wage for the position in question using one of the following:
Using a determination for the occupation and area issued under the Service Contract Act of the Davis-Bacon Act;
Using a rate set forth in a collective bargaining agreement;
Requesting that a SWA prevailing wage determination be made;
Using a survey conducted by an independent authoritative source; or
Using another legitimate source of information.
Fill Out Labor Condition Application (LCA). Use Form ETA 9035E, through
the Department of Laborâs LCA Online System.
Post the completed LCA form to either the appropriate bargaining representiative for workers in the specific occupation, or if there is none, post the form for 10 consecutive days in at least two conspicuous locations at each place of employment where the H-1B employee would work. Distribution can be by whatever means the employer
normally communicates with its employees (i.e., e-mail, bulletin board, and home web page). A copy of the LCA must also be
provided to each nonimmigrant.
receive notice (needs work)...
Fill the certified LCA with INS Form I-129 petition ($130 fee). Additional fee of either $750 or $1500 depending on the size of the firm (companies with 25 employees or less pay $750).
receive petition approval, which is not the same as visa approval (needs work)..
Optional: Fill out form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, if you wish to have your application expedited. $1000 additional fee.
Each year approx 85,000 H-1B visa workers (foreigners) are admitted to the USA and these visas are good for three years and renewable once. So at any one time, there are a maximum of 510,000 H-1B workers displacing American workers. Recently Mr. Obama ...
The study uses US Citizenship and Immigration Services data to show rejections in the L-1 and H-1B visa categories have spiked across the board, with Indians hit the hardest. "Data indicate much of the increase in denials involves Indian-born ...
Provide work authorization for spouses of certain H-1B holders This proposed change will allow H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders, who have begun the employment-based lawful permanent residence process after meeting a minimum period of H-1B status ...
US immigration authorities, in the past four years, have increased denial of work-related visas. WASHINGTON: US immigration authorities, in the past four years, have increased denial of work-related visas, with India-born professionals being ...
American computer professionals who complain that they lose jobs or get lower pay because of imported tech workers may have reason to smile. Government regulators are cracking down on alleged fraud in worker visa programs. But some heavyweight companies, such as San Diego’s Qualcomm, are lobbying hard to bring in ...
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