The H-1 B Visa is a Non-immigrant Permit from the US Immigration even as the same enables the US companies/recruiters to hire workers from abroad for an out-of-the-ordinary task or a job, on a temporary basis. During the tenure of the permit--in case the employer fires the workers, or the latter leaves the job--then he has to file a petition for a new & an altered position.
This covers the jobs involving mathematics, engineering, architecture, medical sciences, etc. To pocket this permit, it's essential that the applicant holds a Bachelor's Degree. The presence of a sponsoring recruiter/firm is also crucial for the said purpose.
Reportedly, a new set of changes have been made public in the given visa class even as this may make things complex for both the recruiter & the aspirant, allege some critics. These changes become effective from October 1, 2012 onwards.
Visa Petition Costs Higher Now
The important change is the bringing down the number to 10 from 100 under the LCA petition. One LCA application will cover 10 present petitions at the cost at which the same was employed to cover more petitions earlier. The latest changes are turning out to be rather costly--the reason being the costs related to immigration processing and legal matters would head north, add critics.
They (the critics) further say that the changes are pretty costly--not just in the terms of soft money but also in the terms of other key resources, including time. While, earlier one LCA single application required 30 minutes or so, now in the changed scenario, it would gobble-up not less than 45 minutes.
Further, with the existing changes, a firm has to cough-up nearly $18,750 for the purpose of processing 100 applications even as the same is much more costly. Furthermore, earlier, the applications for the LCA petitions were not charged on an individual basis, now they are being charged like this. As a sizeable section of the IT organizations submit visa petitions for close to 4,000 H-1B permits per annum, it means the overall expenses would get multiplied for the applicant firms.
Name of the Candidate
While earlier the organizations were required to just mention the actual figures of the workers traveling to the US on the said permit, now--thanks to the changes-- they will be required to suitably mention the names of the workers also.
The firms find it rather hard to suggest the names well in advance-the reason being it really depends upon the project at hand, and its unique requirements as to who will be eventually offered with the job. So, this change has invited a great deal of troubles for the firms.
Perhaps, these amendments have been introduced as the IT firms have several audits carried-out in a given year. Besides, maybe, Washington DC wants to be kept in the loop about the overseas workers' engagements, besides their movements inside the US well in advance.
Whatever may be the case--the detractors continue-- the development has brought in its wake troubles for the firms keen to usher-in trained workers from abroad into the US.
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