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• E-notification coming soon for H- 1B visa employers
  
  Date: Feb 6, 2008
  ...soon for H- 1B visa employers By Marianne Kolbasuk...petitions to hire H- 1B visa workers, those companies...approval process for H- 1B visa petitions...status of their H- 1B visa petitions...change to H- 1B visas that's being...
• Press Release Detail | Semiconductor Industry Association
  
  ...would expand the number of H- 1B visas for highly skilled workers to 195,000 each year for...American workers." The H- 1B visa allows employers to hire highly trained foreign...six years -a majority of H- 1B workers hired by the semiconductor...
• Time to Drop the H- 1B Visa Program
  
  Author: Laura Peters | Date: May 1, 2007
  ...abuse of H- 1B visas is...intent of the visas was to help...companies hire workers with unique...of H1-B visa employees...skilled U.S. worker would be...course of the worker's employment, pay raises...with the employer or return...from the H- 1B visa program were...only U.S. employers.¹ Although...are awarded visas, we can...to attract workers from their home...regarding the H- 1B program...
• U.S. will soon notify H- 1B visa lottery winners
  
  Date: Apr 15, 2008
  ...soon notify H- 1B visa lottery winners ...00 PM If your H- 1B visa petition...properly filed" H- 1B visa applications... That means employers should know by early June which H- 1B visa candidates...actually issues the visas. Employers...
• This Must Be Why They Want So Many H- 1B Foreign Visa Workers: reader comment from dornbear - CNET
  
  ...They Want So Many H- 1B Foreign Visa Workers: reader comment from...biggest advocates of the H- 1B foreign guest worker visa, when there...to permit U.S. employers to hire aliens, on...1998, and still the H- 1B foreign visa worker...
• The H- 1B Visa Wars
  
  Author: Terry Costlow | Date: May 5, 2003
  ...Click Here The H- 1B Visa Wars IEEE ready...September or available visas will fall to 65...that permit skilled workers to enter the U...in a small anti- H- 1B demonstration...the economy and employment gain strength...don't regard the H- 1B issue with the same...properly enforced so employers can't use it to...
• New H- 1B Hiring Bill Takes Aim At Tech Firms - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership
  
  Date: Nov 20, 2009
  ...to hire U.S. workers first. With... 1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009...half workforce on H- 1B or L-1 visas. That provision...salary standards for visa workers as well as anti...Truth About the H- 1B and L-1 Visa...
• Sen. Grassley to Microsoft: Dump Foreign Workers First
  
  ...Microsoft: Dump Foreign Workers First Paula Bernier...want to make sure employers recruit qualified...to overhaul the H- 1B and L-1 visa programs to give...advocating for more H- 1B visas. The purpose of the H- 1B visa program is...companies in their employment needs where there...
• Weak economy, anti-immigrant sentiment hits H- 1B visa program
  
  Author: Rick Nelson | Date: Oct 29, 2009
  ...immigrant sentiment hits H- 1B visa program October...2009 The woeful employment picture in the...unfilled spots in the H- 1B visa program for...Journal. Although employers snapped up all 65,000 available visas in just one day...hiring foreign-born workers are also taking...largest recipients of H- 1B visas, according...
• H- 1b Employment Visa Deadline Approaching
  
  Date: Mar 10, 2008
  ...State First H- 1b Employment Visa Deadline Approaching...advantages that the H- 1b visa provides to the...extremely popular employment visa in the United...quota of 66,000 visas per year has...should begin your H- 1b case as soon as...
• Richmond - The American International University in London -
  
  ... Home 29/04/2008 Visa and Immigration Presentation...residents US Immigration - F visas for students - J visas for interns - O visas for foreign nationals with...applications - H visas for workers in speciality occupations - B-1 in lieu of H- 1B visas for foreign workers on...
• IEEE-USA calls for better H- 1B visa policing
  
  Author: Electronic News | Date: Aug 25, 2006
  ...for better H- 1B visa policing by Electronic...reports documenting employers' abuses of the program...that many H- 1B workers have not been paid...the myth that the H- 1B program protects...statement. "Many H- 1B holders are treated...servants." The H- 1B visa programme is...upping the number of visas granted annually...limit on high-tech worker visas for fiscal...
• U.S. tech companies add five workers for each H- 1B visa they seek
  
  Date: Mar 10, 2008
  ...critics of the H- 1B visa program who assert...professionals reduce employment opportunities for American workers. "At the minimum...and pay that an employer plans to provide...fill by an H- 1B worker. The LCAs are "supporting evidence" employers provide to the...apply for H- 1B visa workers. LCAs...added to their employment, or the pay for...see increases in H- 1B hiring by companies...begins accepting H- 1B visa petitions...
• Regardless of whether you think the cap on H- 1B visas should be raised or not, there are some very...
  
  ...page | Bookmark and Share The H- 1B Visas That Could Save Lives Posted by...Regardless of whether you think the cap on H- 1B visas should be raised or not, there...argument for "relaxing the cap on H- 1B visas," he says. Those types of...
• Web Exclusive : Jobs follow the market | EDNAsia.com
  
  ...engineers working in the US under H- 1B visas. These engineers would...increase the allotment of visas argued that lower salaries...presence was necessary for employment. With the advent of the...wading through the red tape of visas, companies can outsource...supplies low-wage service workers to replace workers in...
• House Republicans try once more to break the H- 1B logjam
  
  Date: Apr 21, 2008
  ...about guest workers claiming...valid guest worker or linked dependent visa must be...of guest workers. Individuals...have their visas revoked with...status. Employer tax payments...insure all visas active to...Some H- 1B visa holders delay... A guest worker should be...switching between H- 1B, L-1 and... worker and an employer a visa slot...also guest workers will avoid...H-4 and H- 1B status...required that employers recruit and...
• Newsletter
  
  ...States’ H- 1B visa program rages on...in the number of H- 1B visas. They deny that...that U.S. workers are laid off and...it underpaid 232 H- 1B workers. Though...participating in the H- 1B visa program for...Weddle's Guide to Employment Web Sites. And top employers know that IEEE members...
• H- 1B Visa Season Is Here
  
  Date: Mar 31, 2009
  ...01AM EST H- 1B Visa Season Is Here ...and all 85,000 H- 1B visas available are expected...Backdoor Layoffs H- 1B Visa Dreams Deferred...Oversight Comes to H- 1B Visa Program ... visas for skilled workers. The number of...will reveal U.S. employers' current appetite...
• Jun 11, 2001 - IT Salaries Fall In 2001
  
  ...technology (IT) workers declined in the first...filled by holders of " H- 1B" visas in the United States...to continue. H- 1B visas are six-year temporary worker permits that allow...nationals to secure employment in the U.S. in...issued 117,000 H- 1B visas this year...
• Room for Debate: Join the Discussion
  
  Author: By THE EDITORS | Date: Apr 8, 2009
  ...held myths. The H- 1B visa program — guestworker permits held by an employer — is thoroughly...Loopholes enable employers to hire H- 1B workers at below-market...guest workers on H- 1B and other visas, at times even...