Qualifications required to apply for H 1B
Bachelor degree or above, or have enough work experience in this field.
Be employed in an industry closely related to your major.
The salary of the candidate is generally not lower than the general salary of the same industry in the region.
For more details, please visit? USCIS official website
Application process
Step 1: (only applicable to special occupations and fashion modeling majors) The employer submits LCA to DOL for certification.
Step 2: The employer submits the I- 129 form to the Immigration Bureau. DOL-certified LCA must be submitted together with Form I- 129 (only applicable to special occupations and fashion models).
Step 3: Beneficiaries outside the United States apply for visas and/or get approval.
After the I- 129 application is approved, H- 1B beneficiaries outside the United States can apply for an H- 1B visa (if a visa is required) from the American Embassy or the State Council (DOS). Beneficiaries of H- 1B must then apply to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for H- 1B to enter the United States, regardless of whether a visa is required.
Apply for important time nodes (taking 2020 as an example)
March1-March 20th: The electronic registration system is officially open for registration.
March 21-March 3 1: draw lots and announce the results.
April: Submit the LCA application to the Ministry of Labor within 90 days after the results are announced, and the trial time is usually about 7 days.
April-June: Prepare information package H- 1B and submit it to the Immigration Bureau.
65438+1 October 1: If the application is approved, the identity of H- 1B will take effect on June 65438+1October1. If the results are not received after 10, the beneficiaries whose OPT has expired must stop working and wait for H- 1B to take effect before they can work legally.
List of materials required for H 1B packaging
Starting from this year, the application process of H 1B has changed compared with previous years: applicants (employers) need to register electronically on the website designated by USCIS, and then USCIS, the immigration bureau, draws lots among all the registration information, and only the winners need to submit subsequent application materials. As H- 1B was applied by the employer to the Immigration Bureau, this registration is limited to the applicant (employer) or the law firm entrusted by the applicant. General attorney fees range from 2000 to 5000 (depending on whether it is urgent or not, whether RFE is provided, etc.). ).
Information required for electronic registration
When registering, the beneficiary (employee) and the applicant (employer) need to prepare the following information respectively:
Beneficiary (employee)
(full name)
birthday
country-of-birth basis
nationality
passport number
gender
Conventional cap or advanced degree exemption
Applicant (employer)
Enterprise name
contacts
Contact position
postbox
How about the phone?
address
Employer identification number (ein))
symbol
The application materials, documents and materials that the company needs to prepare.
Petition letter
Company brochures or other promotional materials
Financial report or annual report of the company in the previous year (relevant information should be filled in)
Copy of the Articles of Association (if any)
Copy of office lease (if any)
If the company has never applied for an H- 1B visa before, it also needs to submit an IRS tax number document (EIN).
Application materials, documents and information that individuals (excluding lawyers and companies) need to prepare.
Copy of the latest I-94 form
Copy of passport, copy of visa page and recent entry record, copy of passport ID card, showing identity, validity period, current US visa and latest US visa stamp.
Copies of all previous I-20 forms (for students with F 1 or M 1 visas)
Copy of I-983 form (for students with Stem OPT extension)
Copy of IAP-66 or SEVIS DS-20 19 (visiting scholar with J 1 visa);
Copy of front and back of EAD card
Copy of I-797
The latest resume in Word format
Degree certificate (all degrees obtained, including bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree) and copy of transcripts.
If the degree is obtained outside the United States, it needs to be evaluated.
Certificates and honorary awards (such as CPA) obtained in professional fields.
Job offer/job advertisement and job description
All W-2 or 1099 forms given by American employers.
Payroll for the last three months (from the employer who helped to handle H 1B)
Address and postal code of the country of origin (English)
Address and zip code of the United States
In addition, in official website, the Immigration Bureau suggested that the contents of package H- 1B should be sorted as follows:
The above information needs to be adjusted according to the specific application. Under the new application process, those who can get to the step of providing materials are the lucky ones who are drawn. As long as you carefully review and prepare materials, H 1B will definitely be in the bag! SemePay will always accompany you on your way to study in the United States to protect you.