New Senate Bill to Increase H-1B Visa Cap and Employment-based Immigrant Visas
increase the H-1B visa cap and to make it easier for advanced degree holders to
obtain U.S. immigrant visas. The
Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 was drafted by several senators including
Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah to respond to the current high demand for workers with
advanced technical skills in the United States.
The highlights of the bill includes:
· H-1B visa cap will increase from 65,000 to
115,000 with a mechanism to dynamically increase the cap based on actual demand
of the year;
·
Advanced degree holders will no longer be
subject to any H-1B cap;
· Dependent spouses of H-1B workers will be
authorized to work;
· Unused employment visa numbers from previous
years will be recaptured for use;
· Dependent applicants, STEM degree holders,
extraordinary ability aliens, and outstanding professors and researchers will
be exempt from immigrant visa quota;
· The per-country cap for immigrant visas will be
eliminated;
·
Visa re-validation will once again be allowed
from within the U.S. for E, H, L, O, P work visa;
·
A 60-day grace period will be available for H-1B
workers who lose their jobs.
which may or may not become law. In
fact, this one of the many proposals recently announced by the While House and
Congress regarding immigration reform.
Because of the changes in political climate, it is generally agreed that
some form of immigration reform will likely take place this year. It is therefore important to stay tuned for
any new development.
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