Employers in the United States that wish to employ foreigners in professional positions for “specialty occupations” may file petitions with the USCIS requesting H-1B status for foreign national workers.
The temporary professional visa (H-1B) allows professionals to enter the United States and accept temporary employment within their profession. This visa is often utilized by engineers, professors, researchers, computer scientists and other professionals as a means to gain valuable work experience in the United States while receiving a professional income. The visa is subject to annual quota restrictions and is often sought by foreign nationals who have completed their professional training either in the United States or abroad. The H-1B visa is granted in increments not to exceed a total stay of six years. Spouses and children under twenty-one years of age may be entitled to remain in the United States for the duration of the H-1B visa holder’s authorized stay. They are issued H-4 visas and are not permitted to work as H-4 visa holders. Dependants permitted to attend school or college.
More than one H-1B visa petition may be in effect simultaneously, allowing the H-1B temporary professional to work for two employers during the same time period.
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