Guestbook Entry for Bharath S, United States
Name
Bharath S
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
H-1B Visa
H-1B visa is reserved for "specialty occupations." Those that require a at least a bachelor's degree in a specific subject or closely related subjects.
Guestbook Entry for Abhishek Gupta, United States
Name
Abhishek Gupta
Country
United States
State
North Carolina
Proposal on H-1B Visa and Green Card Fee Hike
As stated by "Indian Express" :
A proposal that will hit Indian IT companies the most, US software giant Microsoft Corporation has suggested a whopping fee of USD 10,000 (over Rs 5 lakh) for a new category of H-1B visas and USD 15,000 (more than Rs 7.5 lakh) for permanent residency or Green card.
This could raise a huge USD5 billion over a decade, it said.
Guestbook Entry for Jayashree Vidya, India
Name
Jayashree Vidya
Country
India
State
chennai
Guestbook Entry for Ram, United States
Name
Ram
Country
United States
State
North Carolina
Guestbook Entry for Amit Varma, United States
Name
Amit Varma
Country
United States
State
AZ
DOS Issues Cable With Guidance On B-1 In Lieu Of H1-B And H3 Visas
The guidance for issuing B-1 visas in lieu of H is currently under review bur remains in effect until further notice. In order to avoid delays at the port of entry, consular officers are to annotate the B-1 visa with “B in lieu of H, 9 FAM 41.31 N11.”
Guestbook Entry for Hemanth Kumar Bachu, United States
Name
Hemanth Kumar Bachu
Country
United States
State
WA
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B Cap
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2013. Yesterday, June 11, 2012, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2013.