The h1b visa is a non immigrant visa for the foreign job seekers. Only high skilled master degree holders and high experienced bachelor degree holders or equivalent professionals are only eligible to apply this visa. Every fiscal year the USCIS granted 65,000 visas for foreign job seekers and another 20,000 visa for US master degree high skilled student visa holders. The normal H-1Bvisa processing time is between two and six months. Sometime it's increased more than normal time. Many Job seekers don't have patience to wait up to three months. Alternatively the USCIS granted another quick process for H-1B visa seekers called Premium process.
The prospective job seeker is only eligible for the H-1B visa. The doctors, lawyers, research professors, architect and Software professionals have high possibilities to get an H-1B visa. The applicants must have high skills or high experience with at least a bachelor's degree. If the professor doesn't have proper educational background, the alien must have at least 12 years experience. The documentation process is too important; the US ImmigrationAttorney prepared all documents and simplifies the H-1B visa process.
The I-129 is a petition for non immigrant worker. Almost all non immigrant wozrk visas must require I-129 form such as E, H, L1 visas, O and P visas and Q, R visas must fill in the application form. The application fee is 325 USD. The applicant should carry their valid passport and I-797 forms for approval.
According to the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), the H-1B and L-1 petitioner pay extra ACWAI fee. If the company has 26 or more, the petitioner pays another 1,500 USD, less than 25 (medium or small company) employees the applicant has 50% lower than normal fees. Recently Obama updated another act called Public Law 111-230. According to this law, the petitioner must pay another $2000 for H-1B visa holder. This additional fee applies to the medium or large companies such as a company has more than 50 employees, the applicant must pay the extra fees. The premium process is another 1,225 USD. Total fees 325+ 750/1500 + 2000 + 1225 = 4300 to 5050 USD.
The Premium process:
The H-1B visa can obtain quickly through premium process. The H-1B visa can obtain within 15 calendar days (not working days). If not obtain within 15 days, the USCIS refunds the extra amount. The premium process application forms I-907 fee 1,225 USD, this amount is fixed and won't be changed for any reason. The premium process petitioner must include the I-129 form, I-94 document, I-797 approved documents and US Company’s offer/joining letter.
Of course the EB visas also employment visas for highly skilled job seekers, but it's an immigrant visa. Depends on the skills and abilities, the employment based visa classified into EB1, EB-2, EB-3 and rarely applied EB-4 and EB-5 visas.
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