2020 can be said to be the year of retrograde for all mankind. The friends working in the United States are even more tossed about by the ever-changing situation.

However, as the saying goes, Mercury retrograde will come to an end. Today I received two good news in succession.

1. H-XNUMXB "Haidilao" this week, looking forward to going ashore

Yesterday fromAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association AILANews came,USCIS may open the second round of H-1B draw this month!

 

Although the specific situation has to wait for the official announcement of the Immigration Bureau, according to the information obtained by AILA and the immigration law firm Wolfsdorf Rosenthal, the second round of the drawWill start this week at the earliest, The new 90-day preparation time may change fromAugust 8 (next Monday) to November 17.

According to the current analysis of Wolfsdorf Rosenthal, due to the first round of the lottery this year, USCIS has only passed about 65000 applications, while the annual quota is 85000. Therefore, USCIS mayApplicants who are successful in the first round but not selectedSelectAbout 20000 peopleBe passed. If followA total of 275,000 people participated in the calculation of the first round of lottery this year. After subtracting the number of winners in the first round, the winning rate of the second round of "Haidilao" will be10.53%about. (The details are still subject to the final rules)

This is undoubtedly good news for the friends who are still in the United States but did not draw in the first round:

If you win the second round, you can smoothly stay and continue working.

However, due to the special circumstances of this year, many people who were not drawn in the first round have left the United States. For these small partners, if they can return to the United States if they are drawn in the second round, there is still no definite answer.

 

two,H-1BConditional relaxation of entry restrictions

Yesterday, the U.S. State Department announced several circumstances under which they can apply for a work visa and enter the U.S. to avoid immigration restrictions.

In the first case, the applicant will be in the United StatesContinue to work in the same job and be employed by the same employer, with the same position and visa type.

The second situation is,Professional and technical personnel, senior managers, and others who hold H1B visas and will help the United States' economic recoveryOf non-immigrant work permit applicants.

Applicants in the above two situations must also meet two of the following five situations to qualify for exemption :

1. The employer still needs this foreign employee. If the employee’s LCA is approved in July 2020 or later, he is directly eligible for exemption. If it is approved before July, the visa officer needs to judge;

2. The visa applicant has made an important and unique contribution to the employer company, and the employer belongs to a key infrastructure industry. Including: chemical, communications, national defense industrial base, energy, etc.;

3. The employee's salary is at least 15% higher than the current salary standard;

4. The employee has outstanding professional knowledge in his professional field. For example, have a doctorate, professional degree, or have rich work experience;

5. Prove that if the employee is forced to change, it will cause financial hardship to the employer.

All family members of visa holders who qualify for the exemption can also be exempted.

 

Since this policy involves a wide range of content and the wording used is rather vague, it should not be difficult to obtain exemption qualifications. The only problem now is that the regular visa business of the US consulate has not been resumed. If you need to renew your visa, you cannot return to the US immediately.

In any case, I hope all the friends will be full of European spirit and go ashore smoothly! Come back smoothly!

ref:

https://www.aila.org/advo-media/issues/all/h1b-registration-tool

* This article is an original article.

NotInvolving any commercial interests,Only for reference,

Does not constitute a recommendation for any behavior.

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