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H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

H-1B Visa: Things a U.S. Employer Needs to Know

H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. This visa category requires that the beneficiary (the foreign worker) have a bachelor’s degree, and the petitioner (the U.S. company) can employ the worker for…

Khadija DerrickMarch 12, 2021

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration PERM

DOL and DHS Rolls out New H-1B, E-3, H-1B1, and PERM Regulations

Department of Labor Changes to the H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 Programs Effective October 8, 2020, The Department of Labor will raise the nonimmigrant H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 prevailing wage requirements and wages for the PERM labor certification program. The exact…

Jenny ZhanOctober 7, 2020

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

How much do I have to pay an H-1B employee? What is a prevailing wage? How do I find out what is the prevailing wage?

H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. As an H-1B employer, you have to pay the H-1B employee the higher of either the actual or prevailing wage (this is called the…

Jenny ZhanJune 12, 2020