h1b visa

The h1b visa is a visa for foreign workers from different qualified professions, among them engineers, scientists, computer scientists etc. The h1b visa is probably the best known temporary work visa. Eligible for this category are persons with an academic degree (or its equivalent). However, strict regulations apply to the issuing of this particular visa category.

The main focus here is on the cap on h1b visa - only a limited number of them can issued every year. In many US companies, a large number of foreign workers are h1b visa holders. Therefore, it is not a big surprise that more and more people are demanding to raise the h1b visa cap. Large companies like Microsoft or Google continue to point out the lack of qualified workers in the US and the high number of applications that cannot be considered due to the quota.

The demands the future US employee has to meet for the h1b visa are quite high. The foreign worker has to meet one of the following criteria in order to be eligible for this visa category:

1. An American bachelor's or higher academic degree

2. A foreign academic degree that must be determined to be the equivalent to an American bachelor's degree or a higher degree

3. A combination of education, a specialized education and work experience that is determined to be the equivalent to an American bachelor's degree. Usually, it will be necessary to have a completed professional education plus twelve years of work experience.

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