Navigating H-1B Visa Lottery Challenges: Assessing Alternatives, Understanding Requirements, Strategic Tips
Course Details
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On-Demand
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Intermediate
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Immigration
- event Date
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- schedule Time
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
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90 minutes
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
This CLE webinar will brief counsel on alternatives to the H-1B visa for employers seeking to hire or continue to employ foreign professionals not selected in the H-1B cap lottery in a given year.
Ms. Vareed has been practicing immigration law since 2014. She works with clients in a variety of industries, advising them on all aspects of business immigration law, including temporary work visas and applications for permanent residence. Prior to joining McCown & Evans, Ms. Vareed practiced immigration law with a boutique business immigration firm counseling corporations, individuals and start-ups on employment-based petitions, including H-1Bs, L-1s, TNs, O-1s, labor certifications, immigrant visa petitions and applications for adjustment of status. She served as a Judicial Clerk for Trial Chamber II of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in Holland, where she provided legal assistance to the Trial Chamber in the case of Prosecutor v. Goran Hadzic. Ms. Vareed also served as a Stevens Fellow in the Office of the Co-Prosecutors at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, where she assisted in the prosecution of the most senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge.
Ms. Gillmor has been practicing immigration law since 2016. She dedicates her practice to assisting employers and individual clients on matters relating to employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas. Ms. Gillmor has provided strategic counsel to clients of all sizes, from startups to small and medium-sized companies, as well as Fortune 500 companies. She is admitted to practice law in Washington, and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Ms. Gillmor is on the New Members Division (NMD) Steering Committee for AILA National, and serves as NMD Co-coordinator for AILA NorCal.
Every year, U.S. employers seeking highly skilled foreign professionals compete for the pool of H-1B visa numbers for which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services controls the allocation. With a low statutory limit of visa numbers available, demand for H-1B visa numbers has exceeded the supply in recent years, and this trend is projected to continue.
Employers should be aware of the various options and solutions to employ foreign professionals in the future. Counsel must understand each of these options, as well as the requirements, benefits, and limitations for each, to help clients effectively secure the services of foreign professionals that they need.
Listen as our panel of experts discusses H1-B visa alternatives, the benefits and risks of each alternative, strategies for working around the H-1B cap, and more.
- Receiving additional training or education
- OPT/STEM OPT
- Day-1 CPT
- H-3 trainee visa
- J-1 exchange visitor visas trainee, intern, or research scholar
- H-1B cap exemptions
- Country-specific visas
- Australia
- Chile and Singapore
- Canada and Mexico
- L-1 intracompany transferee visa
- Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
- O-1 extraordinary ability visa
- E-2 investor visa
- Spousal work authorization
- Permanent resident (green card) processing
The panelists will review these and other key issues:
- Specific alternatives to the H-1B visa for foreign professionals
- Features, benefits, and limitations of each alternative
- Strategies for working around the H-1B cap
