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What is the H-1B and H-2B Cap, and how does it affect you? U.S. businesses utilize the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require a body of theoretical knowledge and/or technical expertise in specialized fields, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers. Congress has limited the number of new individuals that can enter the US in the H-1B category to 65,000 per year. Marrying a Foreign National inside or outside the US? The immigration process for green card through marriage depends upon whether you intend to marry the foreign national in the U.S. or outside the U.S. Each situation has its own distinct requirements and procedures and thus, requires different planning. Permanent Residence through Marriage to a US Citizen: The Procedures Securing permanent residence through Marriage to a U.S. Citizen is a multi-step process. Some of these steps are required to be completed before your fiancé or spouse enters the US and some after entering the US. USCIS stops accepting H-1B petitions as cap is reached: What’s next? If you miss petitioning for an employee before the cap is reached, you will have to wait until the next year to file an H-1B petition or look for an alternate visa category. Employers must also evaluate and utilize alternatives to the H-1B category, which may also be used to ‘bridge the cap’ until October 1st if you miss the H-1B bus for a particular year. DOL PERM Labor Certification Process: First Step in Obtaining Green Card The PERM System is a program developed by the Department of Labor (DOL) to replace the then existing Employment based Labor Certification Application When to use USCIS Premium Processing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services put into place a Premium Processing Service, promising to speed up the agency's applications decision process on selected work visas. Under this program, paying an additional $1,000 fee will guarantee an USCIS decision on eligible temporary work visas within 15 calendar days of the receipt of the application by the USCIS.

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