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54 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2025 H-1B Foreign Worker Visa • "e H-1B program allows employers to hire skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations and authorizes the tempo- rar y employment of qualified individu- als who are not otherwise authorized to work in the U.S." 1 • Nonimmigrant class visa • Issued by annual lottery • Only applicable to job positions that require a Bachelor of Arts or Sciences or higher degree • Capped at 65,000 per year • Can be renewed for six years • In extremely high demand • ere is a different H-2 category of nonim- migrant temporary worker visas used for different industry types. e hospitality industry uses it widely B1 Visa • e B1 visa is a temporary business visa covering certain types of business, includ- ing "consulting with business associates, traveling for a scientific, educational, pro- fessional or business convention, or a con- ference on specific dates; settling an estate; negotiating a contract; and participating in short-term training." 2 • Nonimmigrant class visa • Allows stay up to six months • Extremely long lead times to obtain • B2 visas are the tourist equivalent to the B1 visa. Families of B1 visa holders are not eligible for dependent visas and must obtain their own B2 visas EB-1 Visa • "An EB-1 visa is an employment-based visa used for individuals who are consid- ered to be among the top members of their field in science, art, education, business, or athletics. e category is also open to extraordinary professors and researchers, and managers and executives of multina- tional companies." 3 • Immigrant class visa • Oen used in business for a multinational manager or executive • Capped at 44,000 per year • Pathway to green card L-1 Intercompany Transfer • "e L-1A classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or man- ager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States. is classification also enables a foreign company that does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send an executive or manager to the United States with the pur- pose of establishing one." 4