United States Immigration and Nationality Law
Law Services: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Category
Only 65,000 new H-1B visas will be available for the upcoming fiscal year!
We urge all employers who wish to sponsor a foreign professional to contact our office now, click here for more information!
The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows foreign workers in specialty occupations (and fashion models and foreign medical graduates) to seek temporary employment in the United States. The foreign worker must be "sponsored" by a U.S. employer and must possess a minimum equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor's Degree.
There is an annual cap of 65,000 H-1B visas per year (6,800 of those are set aside for foreign workers from Chile and Singapore). However, foreign workers possessing an advanced degree (Master's Degree or higher) from a U.S. University have a separate cap of 20,000 visas per year. The cap does NOT apply to those foreign workers already in H-1B status who are seeking to extend status or change employers. The cap also does NOT apply to those foreign workers being sponsored by an institution of higher education; a nonprofit organization or entity related to or affiliated with an institution of higher education; or a nonprofit research organization or governmental research organization.
Spouses and children (under the age of 21 years old) of the foreign worker are eligible for an H-4 visa, which is valid for the duration of the principal applicant's H-1B status.
Other alternatives to the H-1B visa include, but are not limited to, the TN (Canadian or Mexican nationals only), E-3 (Australian nationals only), L (multi-national executives or managers or those employees with specialized knowledge) or E (treaty-trader or treaty-investor) visa. Please see "Other Nonimmigrant Visas" for more information on these options.
For further information on the H-1B visa category or its alternatives, please contact our office at (310) 475-4779 or email us at hassonlaw@hotmail.com.
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Aron Hasson, Founder Aron obtained his Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1974 and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of La Verne in August 1978.
Marlene Hemmings, Senior Associate with the firm, has been practicing Immigration and Nationality Law since 1997...
Suite 750
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tel: (310)475-4779
Fax: (310)475-8144
Click for map
Aron Hasson, Founder Aron obtained his Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1974 and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of La Verne in August 1978.
Marlene Hemmings, Senior Associate with the firm, has been practicing Immigration and Nationality Law since 1997...