H-1B visa holders can change jobs as long as their employer files the proper paperwork and their petition is approved.
The changes are some of President Biden's last immigration acts ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a final rule with key updates to the H-1B specialty occupation nonimmigrant visa program ... definition of a U.S. employer for H-1B purposes.
The H-1B visa is a temporary visa that a U.S. employer may request to fill a specialty occupation with a foreign worker. To qualify as a specialty occupation, a position must usually require a ...
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, "American businesses rely on the H-1B visa program ... allow USCIS to rely on previous decisions for the same employer and employee, reducing ...
A government report shows the notion that H-1B visa ... employers could create the need to have a new employer file for a green card, thereby starting an individual’s wait again. H-1B ...
The USCIS “itinerary requirement” provisions will likely please employers by eliminating its application for H-1B visa holders working at different locations. “Under prior rules, if an H-1B ...
Since 2009, India-based IT services company HCL has led all California employers with ... most of the top 10 H-1B visa workers approved nationwide, including familiar names such as Google ...
In fiscal year 2024, more than 2,400 employers in Massachusetts sponsored 16,000-plus H-1B visa beneficiaries, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The H-1B program, given ...
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is making changed to the H-1B employment-based visa ... names for degrees, as these were confusing and often differed across institutions. Employers ...