H-1B Visa

The upcoming H-1B lottery season will be significantly different than how it has been in recent years.

These changes will have a significant impact on F-1 nonimmigrants that are on OPT/STEM OPT that seek to utilize cap-gap to extend their OPT/STEM OPT work authorization until September 30 of the same year in which their H-1B is filed unless the H-1B is denied or withdrawn.
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The threshold question for an H-1B nonimmigrant work visa is whether the intending H-1B nonimmigrant has the equivalence of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree in a specific field.

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The H-1B visa program permits a United States employer (“employer”) to temporarily employ nonimmigrants to fill specialized jobs in the United States. The Immigration and Nationality Act (the “INA” or the “Act”)
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Temporada 2020 para a solicitação do visto H-1B chega ao seu ápice para os possíveis empregadores e funcionários que precisam desse visto de trabalho – 1 de abril é a data final.

Por David Nachman, Esq., Michael Phulwani, Esq. e Ludka Zimovcak, Esq., – Advogados especializados em imigração do escritório NPZ Law Group, P.
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Employers who seek to hire an H-1B nonimmigrant in a specialty occupation must first make a filing with the Department of Labor (DOL) and obtain a Labor Condition Application (LCA). The LCA, among other things, must specify the number of workers sought, the occupational classification in which the H-1B will be employed, and the wage rate and conditions under which the proposed H-1B nonimmigrant will be employed.


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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Dec 6, 2019, announced a requirement for employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to first electronically register and pay the associated $10.00 H-1B registration fee before filing a petition for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap. USCIS will open an initial registration period from March 1 through March 20, 2020.

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MUMBAI: The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) which oversees immigration to the US, has announced a new process to apply for H-1B cap visas. Companies sponsoring employees for the H-1B cap visa will have to register electronically, giving basic details of their company and the concerned employee. The registration period will be open from March 1 to March 20, in the next calendar year.

This new process kicks in for the filing season 2020-21 (which means, the earliest a selected employee can commence work in the US is from October 2020). Sponsoring companies will have to pay a non-refundable registration fee of $10 per registration.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on November 8th 2019 published a final rule to establish an electronic registration program for H-1B petitions for FY 2020. This new H-1B registration will require a $10.00 registration fee for the cases that will have to be filed by the April 1st, 2020 cap season deadline.
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Canadian and Mexican professionals who are looking to move temporarily to the U.S. for work have several promising visa options. Individuals in this situation may be eligible for either a TN visa or an Read more . . .

Earlier this year, USCIS published a final rule amending regulations governing H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those that may be eligible for the advanced degree exemption.
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For many international students in the U.S on an F-1 visa, a major goal is to secure an employer for H-1B visa sponsorship. In order to change nonimmigrant visa status from an F-1 to an H-1B, the student can elect to try and go directly to H-1B status or go from F-1 OPT (Optional Practical Training) to H-1B.
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