Lost the H-1B Lottery? Visa Options For Employers Wishing to Hire or Retain Professional Employees

Employers wishing to hire or retain foreign national employees in need of visa sponsorship have traditionally used the H-1B classification, which allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. The speakers will discuss the implications of the annual cap of 85,000 new H-1B visas, with 20,000 reserved for foreign nationals holding advanced degrees from U.S. colleges and universities.

If your H-1B registration was not selected in this year’s lottery due to increased demand, hear about the options available to hire or retain professional employees, to include:

• Cap-exempt H-1B
• H-1B1
• E- 3
• E-1 and E-2
• TN
• L-1
• OPT, STEM OPT, and CPT for foreign student employees
• Sponsorship for permanent residency

1.0 hour CLE credit and 1.0 hour HRCI credit pending. This program is valid for 1.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®