Introduction to applying for U.S. H-1B visa

For most students who study for undergraduate or master's degrees in the United States and want to develop in the United States after graduation, they will choose to apply for an H-1B visa. This article will introduce the requirements and application procedures for the H-B1 visa. . Generally speaking, the H-1B visa is designed for professionals with a bachelor's degree or above to engage in professional work in the United States. According to the Immigration Reform Act of 1990, the annual H-1B visa quota is 65,000. Applicants must meet the following two conditions before they can apply for an H-1B visa:

1. The applicant’s job must require professionals; 2. The applicant itself meets the professional requirements.

1. Professional requirements

According to immigration law, a profession refers to a job that can only be performed by professionals with at least a bachelor's degree. Professional positions must meet one of the following conditions:

1. The minimum requirement for engaging in this job is a bachelor's degree; 2. The industry generally requires practitioners to have a bachelor's degree, or The job is extremely complex or unique, and only those with a professional degree can perform it;

3. Employers usually require practitioners to have a professional degree, or

4. A certain job is so complex that only those with a professional degree can do it; A bachelor's degree or above is required to have enough knowledge to do this job.

2. Application procedures

The H-1B application is divided into two steps. First, the applicant’s company should submit Form 9035 to the Department of Labor to prove that:

1. The applicant’s wages will not be lower than those of similar U.S. workers;

2. When the applicant applied, there were no strikes or other activities in the company;

3. The applicant’s working conditions are the same as those of similar American workers;

4. The company has notified the union The applicant's application has been reported to the Ministry of Labor. If the company does not have a trade union, the matter will be announced internally within the company.

Once Form 9035 is approved, the applicant can apply to the Immigration Bureau through the company where he works. Generally speaking, it takes two weeks for Form 9035 to be approved, and four weeks for the USCIS.

3. Extension, change of work unit and others

The first approval of H-1B is valid for three years. At the end of the three-year period, you can apply for an extension for another three years, from one to six years. While an extension has been applied for but has not yet been approved, H-1 status can continue to work for 240 days.

Under the following circumstances, you need to apply for a new H-1B:

1. Switch to a new work unit;

2. Although you are working in the original unit, Changed a new job;

3. There have been major changes in working conditions and salary;

4. The work unit merged with other companies to form a new unit;

5. Transfer from one subsidiary company of the original company to another.

There is no need to apply for a new H-1B under the following circumstances:

1. Transfer from one department to another;

2. Change of name of the work unit ;

3. Change of owner of the work unit;

4. Change of work location.