apply for H1b - 海外工作

※ 引述《Cindii ()》之銘言：
: 請問現在還可以申請H1b嗎?
: 最近剛找到工作
: 我是F1 OPT階段
: 如果公司願意辦的話應該要申請今年還是明年?
: 明年我會碰到gap問題
: 不知道H1b for master degree的quota滿了沒有
: 還可不可以申請
: 請給我一點意見 謝謝
有機會就趕快辦，免得夜長夢多
底下是公司律師剛放出來的消息
雖然這種消息年年有，但是拖越久，變數越多

-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act Expected to Be Introduced Soon


Legislation Would Impose New Restrictions and Obligations on H-1B and L-1
Employers, Increase Government Enforcement Authority

Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) announced today
that they will introduce a bill to impose significant new obligations and
requirements on employers of H-1B and L-1 workers. The forthcoming H-1B and
L-1 Visa Reform Act would also increase the government's authority to
investigate and audit H-1B and L-1 employers. Though there is no word yet on
the timing of the bill, it could be introduced imminently.

The text of the bill has not yet been made public, but it is expected to
contain the following key provisions, similar to a 2007 H-1B and L-1 bill
from the same sponsors:

* Labor market test and non-displacement requirements for all H-1B
employers. The bill would require all employers seeking to hire H-1B workers
to first take good faith steps to recruit qualified U.S. workers. The bill is
also expected to prohibit employers from displacing U.S. workers with H-1B
workers.

* Restrictions on the number of H-1B and L-1 workers in an employer's
workforce. The bill would prohibit an employer from hiring additional H-1B
and L-1 employees if more than 50% of the employer's workforce is made up of
H-1B and L-1 foreign nationals.

* Increased government enforcement authority. The bill is expected to
broaden the authority of the Department of Labor and the Department of
Homeland Security to open H-1B and L-1 investigations and audit employers.


The legislation could also contain provisions concerning H-1B and L-1 wage
requirements, placement of H-1B and L-1 workers at secondary worksites, and
blanket petitions for L-1 workers, in line with the Senators' 2007 bill.

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