H-1B Visas
Dallas, Texas Immigration Lawyers
An H-1B Visa is the primary visa for working in the United States, and is available to any foreign national. The government first introduced the H-1B visa to offer highly skilled professionals and students from other countries the opportunity to live and work in the U.S. Our immigration laws require every foreign national to obtain a visa in order to legally work in this country. An H-1B Visa is “dual intent,” meaning that with it, you can apply for a green card to obtain legal permanent residency.
The H-1B applies only to foreign nationals who wish to temporarily perform services in a specialty occupation. An H-1B petition may be valid for up to three years, but a three-year extension is often granted. Extensions beyond six year are only allowed in certain instances for foreign nationals wishing to become permanent U.S. residents. An H-1B Visa entitles your spouse and children under 21 to also live in the U.S. on an H-4 Dependent Visa. The H-4 does not allow your spouse or children to work unless they get their own H-1B Visa.
To get an H-1B Visa, you must first find an H-1B sponsorship with a U.S. employer. That employer will then file your H-1B application. To determine eligibility for an H-1B Visa, the foreign national must fill a professional or specialist occupation, must be qualified for the position based on education and work experience, and the wages and working conditions offered by the U.S. employer must satisfy the labor condition application (LCA) criteria.
At Reyes Bartolomei Browne, we have over 20 years’ experience in helping people with immigration issues. If you are interested in obtaining an H-1B Visa, please call one of our bilingual immigration attorneys for a consultation, or fill out the questionnaire to the right of this page.
The H-1B applies only to foreign nationals who wish to temporarily perform services in a specialty occupation. An H-1B petition may be valid for up to three years, but a three-year extension is often granted. Extensions beyond six year are only allowed in certain instances for foreign nationals wishing to become permanent U.S. residents. An H-1B Visa entitles your spouse and children under 21 to also live in the U.S. on an H-4 Dependent Visa. The H-4 does not allow your spouse or children to work unless they get their own H-1B Visa.
To get an H-1B Visa, you must first find an H-1B sponsorship with a U.S. employer. That employer will then file your H-1B application. To determine eligibility for an H-1B Visa, the foreign national must fill a professional or specialist occupation, must be qualified for the position based on education and work experience, and the wages and working conditions offered by the U.S. employer must satisfy the labor condition application (LCA) criteria.
At Reyes Bartolomei Browne, we have over 20 years’ experience in helping people with immigration issues. If you are interested in obtaining an H-1B Visa, please call one of our bilingual immigration attorneys for a consultation, or fill out the questionnaire to the right of this page.