H1B VISA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 - APPLY H1B VISA
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H1B Visa Overview
The H-1B is a temporary (non-immigrant) visa category that allows employers to file petition for highly educated foreign professionals to work in “specialty occupations” that require at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent. The foreigner must specifically work in a field that requires specialised knowledge, for which the employer cannot find a US-based worker.
An H-1B petition is based on a professional job offer from a U.S employer for the employees. If the employee is outside the USA, then the employee should apply for the H1B visa. Before we get into who qualifies for an H1B visa and how to apply, however, it’s important to understand the H1B Visa lottery and H1B Visa caps.
H1B Visa Requirements
The US H1-B Visa is designed to be used for staff in specialty occupations. The job must meet one of the following criteria to qualify as a speciality occupation:
- 1. An employee should hold a job offer from a US employer to work in a suitable position and should have at least one of the following conditions.
- 2. For specialty occupations, theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge is required.
- 3. For speciality occupations, A bachelor’s or higher degree or its equivalent or verifiable recognized education in the same field from an accredited college or university is the mandatory requirement
- 4. Must have an unrestricted state license, which permits to work in the speciality occupation in the US.
- 5. Must have a good conduct certificate and genuine intentions on visiting the USA for work.
- 6. Have a minimum of 4-5 years of work experience in the relevant special occupation that the candidate has applied for
- 7. Applicant must possess deep knowledge in the required field
- 8. Professional Certifications in the required field of occupation is usually required
H1B Visa Caps
For the H1B Visa Caps for respective Fiscal Year, the caps are:
- 1. 65,000 for the H1B regular pool
- 2. 20,000 specifically for U.S. advanced degrees
H1B Visa Lottery Key Dates
The registration process dates for an USA H1B Filing are as follows:
- 1. March 1 – Petitioners (employers) can start creating an H1B registrant account at noon US Eastern time.
- 2. March 18 – H1B registration period. The registration period opens and closes at noon US Eastern time.
- 3. March 25 – By this date, the USCIS will have notified the selected entrants.
- 4. April 1 – if your employer’s petition was selected, this is the earliest date that you may submit an application for an H1B visa for respective Fiscal Year.
The above-mentioned fees and cost are correct as per January 2021 but they may change & should be verified before you start any application.
If you have any assistance related to H1B visa filing cost & fees, kindly reach us.
H1B Visa Application Process
Step by step process on how to apply H1B visa:
- 1. Finding an H1B Sponsor/Employer
- 2. Electronic registration for H1B Lottery by Sponsor/Employer
- 3. USCIS notifies employers regarding registration selection results – Lottery Selection Results
- 4. Employer will file for Labour Conditions Approval (LCA) & submit Form I-129 – H1B Petition to USCIS
- 5. USCIS will send the H1B Petition Approval notices
- 6. H1B Applicants with approved petitions go for stamping as needed at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their home country
Supporting Documents for H1B Visa Filing
List of documents that are needed to state both employee & employer as recognized
- 1. Education records like diplomas, degrees, training & other evidence for that specialty occupation.
- 2. Maintain the copies & documents which will be the proofs for the contract between the employer & employee.
- 3. Certificates or affidavits by the current & previous employers stating the employee recognition & ability for that occupation.
- 4. Proper documentation stating that the petitioner is a valid employer of the US.
- 5. Establishing proper documentation to have a clear employer-employee relationship.
- 6. Proper employment offer letter.
Wired Visas will provide complete support and end to end assistance in documentation work & filing H1B visa.
H1B Visa Fees & Cost
There are a number of H1B visa costs and fees that will need to be covered as part of either an initial H1B registration or application, or when applying to extend of change status. Some of these costs are to be paid by the employer or sponsoring company, while premium processing fees is the responsibility of the employee.
- 1. $10 registration fee.
- 2. Basic filing fee $460 (I-129).
- 3. USCIS anti-fraud fee $500.
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4. ACWIA Education and Training.
a. Employers with 25 or fewer employees - $750.
b. Employers with more than 25 employees - $1,500. - 5. Premium Processing Fee is Optional $2500.
H1B Visa Validity
A valid H1B visa is for 3 years and can be extended for 3 more years, the overall validity of H1B visa is for a maximum of 6 years.
The individual visa holder can extend their H-1B visa validity by filing for an EB-1, EB-2, or EB-3 before the fifth year ending. In this scenario, candidate should work & stay with the same company, if the candidate switches the company, then he has to restart the procedure again. Do you want to get more information on H1B visa validity & details please contact us now for the complete assistance. Start your H1B visa application process now with Wired Visas. We are the best H1b visa consultants with a decade of experience in filing h1b visa.
Specialty Occupations list for H1B Visa:
When petitioning for an employee H-1B visa, the employer must show that the relevant position in a “specialty occupation” in the U.S and that the beneficiary meets the requirements for the job.
Domains Required for Filing H1B Visa to USA for the Year 2023-24
| OCCUPATIONS LIST | ||
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Java + Devops |
Microsoft .NET + Devops |
Python + Devops |
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Data Warehousing |
Data Engineering- Snowflake, Databricks |
Machine Learning |
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Data Science + AI |
Full stack developer + GCP Experience |
Full stack developer + AWS Experience |
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Software Test Automation & QA |
Technical Project Management |
Technical Program Management |
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Healthcare & Social sevices |
Systems / Business Analyst |
Mobile Application Development (iOS, Android, Flutter etc) |
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UI/UX, Product Designer |
Digital Marketing |
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) |
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Cloud Architects (Certified) – AWS, Azure, GCP |
UI Developer – ReactJS & AngularJS |
ERP – SAP and Oracle |
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CRM – Salesforce |
CRM – Pegasystems |
API Integration Architects and Developers – Mulesoft |
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Backend Developers – Python/Golang/NodeJS |
Robotics – UiPath, AutomationAnywhere, Pega |
Analytics – SaS, R |
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RPA Developers |
Systems Analyst/Business Systems Analyst/ERP Analysts |
Tableau, Google Data Studio, PowerBI, Datawrapper, and Infogram |
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Cyber Security/Information Systems Security |
Microservices development |
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) / Infrastructure Engineering |
How Wired visas will work for your H1B visa filing:
Finding a sponsor & H-1B visa application process can be tedious and must be approached with care. It’s best to avoid any errors or pitfalls that could lead to a denial or delay of your petition. This is why you need the service of an expert H-1B immigration consultant who can help you to obtain your H-1B visa.
Wired Visas has partnered with US Based IT firms and consulting firms for filing the US H1B Visa petitions for the respective fiscal Years. We shall source out an offer letter based on the applicant profile from the right sponsor for filling the U.S. H1B petition. Wired Visas will insure that your petition is filled accurately and securely till it reaches to immigration officer’s desk.
Wired Visas having nearly a decade of knowledge and experience in filing H1B visas has immensely committed to help our clients to get the best results in their journey. At Wired visas we offer the best services with our experienced team and we thrive to give end to end assistance to our clients towards their immigration journey. With all these we turned as the best USA H1B visa consultants in India and having offices at 4 different major metro locations like Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune.
