H-1B Visa

The H-1B visa is for non-immigrant workers who will be in the United States temporarily and employed in a specialty occupation. It is typically used for professionals who have at least a bachelor’s degree in a specific field of study that is required by the occupation.
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The H-1B program allows companies and other employers in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty,or its equivalent. H-1B specialty occupations may include fields such as architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education,business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts.
USCIS uses the information provided during the electronic registration process to help them determine if a petition is subject to the congressionally mandated cap of 65,000 H-1B visas (commonly known as the “regular cap”) or the advanced degree exemption. The advanced degree exemption is an exemption from the H-1B cap for beneficiaries who have earned a U.S. master’s degree or higher and is available until the number of beneficiaries who are exempt on this basis exceeds 20,000.
One of the basic requirements for H-1B is education. To qualify for the H-1B visa category, the prospective H-1B employee must hold a U.S. bachelor’s or higher degree, or the equivalent. The person must hold a U.S. equivalent 4 years; bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university. If the foreign degree is a 3 year; bachelor’s degree, a 3 years of work experience in the same or a similar field /occupation can be considered to be one year additional education.
H-1B visas are available for various types of specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields such as in IT, architecture, engineering, mathematics, science, and medicine. Any job could come under the H-1B visa requirement as long as it is a graduate level job.

These specialty occupations include:

IT / Computer professionals

University professors

Engineers

Healthcare workers

Accountants

Financial analysts

Management consultants

Lawyers

Architects

Teachers

Teachers in elementary or secondary schools, colleges

Nurses

Physicians

workpermit.com offers a special guide for foreign doctors and physicians interested in obtaining an H-1B visa

Surgeons

Dentists

Scientists

Systems analysts

Journalists and editors

Foreign Law advisors

Psychologists

Technical publications writers

Market research analysts

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