A: The H-1C work visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign nationals to enter into the U.S. to perform temporary services as a registered nurse in a health professional shortage area as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.

A: LCA stands for Labor Condition Application, which is filed with the US Department of Labor as part of H-1B petitions. Basically, an LCA is a document that contains a series of attestations including, among others, an agreement to pay H-1B employees at least the "prevailing wage" for the offered position.

A: Generally, when an alien holding an H status (H-1B or H-4) has stayed in the U.S. cumulatively for six years, that alien is prohibited from further extending his/her H status. Instead, the alien is required to change to a non-H status or stay outside the U.S. for one year before reentering as an H status holder.

H-1B aliens may only work for the petitioning U.S. employer and only in the H-1B activities described in the petition. The petitioning U.S. employer may place the H-1B worker on the worksite of another employer if all applicable rules (such as Department of Labor rules) are followed. H-1B aliens may work for more than one U.S. employer, but must have an I-129 petition filed by each employer.

A: The H-1B "Cap" refers to the annual numerical limitation set by Congress on the number of workers authorized to be admitted on H-1B type of visa or authorized to change status if already in the United States. Therefore, there are two ways to be counted against the cap, applying for an H-1B visa or change of status to H-1B from another non-immigration status (such as F-1, L-1, J-1, and etc.)

A: DOL stands for Department of Labor. This is the agency of the U.S. government that through its two national processing centers in Atlanta and Chicago, adjudicate PERM Labor Certification applications for the whole nation.

A: The H-1B nonimmigrant workers and other workers in similar jobs will be paid the actual wage for the occupation at the place of employment, or the prevailing wage level for the occupation in that geographic area, which ever one is higher.

A: A specialty occupation requires theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge along with at least a bachelor��s degree or its equivalent. For example, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts are specialty occupations.

A: The H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by an alien who will be employed temporarily in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability.