Usa HB 1 Visa Passport Validity Period

Holders of H- 1B can apply for an extension of residence for three years at a time and stay in the United States for a maximum of six years. After the expiration, the holder must return to China for one year before applying for a similar (H) visa to the United States again. The extension of H- 1B should be at least 45 days before the expiration of the stay in the United States. The American employer should fill in the application form for non-immigrant employees (I- 129) and the supplementary form of H, and attach the original approval form of the Visa and Immigration Office (I-797), the original entry card of I-94, the letter from the employer explaining the reasons for the extension and relevant supporting documents to the nearest place. I-539 extension application form should fill in the family H-4 visa extension. If I- 129 or I-539 is extended, there will be a newly issued stay period on its I-797 form and I-94 card, and the applicant can apply for visa extension with the approved I-797 form to the visa office in the State Council or the overseas American consulate.

After entering the country with H- 1B, you cannot change employers. You must work for the American employer company that sponsors the applicant. If an applicant wants to change his/her new job during his/her stay in the United States, he/she must submit a new application to the Immigration Bureau, including re-filing the "Application Form for Labor Situation" with the approval of the Immigration Bureau, so as to maintain the applicant's legal status in the United States.

Applicant H- 1B's non-immigrant status is temporary in the United States. If he wants to change to professional immigration status, the employer must first apply to the Ministry of Labor for a permanent work permit "Eta-750 Employment Certificate for Foreigners". Only after obtaining a permanent work permit can an employer apply to the Immigration Bureau for "professional immigration" (I- 140 Migrant Foreign Workers). After the professional immigration application is passed, the applicant can apply for status adjustment (I485 application for permanent residence registration or status adjustment).

If the holder legally enters the United States with other types of non-immigrant visas, he/she needs to change to H- 1B visa status. The first requirement for an applicant is that he has no illegal work record in the United States and is employed by an American employer before the expiration of the I-94 entry and exit record card. Applicants' applications for change of identity and non-immigrant employees' applications should be submitted to the Immigration Bureau by American employers.