H-1B, E-3 and L-1 Visas

H-1B Nonimmigrant Employment Visa

The H-1B nonimmigrant visa may be used to bring a worker temporarily into the United States if the employee will work in a "specialty occupation" or a professional position.

While most of these H1-B eligible employees tend to work in technological fields, the visa is available for any employer that as a job available meeting the H-1B requirements. These requirements are either a bachelor degree or its equivalent, being a combination of education, training, and/or progressive work experience. The prospective employee must prove that he or she is qualified for the specialty occupation, which would be the specific job that the employer is offering.

The H-1B nonimmigrant visa may be used to bring a worker temporarily into the United States if the employee will work in a "specialty occupation" or a professional position. While most of these H-1B eligible employees tend to work in technological fields, the visa is available for any employer that as a job available meeting the H-1B requirements.

These requirements are that the job require either a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, which is a combination of education, training, and/or progressive work experience. The prospective employee must prove that he or she is qualified for the specialty occupation, which would be the specific job that the employer is offering.

E-3 Nonimmigrant Employment Visa

The E-3 nonimmigrant visa is used to facilitate the transfer of Australian professionals to "specialty occupations" in the U.S. A "specialty occupation" for an E-3 alien is defined in the same manner as in the H-1B context. In order to be eligible for an E-3 classification, an alien must be able to show he or she will be employed in a specialty occupation in the U.S., he or she possesses the required U.S. bachelor's or higher degree (or its equivalent) in the specific specialty, and demonstrate he or she is a national of the Commonwealth of Australia.

L-1 Nonimmigrant Employment Visa

The L-1 nonimmigrant visa is used by international employers who are seeking the transfer of multi-national managers/executives (L-1A) or aliens of specialized knowledge (L-1B) into the United States. It is a visa designed to enhance and improve the management of multi-national companies, expand imports and exports and promote competitiveness in overseas markets.

It is important to note that the L-1 visa is granted only to intra- or inter-company transferees. For example, the potential L-1 visa holder must be an employee of an overseas company for a one-year period during the preceding three years, the company for which the person worked abroad must be a parent, branch, subsidiary or an affiliate of the United States company.

To prove such relation, the United States company must show a strong relation using proof such as percentages of overseas stock owned by the United States company, and identical shareholders of both the overseas and United States companies.

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