Last week, the U.S. government announced it received enough applications for employment visas for 2012 within the H-1B category, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported. Foreign professionals and international students can legally work in the USA via H1B visa for a maximum of six years. There is a quota on these visas; 45,000 for foreign workers, 20,000 for international students that graduate with an MBA or higher from a U.S. University.
The benefits of receiving a H1-B visa are: (1) Receive a Green Card; (2) Legally live and work in the USA; and (3) Bring over a spouse and children under the age of 21. Those wishing to apply for a H1-B visa to the America need a U.S. employer to sponsor them.
In order for U.S. employers to hire foreign professionals, the company needs to prove the position is in a specialty occupation and the employment of a foreign worker is not taking away work from U.S. workers.
The top companies that are H1B visa friendly are Infosys, Wipro, Microsoft, Satyam Computer, IBM, Oracle Corporation and Google. The top universities receiving H1B visa are University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Columbia University, Yale University and Harvard University.
Source: usafis
The benefits of receiving a H1-B visa are: (1) Receive a Green Card; (2) Legally live and work in the USA; and (3) Bring over a spouse and children under the age of 21. Those wishing to apply for a H1-B visa to the America need a U.S. employer to sponsor them.
In order for U.S. employers to hire foreign professionals, the company needs to prove the position is in a specialty occupation and the employment of a foreign worker is not taking away work from U.S. workers.
The top companies that are H1B visa friendly are Infosys, Wipro, Microsoft, Satyam Computer, IBM, Oracle Corporation and Google. The top universities receiving H1B visa are University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Columbia University, Yale University and Harvard University.
Source: usafis
