CIS CIS Employment-Based Immigration 3

Question 1

What form must an employer file to sponsor a foreign national for an H-1B nonimmigrant worker visa?

Accepted Answer

Form I-129

Answer

Form I-129 (Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker) is filed by employers to request H-1B status and other nonimmigrant work classifications for foreign nationals.

Question 2

What is the annual H-1B cap for regular petitions filed under the U.S. master's cap exemption?

Accepted Answer

20,000

Answer

The H-1B cap includes 65,000 visas for the regular cap and an additional 20,000 for U.S. advanced degree (master's cap) exemption holders.

Question 3

Which visa classification allows foreign nationals to work temporarily in the U.S. as religious workers?

Accepted Answer

R-1

Answer

The R-1 visa allows members of religious denominations to work temporarily in the U.S. as ministers or in religious vocations or occupations.

Question 4

An employer who terminates an H-1B worker before the visa period ends is responsible for which cost?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable cost of return transportation to the worker's last country of residence

Answer

When an H-1B employer terminates a worker's employment before the authorized period ends, the employer must pay for the worker's reasonable return transportation to their last country of residence.

Question 5

What document must an H-1B employer file with DOL before submitting an H-1B petition to USCIS?

Accepted Answer

Labor Condition Application (LCA)

Answer

Employers must file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) with the Department of Labor and receive certification before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS.

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CIS CIS Employment-Based Immigration 3