Working Visas H-1B

H-1B visa is classified as non-immigrant and is one of the visas, which legally provide foreign nationals the right to work in the U.S.. Visas issued to this category within the quota, which is about 65,000 visas a year.

Requirements for candidates

Visa category H-1B may be granted if the applicant meets the following criteria:

Has higher education is not lower than a bachelor's degree or its equivalent as well as the necessary relevant experience in the specialty;

Has a job offer from an American employer, as well as in the cases determined by law, a license to perform certain activities;

Have no barriers to obtaining a visa.

A visa is issued for an interview. Visa holder may work only for the employer on whose behalf a petition was submitted to the USCIS. Originally validity of H-1B visa is 2 years in the future validity of the visa can be renewed, but the total time of stay of a foreigner in the U.S. in this status may not exceed 6 years. Subsequently, the H-1B status can be changed to any nonimmigrant. In some cases, foreign workers are also entitled to receive permanent resident status in the United States.

Children under 21 years, and his wife (spouse) visa applicants are H-4, do not give, however, the right to work in the U.S..

Requirements for employer

Documents submitted by the employer in the petition must include proof of the need to hire a foreign worker, as well as guarantees of payment for his labor at a rate not lower than the average adopted in the state to pay for this specialty.

Petition preceded the passage of employer labor certification.