What do you need to know about the H-1B1 program?
H-1B1 Program 1 Overview. The H-1B1 program provides for the temporary employment of nonimmigrant aliens in specialty occupations from Chile and Singapore, limited to 1,400 nationals of Chile and 5,400 nationals of Singapore. 2 Forms 3 Fact Sheets. Fact Sheet 62 X: What are the requirements to participate in the H-1B1 program?
What is the H1B salary?
H1B Salary is the wage rate for the offered H1B job position that is on the Form ETA-9035 or 9035E. It is base salary and does not include stock, bonus, or other monetary benefits. How does H1B Salary change on LCA?
What is the H1B petition filing fee for FY 2017?
For FY 2017, there were changes to the filing fee, the H1B petition filing fee increased by $4000 USD for certain employers who fall under the below category and base filing fee went up in Dec 2016. All the companies that have 50 or more employees and 50% of their employees are non-immigrant workers need to pay an additional fee of $4000 USD.
What is the H-1B1 program for Chile?
Overview The H-1B1 program provides for the temporary employment of nonimmigrant aliens in specialty occupations from Chile and Singapore, limited to 1,400 nationals of Chile and 5,400 nationals of Singapore. The H-1B1 program is governed by many of the rules that apply to the H-1B program. The period of employment is one year.
What is the additional fee for H1B extension?
All the companies that have 50 or more employees and 50% of their employees are non-immigrant workers need to pay an additional fee of $4000 USD. The fee increase is applicable for new petitions and transfers, but not applicable to extension petitions with the same employer. This fee is additional fee to the standard H1B fee that is applicable.
What is the new rule for H1B lottery?
USCIS published a new rule in Jan 2019 called H1B Registration Rule, to streamline the H1B Lottery Process. USCIS published a final rule on Federal Register, on November 7th, 2019 that confirmed their plans to implement $10 Registration Fee.
Can a H-1B visa holder apply for a green card?
H-1B and intent to immigrate permanently. Even though the H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa, it is one of the few temporary visa categories recognized as dual intent, meaning an H-1B holder could legally have an immigration intent (apply for and obtain the green card) while still being a holder of the H-1B visa.
What is the maximum duration of the H-1B visa?
The maximum duration of the H-1B visa is ten years for exceptional United States Department of Defense project related work. A time increment of less than three years has sometimes applied to citizens of specific countries.