H-1B Visa Articles
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H-1B Visa 2023-2024 Cap Season: The Definitive Guide [Updated 1/31/23]
Published on January 31, 2023The H-1B Visa 2023-24 cap filing season is right around the corner. It’s time to look at the H1-B visa lottery season, including H1-B registration, requirements, and potential changes. With many new changes to the H-1B 2024 lottery, there are only a few short months left before filing. Use this guide as your one-stop shop…
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EAD vs H-1B: All You Need to Know to Make the Decision
Published on January 16, 2023Globally, a highly sought-after goal is working in the U.S. There are numerous ways to contribute to the American workforce, and the EAD and the H-1B are two. Knowing how these two tools of immigration relate can be vital to your efforts to work in the U.S. Here are the pros and cons of the…
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H-1B Sponsorship by Small Companies: Everything You Should Know for Your Business
Published on January 16, 2023The H-1B visa is available to anyone who gets a specialty job with a U.S. company. However, even if a company technically qualifies for the H-1B, not all situations are the same. For small businesses, there are some hurdles that need to be overcome before committing to this visa path for a worker. For workers,…
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Transfer F-1 Status to H-1B – Without OPT or Graduation – Complete 2023 Guide
Published on January 07, 2023The F-1 visa is a student category visa, allowing holders to come to the United States as full-time students. But many students want to transition to working in the U.S. after their studies, and the H-1B visa is one of the most popular work visas available. The question is: can you transfer to an H-1B…
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H-1B Visa Fees 2023: Extension, Amendment & Transfer Cost
Published on January 03, 2023Understanding the ins and outs of the most popular U.S. work visa can save you both time and money. The H-1B visa has several unique fees that set it apart from other nonimmigrant visas. Knowing the H-1B fees, how to pay them, and who is responsible for them is essential to avoid simple errors. If…
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H-1B Transfer Denied: What Are Your Options? [2022]
Published on December 13, 2022Recently, there has been a steady decline in the rate of denials on H-1B visa transfer petitions. Reports based on data from USCIS show that the denial rate dropped 4% in FY 2021, a stark contrast to the 24% denial rate in 2018 and 21% in 2019. Industry analysts speculate that the denial rate in…
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L-1 to H-1B Change of Status
Published on December 12, 2022Having an L-1 visa can be highly advantageous to you if you work for a multinational company. But there are many circumstances that may cause you to need to change your status from an L-1 visa to an H-1B visa. While there are some similarities between these two nonimmigrant work visas, there are also some…
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H-1B RFE Reasons and How to Respond
Published on November 25, 2022Not all responses from the USCIS about your H-1B petition will be approvals, rejections, or denials. Sometimes, you will be sent an H-1B RFE to provide more information to the USCIS and help them make a decision on your case. It is important to recognize and RFE when you get one and to act accordingly…