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Rules for H1-b workers- most H1-b job theives are illegal in Oregon
H1-B workers arent temporary ,since no one ever sends them home This came off of the OHSU site, which employees many foreign workers.One of the scams against American workers has been cutting back on Nursing schools in the United States, so we are forced to hire foreign females from Somalia etc.I am really tired of having to comprehend foreign workers and their heavy accents just so we can have Diversity, when a native english speaking American could have been employed
.http://stoptheinvasionoforegon.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/amazing-h1-b-visa-workers-job-theives-have-a-20-percent-fraud-rate/
EmEm Enterprises LLC now does medical transportation ,
Em Em is a Kenyan who came to the US to set up an office for importing foreign nurses. Immigrants are always scamming the United States, one way or another.
H1-B Temporary Workers
An H-1B allows you to come to the United States to work for up to 6 years in a “specialty occupation” for a designated employer. A “specialty occupation” is defined as an occupation which requires at least a bachelor’s degree in a specific field. Persons subject to the 212(e) two-year residence requirement are not eligible for a H-1B until the two-year requirement is met or a wavier of the requirement is obtained.
Concurrent Employment
It is possible to have multiple or concurrent employers. However, each employer is required to have an approved H-1B petition for you.
Top of this PagePortability Provisions
You may begin employment with a new employer upon the filing of the H-1B petition without having to wait for approval of the petition. In order to be eligible for the portability provisions you must meet the following requirements:
- Be in H-1B status
- Be in lawful nonimmigrant status
- Have only engaged in authorized employment
- Your new employer must have submitted a non-frivolous petition before the expiration of your current authorized stay
H-1B Cap
H-1B visas are limited to 65,000 per fiscal year (Oct. 1st-Sept 30th). There are also an additional 20,000 H-1B visas available per fiscal year for those who have earned a master’s or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education. Some employers are exempt from the cap (e.g., institutions of higher education, etc.) OHSU is exempt from the H-1B cap as an institution of higher education.
Applying for a Visa
You should apply for a H-1B visa at the U.S. consulate or embassy with jurisdiction over your place of residence. You must include the following documents with your application for a H-1B visa:
- H-1B petition approval notice– or Form I-797B
- A complete copy of the H-1B petition and supporting documents– filed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- A valid passport
- Form DS-156 (Nonimmigrant Visa Application)-This form is available on the Department of State’s web-site at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_1342.html
- Form DS-157 (Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application) if applicable- This form is also available on the Department of State’s web-site listed above.
- Photograph
- Machine Readable Visa (MRV) surcharge fee
- Visa Reciprocity Fee (if applicable)- A listing of visa reciprocity fees is available on the Department of State’s web-site at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/fees/fees_1341.html
The web site http://usembassy.state.gov/ will provide you with information on applying for a visa at U.S. consulates located around the world. You will want to be familiar with the rules and procedures of issuing visas before you apply for yours. Since visa procedures vary depending on what consulate you go to it is recommended that you check the above web site for the procedures at the U.S. consulate you plan on going to.
Entering the United States in H-1B Status
When you arrive at the U.S. port of entry you must present the documents listed below to the immigration official:
- A valid passport (unless you are exempt from the passport requirement)
- A valid H-1B visa (unless you are exempt from the visa requirement, i.e. Canadian citizens)
- Form I-797B- H-1B approval notice
- A full copy of the H-1B petition submitted to DHS – you are not required to submit this to the immigration official at the time of entry but it is recommended that you carry it with you just in case the officer wants to look at it.
- Form I-94
The immigration official will return the Form I-94 and it should be marked H-1B (H-4 for dependents) and have a period of validity which is the same as the expiration date on your H-1B approval notice (Form I-797B).
Travel
U.S. law requires that you carry your immigration paperwork on you at all times. It is highly recommended that you carry the following documents with you when you travel domestically or internationally:
- A copy of your H-1B approval notice(I-797B) or the original if you are traveling internationally. You can borrow the I-797B for travel by contacting the Office of International Services.
- A full copy of the H-1B petition submitted to DHS
- A valid passport
- A valid visa (if reentering from abroad, unless traveling to Canada or Mexico for less than 30 days)
- A letter from the Office of International Services verifying your current status.
- Your Form I-94(if reentering the United States from a trip abroad you will receive a new I-94, unless you are reentering from Canada or Mexico after a trip of less than 30 days)*Trips to Canada and Mexico — You may reenter the United States without a valid visa after a trip of less than 30 days to Canada or Mexico. In order to take advantage of this provision you must be maintaining valid H-1B status, have a valid passport (unless exempt from passport requirements), have a current H-1B approval notice (I-797B), and have a valid I-94. *Please be aware that if you travel to Canada or Mexico to apply for a new visa you will not be able to reenter the U.S. under the revalidation provisions stated above if your visa application is denied by the consulate for any reason.
*Citizens or nationals of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, North Korea and Cuba are also not eligible for the revalidation provisions and must have a valid visa to reenter the U.S. after a trip to Canada or Mexico.
*Anyone who has been an overstay under INA 222(g) is also not eligible for the revalidation provisions and must obtain a new visa in his/her home country to reenter the U.S.
New Airport Transit Visa Requirements for Countries in the European Union
France, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden are now requiring that nationals from several countries including India obtain “airport transit visas” for connecting flights. If you are from one of the designated countries you are required to obtain the “airport transit visa” even if you will not be leaving the airport. There are exceptions for nationals from these countries who are US Permanent Residents. You can obtain more information about the airport transit visa requirements on the French embassy’s web site under airport transit visas at http://www.consulfrance-washington.org/article.php3?id_article=383
Please check with the embassies of the countries you will be landing in before you leave the U.S. to determine whether or not you will need an airport transit visa. The following web site has a list of web site links for embassies around the world. http://www.embassyworld.com/
Dependents
Spouses or unmarried children(under 21 years of age) may accompany you to the United States or join you at a later date in the United States. Dependent family members will be given H-4 status. Nonimmigrants in H-4 status are NOT allowed to work in the United States. However, they may attend school either part-time or full-time. A dependent of a H-1B will need the following documents to apply for a H-4 visa:
- Your H-1B petition approval notice– or Form I-797B
- A complete copy of your H-1B petition and supporting documents– filed with DHS
- Copies of your immigration documents (if currently in US)– visa, passport biography and extension pages and both sides of your I-94
- A letter from the Office of International Services verifying your status
- Evidence of financial support to meet expenses
- Marriage certificate or birth certificate
- A valid passport
- Form DS-156 (Nonimmigrant Visa Application)-This form is available on the Department of State’s web-site at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_1342.html
- Form DS-157 (Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application) if applicable- This form is also available on the Department of State’s web-site listed above.
- Photograph
- Machine Readable Visa (MRV) surcharge fee
- Visa Reciprocity Fee (if applicable)- A listing of visa reciprocity fees is available on the Department of State’s web-site at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/fees/fees_1341.htmlThe web-site http://usembassy.state.gov/ will provide you with information on applying for a H-4 visa at U.S. consulates located around the world. You will want to be familiar with the rules and procedures of issuing visas before your dependents apply for visas. Since visa procedures vary depending on what consulate you go to it is recommended that you check the above web-site for the procedures at the U.S. embassy your dependents plan on applying for visas at.
Forms
You can obtain the forms mentioned below from the Office of International Services or you can download them in PDF format by clicking on the desired form below. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader for Free.
H-1b worker worried about how to stay in US after losing job
how to stay in usa after i loose h1 visa
above is one of the google searchs that brought this h1-b worker to my site.
answer you dont .you are supposed to leave in 30 days.
suck it up and go home quit being Greedy. I am sure you look foreign and so would be safer in your own country.
http://www.zazona.com/ShameH1B/TopByTotal.htm
Several companies have alerted investors that a changing U.S. political environment could limit access to H-1B and L-1 visas, which they say could hurt their businesses.
In filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, offshore and U.S.-based outsourcing firms said they are unsure how the election of Barack Obama and the seating of a new Congress will affect their efforts to maintain adequate visa levels.
Bangalore, India-based Wipro Ltd., one of the largest users of H-1B visas, warned in documents filed shortly after the November elections that “increasing political and media attention” directed at outsourcing may lead to legislation that restricts visa use or “imposes disincentives” to expanding the use of foreign workers in the U.S.
During the presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly promised to “stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas” and to provide incentives to help companies keep jobs in the U.S. Since his election, Obama has not unveiled a detailed plan for H-1B and L-1 visas.
But Obama has nominated for cabinet posts in his administration supporters of increasing H-1B visa caps, including Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano. In addition, members of his transition team, such as Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt, have long been vocal about the need to boost the H-1B cap from its current level of 85,000.
In an October SEC filing, Infosys Technologies Ltd., also in Bangalore, said that almost 7,000 of its employees held H-1B visas at the end of September. Infosys said that 1,500 other workers held L-1 visas, which are used by multinational firms to transfer employees based offshore to the U.S. A year earlier, 7,700 Infosys workers had either L-1 or H-1B visas, the company said.
In its filing, Infosys warned that its “reliance on work visas for a significant number of technology professionals makes us particularly vulnerable” to changes.
In an October SEC filing, Pittsburgh-based IT services provider Mastech Holdings Inc. said that unless Congress “substantially increases the annual H-1B quota,” its pool of workers could be reduced. About 40% of Mastech’s U.S. workforce have H-1B visas.
This version of the story originally appeared in Computerworld ‘s print edition.
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