment would be counted toward the 6-year term. Cependant, if you leave the United States for a significant period of time, your absence may suspend the 6-year limitation. An extension of stay to work for the same employer, if timely filed, continues employment for 240 days while a decision pending.

You may extend your H-1B status beyond the 6-year limit if a labor certification took 1 year or longer to be certified and an I-140 Petition or adjustment application has been filed before the expiration of your H-1B visa. Under those circumstances, H-1B status may be extended in one year increments.

Attending Classes

An H-1B visa holder may attend classes so long as they are incidental to H-1B status.