H-1B Visa Program

H-1B Visa Program

For thousands of American employers, the H-1B visa program is the primary method for bringing in professional-level foreign employees. The visa has been the subject of considerable media attention in recent years because Congress has set limits on the numbers of workers allowed in on H-1B visas.

What is an H-1B visa?

The H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by an alien who will be employed temporarily in a specialty occupation, as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability or persons providing services related to Department of Defense cooperative research and development projects or co-production projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a specialty occupation?

Is there a limit on the number of H-1B aliens?

Who is actually subject to the cap?

What are the advantages to applying for an H-1B?

How does one apply?

What is the purpose of the LCA?

What is the next action after filing the LCA?

How long can an alien be in H-1B status?

For whom can an H-1B nonimmigrant work?

How does an H-1B nonimmigrant change or add an employer?

What is ‘H-1B Portability’?

How does the H-1B cap affect an immigrant who requests a change in employers?

What if you change employers and then decide to go back to the first employer?

What if several employers file H-1Bs for the same worker?

What about the case where an employee accepts a job with a second employer without giving up the first position?

Must an H-1B alien be working at all times?

Can an H-1B alien travel outside the United States?

What are the filing fees associated with an H-1B visa?