H- 1b visa opening hours in 2020-American H- 1B electronic lottery system

In March 2020, USCIS began to open the H 1B visa network registration system. China tourists or international students who have relevant H- 1B visa requirements can take the time to apply. Because time is limited, here are the specific visa information and rules.

USCIS implemented the H- 1B electronic lottery system for the first time this year. Register the H- 1B lottery account from February 24th, 2020 (submitted only through the online system. From March 1 2020, the online registration system of H- 1B will be opened in 2020. It will be closed on March 20th, 2020 at noon 12.

The lawyer reminded that the beneficiaries of H- 1B application should make full preparations in advance to avoid mistakes caused by hasty submission after winning the prize. The person with the highest education is not necessarily the best choice for filing.

China lawyer Chen Qigeng said that the Immigration Bureau implemented the electronic lottery system for the first time this year. From now on, lawyers and employers of H- 1B beneficiaries need to register accounts separately. H- 1B information to be prepared when applying for beneficiary, including full name, gender, birthday, education, nationality, passport information, etc. The information that the employer needs to prepare includes company name, EIN tax number, company address, company authorized signatory name, position, contact information, etc.

Regardless of whether there is an immigrant account between the lawyer and the employer, it must be re-registered. If lawyers and employers have previously registered accounts with this email address on the website of the Immigration Bureau, the system will block the use of the same email address to register accounts and need to use a new email address to register.

Lawyer Liu pointed out that lawyers can fill in the registration application information in the system, but they cannot submit it. It can only be submitted after the employer and beneficiary agree to the authorization. Lawyers can submit multiple H- 1B registration applications at the same time (no more than 250 at a time, or they can submit them separately.

Although different companies can submit applications for the same beneficiary, it is not recommended to do so, because the immigration bureau requires companies that submit registration applications for the same beneficiary to belong to completely different industries, and the operation is complicated, otherwise it will increase risks. The same company cannot apply for registration for the same beneficiary multiple times, otherwise it will deprive the beneficiary of the lucky draw opportunity this fiscal year.

On March 3, 2020, KLOC-0, the Immigration Bureau completed the lottery and announced the results of the registration lottery. Chen Qigeng explained that if the system does not receive a sufficient number of registration applications, the system lottery may be restarted afterwards, depending on the notice from the Immigration Bureau.

Chen Qigeng suggested that for applicants with overseas degrees and American advanced degrees, it is best to know which degree is most likely to apply for extra points for the final H- 1B before drawing lots for H-1B. It is not necessarily good to apply for a high degree, depending on whether the academic background and work experience are consistent with the professional work declared by H-1B. You can consult your lawyer, make an appropriate combination of education and work experience according to your own advantages and specific work needs, and then declare H-1B.

Beneficiaries whose occupied territory is different from H- 1B's application need to submit H- 1B's application documents to the Immigration Bureau before the occupied territory expires. Then OPT will be automatically extended until September 30, 2020, and they can legally stay and work in the United States until the end of the extension period.

What should I do if the visa H 1B lottery fails?

If the H 1B visa is not drawn or the application is not passed, we suggest that the applicant can try the following three categories:

A. being employed by a non-profit employer

B. Change to another visa

C. continue to cooperate with CPT and stay in the United States.

Try to find qualified non-profit employers and work for them H- 1B does not need to draw lots, and the employer can submit an application for H- 1B at any time. Employers who generally meet the visa-free conditions are: non-profit organizations affiliated to universities; Non-profit organizations related to scientific research; Government research institutions related to scientific research.

It should be noted that you can only work in a non-profit organization after you have obtained the non-profit H-1B. If you want to work in a profit-making company in the future, you still need ap.

Visiting visa (a non-immigrant visa) is issued to the United States to participate in the "Exchange Visiting Scholar Program" approved by the State Council, USA, so that VisitingScholarVisa can conduct short-term study, academic visits or engage in various foreign exchanges in research work. So it's also called J- 1 visiting scholar visa. Most international students in China meet the basic requirements of J- 1 J- 1 Visa holders can work for employers who meet certain requirements.

O- 1 visa

Outstanding talent visa: a non-immigrant visa. The holder usually has extraordinary abilities in science, art, education, commerce, sports, film and television. O- 1 visa, like H- 1B visa, must be submitted by the employer. Compared with H- 1B visa, O- 1 visa has the following advantages: there is no salary standard and academic requirements; Open; Involving a wider range of professional fields; The requirements for employers are relatively loose; Can be extended indefinitely; The application fee is lower.

L- 1 visa

L- 1 visas are divided into two types: L- 1A visas for managers and supervisors of multinational companies and L- 1B visas for professional and technical personnel. See the section "L 1 Executive Visa of Multinational Corporations" for details. If you are about to expire and hold a management position or technical position in a multinational company, you can apply for an overseas branch, work overseas for more than one year, and then apply for an L- 1 visa to return to the United States. L- 1 There is generally no quota for visas, and visa holders are also allowed to have immigration tendencies. L- 1A visa holders can apply for EB- 1C green cards of executives or managers of multinational companies.

B2 visa

Travel visas are issued to people traveling in the United States.

F- 1 visa

Visa: For example, students with only a bachelor's degree can take another STEM master's degree, and then apply for OPT and H- 1B after graduation.

Immigration green card: EB- 1/EB-2/EB-3.

E- 1 immigrants, also known as "outstanding talents", are divided into EB- 1A, EB- 1B and EB-1c. The "outstanding talents" in B- 1B refer to outstanding professors or researchers, and the "outstanding talents" in EB- 1C refer to the executives or managers of multinational companies, both of which need to be applied by employers. B- 1A is a special talent and does not need to be applied by the employer. As long as you are good enough in your field, you can submit an application.

2/EB3: Employees of H-1B can ask their employers to apply for green cards for them. If they have advanced education (master's or doctor's degree or five years' relevant work experience), they can apply for EB2, which is the second priority based on employment. If you don't have a high degree (master's degree or doctor's degree) and your work experience doesn't meet the requirements, then apply for EB3, and employment is the third priority.

Green card for investment immigrants: EB-5

Invest at least $500,000 in designated projects. If the family's economic conditions can afford it, you can consider this way. EB-5 is currently reserved.

Spouse visa

If your spouse holds F- 1, H- 1, O- 1, J- 1 or L- 1, you can apply for the corresponding spouse visa: F-2, H-4, O-3, J.

Relatives immigration green card

If your spouse is an American citizen or a green card holder, you can apply for a green card for marriage. If other immediate family members are American citizens or green card holders, they can also apply for immigration.

C. continue to cooperate with CPT and stay in the United States.

What exactly is CPT?

CPT (course practice training allows F- 1 students to practice and work legally outside the school. The work field of CPT must be strictly related to students' majors, and CPT must be part of the degree program. After the school approves CPT, it will mark the work authorization on I-20, and then I-20 will serve as the formal and legal work certificate for students during CPT internship.

Usually many schools require students to study at school for a period of time before applying for CPT. Moreover, some schools allow some professional students to apply for CPT as soon as they enter school, so that those who fail H- 1B can go to school while working.

If you want to work in CPT, what should you pay attention to when applying for a school?

Note 1: The school must be formal and legal!

According to American government regulations, only schools that can issue I-20 are eligible to issue CPT work permits to students. Therefore, before applying for a school, you must check in the school inquiry system of the Department of Homeland Security to confirm that the school you apply for can issue I-20 to F- 1 students.

Website: http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/school-search

Be sure to keep your eyes open and be alert to false propaganda of diploma workshops issued by CPT. Once you fall into the trap, you are in an embarrassing situation of "money is not spent less, things are not done". It's really like crying, and you can't reason.

Note 2: If you want to work continuously, you must apply for CPT as soon as you enter school.

Usually, students have to wait at least 9 months to a year to apply for CPT, but some schools can provide CPT to students as soon as they enter school. Other schools have different majors and different CPT application conditions. These should be determined before application.

Note 3: Choose your major carefully.

How to decide which major to apply for? There is only one basic principle: choose a major related to your career! There is a simple reason. The basic requirements of CPT stipulate that the work during CPT must be related to the major studied. Otherwise, the future application of H- 1B may also be affected.

Note 4: insist on attending classes in person.

In order to prevent visa fraud, the US Department of Homeland Security has a very strict review of CPT. If a university says it can run CPT without classes, it is probably an unqualified school! Once you are suspected of visa fraud, your future application for other visas to stay in the United States will be affected. So friends who want to take shortcuts should not listen to those false advertising words, and it is most reliable to go to class honestly.