Evaluation of Current Program/Policy

H1B Visa - Policy Evaluation

Evaluation of Current Program /Policy : H-1B Visa

Name H1B Policy

The United States H1B visa policy is a policy of the United States government that allows skilled foreign nationals to obtain employment in the United States or American companies to employ skilled foreigners to work for them . The H1B visa falls under the non-immigrant visa classification

The main goal of the policy is for the United States to achieve , as the host country , technological and economic supremacy in the global scale This is done by allowing

the entry of highly skilled professionals from other countries to fill the shortage of talent in the domestic scene This proves to be a cost effective move for such companies as they don 't have to resort to moving their operations abroad (Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopedia , 2007

For American employers to employ skilled foreign workers through the H-1B policy , they must labor condition applications at the U .S Department of Labor and agree to pay H-1B workers prevailing salary rate in their specific sectors of employment (Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopedia , 2007

These American employers can be classified as H-1B dependent employers This means that more than 15 of all their employees were employed through the H-1B visa policy . They must also prove that they have tried and have exhausted all efforts to recruit workers in the U .S . In addition , they must show that they will not displace U .S . workers to give way to the employment of foreign workers for a lower price (Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopedia , 2007

Moreover , employers must shell out 1 ,000 as application fee per H1B worker . Earnings from the fees collected is used to fund skills training programs for U .S . workers to enhance their skills , educational grants and scholarships at two and four year colleges and improvements in H-1B program administration and enforcement (Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopedia , 2007

In to qualify for the H1B visa , a candidate must pass certain requirements set by the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /U .S ._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services \o "U .S . Citizenship and Immigration Services " U .S . Citizenship Immigration Services . One must possess an education attainment of at least a US Bachelor 's Degree equivalent . In addition , to be considered for an H1B visa , one must be employed in a line of work that is considered by the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /U .S ._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services \o "U .S . Citizenship and Immigration Services " U .S . Citizenship Immigration Services to be a "specialty occupation (Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia , 2007

In to secure a visa , one has to get in touch with the American Embassy located in his country of residence , complete the requirements show up for interviews and pay the necessary fees

Workers who are employed under the H-1B visa classification are legally obliged to pay the same amount of taxes , plus the mandatory Social Security and Medicare deductions as any person employed in the United States (Wikipedia , the Free Encyclopedia , 2007

Those who...