What is H-1B work Visa?
What is 'specialty occupation' for the purposes of H-1B visa?
How do I qualify for H-1B visa?
Can I bring my dependents on H-1B visa?
What is the difference between H-1B status and H-1B visa?
What are the documents required to apply for H-1B visa outside the U.S.?
What are the documents required to apply for H-1B status when already in the U.S.?
What is premium processing of H-1B petition?
Can I transfer my H-1B visa to another company?
Can I reenter the U.S. with the same H-1B visa and join another company?
Are there any travel restrictions on H1B visas?
Can I intend to immigrate permanently to the U.S. when on H-1B visa?
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What is H-1B work Visa?
The H-1B specialty workers visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign nationals to enter into the U.S. and perform services in a prearranged professional job. The job must be in a 'specialty occupation' and must require a bachelor's degree as a minimum for entry into the field.
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What is 'specialty occupation' for the purposes of H-1B visa?
A specialty occupation requires theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge along with at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
Example:Architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts are specialty occupations.
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How do I qualify for H-1B visa?
Demonstrate that you have the ability to work in the specialty occupation that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and Have a bachelor's degree or the equivalent in work experience. You should have bachelor's degree plus three years of work experience for each year of missing university education. This would be considered four-year bachelor's degree
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Can I bring my dependents on H-1B visa?
Yes, you may bring your dependents on H-1B visa. Your spouse and unmarried children are entitled to an H-4 Dependent visa and they can stay as long as you maintain valid H-1B status. However, they may not accept employment, but may attend school in the U.S.
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What is the difference between H-1B status and H-1B visa?
An H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa issued by a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. H-1B status is a nonimmigrant status issued by the USCIS to foreign nationals already residing in the U.S. or upon entry with an H-1B visa. Legal status allows you to stay legally within the U.S. while a visa allows you to seek entry into the U.S. legally.
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What are the documents required to apply for H-1B visa outside the U.S.?
The documents required to process an H-1B petition :
- Current resume
- Copies of degree certificates and transcripts or mark sheets
- Experience letters from previous employers, if readily available
- Copies of any professional development course certificates, If available for non CS degree – related computer training
- Copies of latest two earning statements.
- Two Passport size Photos w/ name on the back
- Complete copy of passport, Including blank pages
- Data Sheet :
- Full name (Given Name, Middle Name, Surname), date and place of birth (city, province, country) –Data Sheet
- Current address, plus mailing address if different
- Permanent address abroad (parent's address, if you do not have a residence abroad)
- Home and work telephone numbers
- Address that you prefer to receive mail. We will mail to your work address unless advised otherwise
- USA Consulate/Embassy you would like us to have USCIS send a wire approval to, if necessary
- Copy of your education evaluation, if one has already been completed
- Authorizing Alberg Group to process H-1B Petition
- Security Deposit Draft/or Check In the Name of Alberg Software Ltd. Hyderabad.
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What are the documents required to apply for H-1B status when already in the U.S.?
The documents required to process an H-1B petition while in the U.S. are:
- Copy of the biographic and visa pages of current passport
- Present U.S. address
- Foreign address (may be address of parents or closest relative)
- Day and evening phone numbers and/or e-mail address
- Copy of Form I-94 card
- Copy of all prior H-1B approval notices (if currently on F-1 status, copy of Form I-20
- Dates of any prior stays in the U.S. in H-1B status
- Current resume listing employment history
- Copy of your university or college degree, and if available, copy of university or college transcripts
- If you have ever obtained a credentials evaluation, a copy of the credentials evaluation
- Title with the sponsoring U.S. Company
- Very detailed description of job duties with the sponsoring U.S. Company
- If occupation requires licensure, copy of current license or temporary license
- Social Security number
- Copy of most recent W2
- Copy of most recent pay slip with current
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What is premium processing of H-1B petition?
Through the USCIS Premium Processing Service U.S. employers may pay additional $1,000 fee for expedited processing of their H-1B's. This service guarantees that within 15 days USCIS will issue either an approval notice, a notice of intent to deny, a request for evidence or a notice of investigation for fraud or misrepresentation. This service is available from July 30, 2001.
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Can I transfer my H-1B visa to another company?
You may apply for an H1B transfer to one company to another company based on your current status.
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Can I reenter the U.S. with the same H-1B visa and join another company?
Yes, you may enter the U.S. with an H-1B visa from a different employer to join a new employer, but only if the new employer has filed or intent to file an H-1B petition on your behalf.
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Are there any travel restrictions on H1B visas?
No, there are no travel restrictions on H-1B visa. You may travel outside the U.S. and reenter as many times during the validity period of the H visa and approved petition.
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Can I intend to immigrate permanently to the U.S. when on H-1B visa?
Yes, you may apply for Adjustment of Status while on H-1B visa. You may be the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition, or take other steps toward Lawful Permanent Resident status without affecting H-1B status. This is known as 'dual intent' in the immigration law.
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