The Trump Administration announced that entry into the U.S. by certain nonimmigrant individuals will be suspended. This proclamation applies to individuals on H-1B visas, H-2B visas, J-visas for foreign cultural and work exchanges, and L-visas for transfer of foreign workers within a company.
Whether you’re an employer, a foreign professional looking to work for a U.S. business, or a recruiter trying to connect the two, before getting the H-1B lottery blues, there are four H1-B visa alternatives you can consider.
For the first time, the Immigration Service will open the H-1B visa lottery on March 1, instead of April 1. The H-1B visa allows employers to hire foreign nationals to work in many types of professional positions.
Recruiting doctors has become vital, as the shortage of physicians in the U.S. continues to grow.
On May 1, 2019 a treaty investor agreement between the United States and Israel became effective, giving Israeli citizens the ability to apply for an E-2 investor visa.
On April 11, the Immigration Service announced that it received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the filing period from April 1-5, 2019. This number far exceeded the congressionally-mandated cap.
The H-1B visa allows employers to hire foreign nationals to work in professional positions. There are 65,000 new U.S. visas available for employees with a bachelor’s degree (or higher) and an additional 20,000 visas for employees with a master’s degree (or higher).
Iosif V. Sorokin has joined the firm as an Associate. He focuses his practice in the areas of immigration, labor and employment, and business litigation.
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