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The U.S. employer must have a valid job offer for a professional position, which requires a degree in a specific specialty.
The foreign worker must have a bachelor's degree or higher or its equivalent in the field of employment (specialty occupation).
The employer must obtain a certified Labor Condition Application (LCA) attesting adherence to certain Department of Labor requirements.
The employer must submit an H-1B petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to obtain approval for H-1B classification on behalf of the foreign worker.
Whether you’re looking to hire one foreign worker for your team or 1,000, BAL can help you overcome hurdles throughout the H-1B visa process including timing considerations, maintenance of status issues, H-1B lottery registration planning, complex requests for evidence, regulatory compliance and changes in immigration policy.
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Annual cap on H-1B visas for foreign nationals who have earned a U.S. master’s degree or higher, with a total annual cap of 65,000
Average time to process an H-1B visa with BAL
Number of approximate H-1B registrations received by USCIS in FY2024
The phrase “H-1B cap” refers to the number of new H-1B visas that are allotted each fiscal year. There are 20,000 new H-1B visas available to qualified individuals who possess a U.S. master’s degree or a higher degree from a U.S. university (this is known as the “master’s cap”). There are also 65,000 new H-1B visas available to everyone else (qualified foreign professionals who do not have U.S. master’s degrees).
USCIS has an electronic registration requirement, which requires employers seeking to file H-1B cap petitions, including those that may be eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to first electronically register. They must submit basic information about the employer and foreign worker to USCIS during a designated registration period. Only those beneficiaries whose registrations are selected will be eligible to have an H-1B cap-subject petition filed on their behalf.
Under the electronic registration process, USCIS holds an initial registration period of at least 14 days, generally the first weeks of March. USCIS must announce the specific dates for the registration period at least 30 days before the start of registration.
During the registration period, employers will file an online registration for each foreign national they seek to sponsor for a cap-subject H-1B petition. Registrations will be selected by beneficiary rather than registration as was previously the situation. This means that each foreign national can be selected only once and will therefore have an equal chance of selection regardless of the number of registrations submitted on their behalf. Foreign nationals must provide a valid passport or travel document for registration. Each foreign national must only be registered under one passport or travel document.
Yes. BAL can handle the H-1B online registration process on behalf of the employer.
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