Department Hires and H-1B Visas. What is an H-1B? A non-immigrant Visa, For temporary employment Requiring a bachelor’s degree (Specialty of Occupation)

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Department Hires and H-1B Visas

What is an H-1B? A non-immigrant Visa, For temporary employment Requiring a bachelor’s degree (Specialty of Occupation) Limited to employment by the sponsoring employer.

How long is the H-1B valid? Initial 3 year period Extendable to 6 years After 6 years, 1-year waiting period outside of US for another H1-B Possible extensions while waiting for permanent residency application decision

Who needs to be involved ? Employee (must meet all criteria) Employer (Clemson) Hiring Department Office of International Services Human Resources US Government (via OIS) Department of Labor (DOL) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of State (DOS)

USCIS required fees $ 325 filing fee $ 500 fraud prevention fee $ 1225 if filing for premium processing

Clemson University Procedure First Stage: 2 WEEKS Department has initiated conversation with OIS The Department submit IS 400 form and supporting documents to OIS OIS requests the prevailing wage from DOL and Clearance from the CU Export Control Officer

Second Stage: 2 Weeks DOL returns the prevailing wage and export control is cleared OIS completes on time H-1B forms and gathers required documents and fees

Third Stage: 20 days for premium processing 2-4 Months for normal process OIS sends the application to USCIS for adjudication OIS contacts the Department and employee with the H-1B approval notice from the USCIS Employee collects the H- 1B approval notice and contacts HR to complete internal change of payroll status

Department and Employee celebrate

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