Professional Worker Visa – H-1B

As companies strive to maintain their competitive edge in an ever competitive world, they look to recruit the best talent to give them the edge, They recruit from both domestically and internationally. The H-1B visa allows the businesses with US presence to recruit foreign nationals to work in the United States in a variety of professions which include Information Technology, Medical and Scientific Research, Banking and Finance, Education and Manufacturing. The H-1B applicant must meet the following criteria:

• The applicant must have a US Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent
• The employer (sponsor) must have a vacancy that requires a Bachelors degree or its equivalent.

Currently there is a limit of 65000 H-1B1 non-immigrant visas which are issued per year (commencing October 1 until September 30th the following year). There are also an additional 20,000 visas available to foreign nationals with a Masters degree from US institution of higher education.

Premium Processing Service

For a fee of $1000.00, a business can request that an application filed on their behalf be processed and petitioner notified within 15 calendar days. The USCIS will issue an approval, a request for more information or notice to deny or to investigate within the 15 days. If the USCIS is unable to respond within the 15 calendar days, it will refund the premium processing fee and continue to process the application under the premium processing service. The Premium Processing Service is only available for employment –based petitions such as H-1B.

Trupti N Patel & Associates has a long and successful history of advising and guiding companies from startups to well established corporations as well as individuals through the H-1B application process.