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This year's H-1B quota has been fully utilized.
On the 13th local time, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an announcement sayingThe number of H-1B visa applications in the lottery for FY 2024 (which opens in March of this year) has reached the limit of 85,000。Accordingly, there will be no third round of draws later this year.
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USCIS also indicated that they will initiate a "non-successful" notification process. The results of all unsuccessful applications can be queried through the H-1B USCIS** registration system, and the status of applications that have been registered but not selected will be displayed as "not selected".
Under the current rules, petitions filed by existing H-1B petitioners who have been included in the cap and continue to maintain the cap will not be subject to the H-1B cap in FY 2024. In addition, USCIS will continue to process H-1B petitions that are not subject to cap restrictions, including in the following circumstances:
Extension of H-1B status.
Modify the terms of employment.
Change of H-1B employer.
Concurrent positions in other H-1B positions are permitted.
U.S. H-1B Petition & Extraction Data
At the end of April this year, USCIS released data for the first round of H-1B petitions and lottery: a total of 780,884 H-1B online registrations, with 758,994 active registrations.
USCIS drew 110,791 valid registrations from them, with a rough winning rate of 142%, and the effective winning rate is as follows
This data is the first since the H-1B lottery was implementedLowest record
Three months later, USCIS completed the second round of this year's lottery for Class H-1B petitions.
In the second round of the lottery, the USCIS conducted a second draw for applications that had been registered online electronically and were not successful in the first round of the lottery, with a total of 77,600 registrations drawn. So far, the USCIS has screened 758,994 valid registrations out of 780,884 online electronic registrations this year.
After two rounds of lottery, a total of 188,400 registrations were drawn, and 85,000 H-1B slots for the current year were used up.
Of all H-1B online registrations this year, 350,103 were from one employer and 408,891 were from multiple employers.
USCIS also voluntarily disclosed: In this year's application,One beneficiary was registered online by 83 so-called different employers at the same time！This record broke last year's record by:Increase to, while the previous year's record was only
#Solutions that didn't win the lottery
For those who fail to win the lottery this year and continue to apply for H-1B next year: Even if USCIS can implement a new one-person-one-lottery system before the lottery to effectively increase the H-1B winning rate, we still need to prepare for applying for an employment-based green card in the United States to solve the problemLong-term status issues in the United States
Nowadays, even with the highest priorityeb-1It is also the most common green card that foreign workers apply for through their employers in the United Stateseb-2eb-3, all of which have the phenomenon of scheduling. Currenteb-5The set aside category is the only scarce category that has neither a global nor a China priority date.
Logical analysis
In the past, immigrant investor applicants were required to file an immigrant petition (I-526) and wait for USCIS to approve the I-526 petition before filing the I-485 change of status petition. However, due to the inefficiency of USCIS, it can take a long time for the applicant to obtain an I-526 approval. When the letter of approval is issuedImmigrant visas may be running outAs a result, immigrant investor applicants in the U.S. are still unable to file an application for adjustment of green card status.
Investor applicants can now file their I-485 adjustment of status at the same time as they file their immigrant petition (I-526E). This "double delivery" policy can help solve the problem of the status of some students in the United States, especially for international students in the United States. Graduates do not need to apply for an OPT internship and an H-1B visa, they only need to obtain itCombo card, you can easily find employment without being restricted by the lottery of employers and work permits. This move is conducive to the long-term stay of international students in the United States. Once the I-485 petition is filed, the applicant is not only granted a work authorization, but also a travel permit to enter and exit the United States. Just wait patiently for your green card to be approved in the United States.
In addition, the "dual submission" policy also allows applicants to land in the United States to live, live, work and study in advance before the official green card is issued, effectively solving problems such as the long application cycle.
Despite not having received a green card, butWork PermitwithRe-entry permitThe combination is for most expatsEquivalent to a green cardPotency.
U.S. EB-5 Application Requirements and Requirements:
The EB-5 program has a broad set of requirements for applicants, with no age, language, education, etc., and does not require applicants to start their own businesses or manage their own businesses. If one person files an application, the whole family can get a green card. You can apply as long as you meet the following conditions:
Requirements for investment funds.
Investment of $800,000 (TEA region) or $1.05 million (non-TEA region).
TEA is defined as follows:
Rural area: means any area other than the Metropolitan Area (MSA);or any city or town with a population of 20,000 or more, according to the most recent decennial U.S. Census.
High Unemployment Areas: Regions with an unemployment rate of at least 150% of the national average.
Job creation requirements.
Prove that no less than 10 full-time jobs have been created directly or indirectly by investing in job-creating enterprises (including green card holders, U.S. citizens, U.S. employee ID holders, etc., but excluding the applicant himself/herself) through investment in job-creating enterprises.
Legality of the investment funds** requirement.
Legal ** can be: real estate mortgage, salary income, gifts or inheritances from relatives and friends, real estate sales, ** transactions, contracted enterprise retention, legal dividends of the company, etc.
The age requirement for accompanying children is 21 years old.
U.S. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Advantages:
Low threshold:No education, language, work experience, business background requirements;Minors can also apply independently.
No Immigration Supervisor:There is no residency requirement, and you can enter and exit the United States freely, and your domestic work and career will not be affected.
Cost-effective:The investment starts at $800,000 and will be refunded at maturityOne person, the whole family green card.
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