There are 5 general requirements that must be met to qualify for the H1B Visa:
1. Offer of Employment in the USA
A company or person in the US must be offering you a job.
2. The job offered must require a university degree or equivalent experience
The job you are offered in the US must require a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
3. You must have at least a bachelor’s degree, its foreign equivalent, or equivalent experience.
You must have a bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent. If you have a degree from outside the US, we can determine if your degree is the equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.
If you do not have a bachelor’s degree, but you have work experience related to the job you are being offered, then your experience can be treated as an acceptable substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Generally, 3 years of relevant work experience is considered equal to 1 year of university studies. So, for example, if the position offered requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting you may qualify for the position if you have 12 years of accounting experience.
4. Your job offer must be related to your college degree or equivalent experience.
Example: If you have a degree in architecture, then the job the US employer is offering you must be related to architecture.
5. The job offered must pay you the same amount that a US worker would have been paid in the same job and geographic location.
Example: If a US worker in the same job would have earned $60,000 a year, then you must also earn at least $60,000 a year to qualify for the H1B.
Our immigration attorney can determine if the salary offered meets this H1B requirement. Call for a consultation.