U.S. immigration attorneys have cautioned that 2014′s quota of 65,000 H-1B \u201cspecialty occupation\u201d visas may have all been assigned in just one week this past April.<\/p>\n
Any employer based in the U.S. who wants to employ a specialty occupation foreign worker is required to apply to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for an H-1B visa. If granted, the H-1B visa is issued to the worker. Typically, the worker will need to have, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree. They may also have an advanced level of skill which would be considered \u201cdegree equivalent\u201d via their previous experience, training or somehow otherwise qualified.<\/p>\n
H-1Bs visa have a three-year term and can be renewed once for an additional three-year term. H-1B holders are also able to apply for permanent residency status (commonly known as a \u201cgreen card\u201d) while they are in the States, if they meet the requirements. They can apply for an extension (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" U.S. immigration attorneys have cautioned that 2014′s quota of 65,000 H-1B \u201cspecialty occupation\u201d visas may have all been assigned in just one week this past April. Any employer based in the U.S. who wants to employ a specialty occupation foreign…<\/span><\/p>\n