The H1B visa allows to enter into the United States to do temporary works for the high skilled foreign job seekers. This non-immigrant temporary visa valid for three years, but eligible to do the work another three years. This visa allows to have "dual intent", it allows to adjust the H1B visa status to the permanent residency. This work visas are limited and applying in the April first week, so most of the applicants prepare and trying to get a green card for every fiscal year. The USCIS granted H1B visas for two types of foreigners, the 20,000 visas for student visa holders and 65,000 visas for all other foreigners. The 20,000 visas specially allocated to the master degree holders and high skilled professionals. The main aim of this allocation is the foreigners coming to the United states and gaining knowledge, then goes to their country and start a business. Consequently, the US knowledge and educations creating competition for US workers through these student visa holders. So the Us government specially allocated these visas who are studying in the US Universities, recent Immigration reforms attracting those higher skills professionals through Green Card. The experienced, research and highly skilled professionals who are in the medical, legal, IT or Software, architect professional workers only eligible to apply this H-1B visa. Usually the master degree is finished within three to five years, within this time the student visa holder can eligible to do part time job especially in the project work time the University professionals practice in the different companies. So the professionals get huge experimental knowledge. The USCIS gives high priority for those experimental knowledge professionals. If these study visa holders have H-1B visa, these study visa holders have full powers to work in the US companies. So the US based companies benefited and US economic growth also increases gradually. The professionals who are in the specified occupations, they are not eligible to apply a H-1B visa directly. The company's sponsorship is necessary to qualify for the H1B visa. The applicant must recruit into the company, then the company gives sponsorship at the USCIS, then NVC granted permission to the US Consulate. The Applicant applies an H-1B visa a the US consulate office website. The company's offer letter and application proofs, bar-code number print and fee details must submit at the US consulate. After the US consulate office Interview, the US consulate analyzes the both company's petition and alien's applications. If the applicant is qualified, then the US Consulate elects the applicants directly or through a lottery system, i.e. If the visa applications increase more than visa cap, the USCIS elect the H1B visa holders by using computerized lottery system. The US Immigration Attorneys simplifies the H1B visa status and help to adjust the visa status.
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