I have a company to sponsor my H1 visa( I hold bachelors degree ) ,I m currently on H4. What are the procedures for this? when can I work? I see some places as Change of Status and some places saying H1 approval .. can some explain this?
2007-02-08 07:16:46 · 3 answers · asked by Naaz 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
well as I said earlier there is company who is going to sponsor , but my question remains , is my case going to be a change of status with H1 or plaind change of status? . and how soon can I work?
2007-02-09 02:07:40 · update #1
The H1B visa (or simply called H1 Visa) is a non-immigrant employment based visa for workers coming to the USA to perform a "specialty occupation." Workers from Mexico and Canada can get a special TN status under the NAFTA treaty. The H1B status allows foreign workers to work in the USA for a maximum of six years. It is granted for three years and can only be renewed once for an additional three years. The Information Technology industry uses this type of visa frequently to fill vacant positions. Many H1B applicants are engineers or computer programmers. Quotas are set every year for the H1B visa by the government.
Spouse and unmarried children under age of 21 of an H1B visa holder are eligible for an H4 visa.
2007-02-08 07:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to rhio9's info, above, you can't just "convert" from one to the other. Your employer has to apply on your behalf, and they have to provide sufficient documentation to Immigration that they have tried to hire domestic workers but couldn't, and that you are actually "highly educated" in the field they are seeking, etc., etc. Sometimes a bachelor's degree qualifies as "highly educated," but sometimes it doesn't. It depends on the industry. The best way to get this started is to find an employer willing to sponsor you as an H-1B employee, and then have that employer get with the Department of Labor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and/or an immigration law attorney to make all the different parts of this come together correctly so that you don't end up deported and your employer doesn't end up being fined.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-08 07:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by Poopy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your lawful prestige ended once you have been terminated, no longer the date on your I-ninety 4. in case you report the I-539 on the instant, perhaps USCIS will excuse the couple of minutes you have been out of prestige. as quickly as the I-539 is filed you isn't considered in extra violation on a similar time as a call is pending on the appliance.
2016-12-17 05:24:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋