Extended holiday in the USA
Oct 8th 2002, 3:23 pm
#16
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Re: Extended holiday in the USA
In reply to your questions about the H1b visa. There are some requirements for the visa and having a degree does help your case. However if you have considerable experience in your field then you are eligible to apply. As far as the salary goes...as long as your employer meets the ''prevailing wage'' for the job in that area then you can apply.
Before even applying for the HIb you have to apply to the Department of Labour for a Labour Application form which will be approved if the company is meeting the prevailing wage. AFter this is application is approved you can then go ahead with the HIb process.
Before even applying for the HIb you have to apply to the Department of Labour for a Labour Application form which will be approved if the company is meeting the prevailing wage. AFter this is application is approved you can then go ahead with the HIb process.
Oct 9th 2002, 8:58 pm
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Re: Extended holiday in the USA
"Lucy" wrote in message news:...
> I believe you can get an H1B visa without a degree, as long as you have
> enough experience (and I think your 17 years would be enough). Don't know
> about the $40K thing but you would need a job that requires your 17 years
> experience and most jobs like that would pay over $40K anyway, I would
> think.
Yes, the 17 years would be enough -- you need twelve years. But you
need a good lawyer to prepare that paperwork, as most H-1Bs have
degrees in place of the twelve years' experience. (I can refer you to
someone in the Boston area if you choose -- the reply address is valid
despite appearances!)
> The hard part is finding an employer to sponsor you. The employer would have
> to prove that no qualified US citizen is available to take the job and with
> the telecom industry as bad as it is, there are plenty of unemployed people
> desperate to find that kind of work. (At least where I live, and I think
> most parts of the US are in a similar situation)
Actually, for an H-1B, the employer would NOT have to prove that no
qualified US citizen was available. However, the fact is that given
the choice between hiring an American on the spot, or going through
weeks of bureaucratic hassle and thousands of dollars in INS and
lawyers' fees (and you can't just say 'I'll pay the fees for them' --
some of the fees MUST BY LAW be paid by the employer and not
reimbursed by the candidate), they'll hire the American. So in
practice they won't hire you if there are Americans available unless
you're stellar.
> I really wouldn't recommend overstaying the visa waiver though. It could
> cause all kinds of problems down the line.
Indeed...
[Of course, I'm not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice.]
> I believe you can get an H1B visa without a degree, as long as you have
> enough experience (and I think your 17 years would be enough). Don't know
> about the $40K thing but you would need a job that requires your 17 years
> experience and most jobs like that would pay over $40K anyway, I would
> think.
Yes, the 17 years would be enough -- you need twelve years. But you
need a good lawyer to prepare that paperwork, as most H-1Bs have
degrees in place of the twelve years' experience. (I can refer you to
someone in the Boston area if you choose -- the reply address is valid
despite appearances!)
> The hard part is finding an employer to sponsor you. The employer would have
> to prove that no qualified US citizen is available to take the job and with
> the telecom industry as bad as it is, there are plenty of unemployed people
> desperate to find that kind of work. (At least where I live, and I think
> most parts of the US are in a similar situation)
Actually, for an H-1B, the employer would NOT have to prove that no
qualified US citizen was available. However, the fact is that given
the choice between hiring an American on the spot, or going through
weeks of bureaucratic hassle and thousands of dollars in INS and
lawyers' fees (and you can't just say 'I'll pay the fees for them' --
some of the fees MUST BY LAW be paid by the employer and not
reimbursed by the candidate), they'll hire the American. So in
practice they won't hire you if there are Americans available unless
you're stellar.
> I really wouldn't recommend overstaying the visa waiver though. It could
> cause all kinds of problems down the line.
Indeed...
[Of course, I'm not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice.]
