H1B visa to impact non-IT workers |
Skilled employment in the US is back in the limelight, after US Congressmen reintroduced a bill recently that has upped the ante for H1B visas. The bill has raised the benchmark from $60,000 to a minimum of $100,000 to be able to work in America. It also seeks to remove a master`s degree exemption that currently exists. Unlike popular perception that ties H1B visas with the IT industry, industry observers said that there are a lot of non-IT workers too, who are going to be impacted by this move. Anu Peshawari, immigration lawyer, said several Montessori and high school teachers were asking how such a cap can be met. IT professionals can easily meet this threshold but teachers and lecturers are paid much less. Immigration lawyer said that the new measures would force more people to try visas under other routes such as L1 if they were qualified and EB5 if they had the money.People will also try under the O1 category, which is in recognition of people with extraordinary talent in the field of arts, music, education, science, sports, said Peshawaria.
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