H-1B Planning Season is Upon Us

H-1B sponsorship is offered by U. S. employers for Foreign Nationals working for those employers in Specialty Occupations which require at least a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent in education and/or experience).  Approved H-1B employees can work for the sponsoring employer for 3 years in the first instance.

Now is the best time for employers to decide whether they will file H-1B petitions and for whom.  It is good to both start the internal discussions and to initiate the process  as the H-1B lottery registration for the new fiscal year cap, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, will be in March. The H-1B random lottery process will then be run on those electronic registrations. Only those with selected registrations will be eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions.

Please feel free to contact the attorneys of Iandoli, Desai & Cronin now with your questions about potential H-1B sponsorship.