Visa Options for Employers Wishing to Hire or Retain Professional Employees
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Visa Options for Employers Wishing to Hire or Retain Professional Employees
Webinar, Hosted By Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Thursday, May 16, 2019 - 6:30 AM - Thursday, May 16, 2019 - 7:00 AM
| Employers wishing to hire or retain foreign national employees in need of visa sponsorship have traditionally used the H-1B category, which allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unfortunately, many employers are subject to an annual cap of 85,000 new H-1B visas, with 20,000 reserved for foreign nationals holding advanced degrees from U.S. colleges and universities. |
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In recent years, USCIS has received hundreds of thousands of H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap, forcing immigration to conduct a lottery to select petitions for processing. If your H-1B petition was not selected in this year’s lottery, there may be options available to hire or retain professional employees to include:
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